At the Margins of a Liberal‐Democratic State
Ethnic Minorities in JapanLam Peng‐Er
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20057023 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lam Peng‐er (corresponding author), Lam Peng-Er |
| Year | 2005 |
| Pages | 223-243 |
| Publication date | 2005-10-06 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Multiculturalism in Asia (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/0199277621.003.0010 |
| OpenAlex | W2486444561 |
| ISBN | 9780199277629 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
This chapter examines why Western liberal theories of minorities rights have not been adopted in Japan. It argues that while the Japanese state is relatively liberal, Japanese society is not. Although the state, particularly local governments, has adopted more enlightened policies towards minorities, Japanese society is often discriminatory towards minorities. This social conservatism and illiberalism limits the sorts of minority policies that the state can adopt
Democracy · Ethnic group · Liberal democracy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Japanese History and Culture · Law · Mathematics
| Citations per year | 0.13 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2011 - 2014 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |