Societal Constitutionalism in Japan

Neighbourhood Associations as Micro-relational Constitutional Sites

Bibliographic Data

ID3793076
AuthorsLuca Siliquini-Cinelli (0000-0003-4455-3769)
Year2019
Volume6
Issue2
Pages249-280
Publication date2019-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAsian Journal of Law and Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2052-9015 • E-ISSN: 2052-9023
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/als.2019.9
OpenAlexW2965894262
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited80

Over the past few years, Japan has been witnessing the emergence, regeneration, and spread of micro-relational forms of cohesion, solidarity, and responsibility in response to theryūdō-ka shakaiandhikikomoriphenomena. These terms refer to the crisis of social relations and co-operation, which commenced after the collapse of the Japanese economy in the early 1990s. While scholars, particularly sociologists and anthropologists, have consistently inquired into these micro-sites of civic friendship and responsibility, their juridical status is yet to be ascertained. This article argues that the paradigm of societal constitutionalism developed by Gunther Teubner can be of precious assistance in conducting such an assessment. In particular, it offers a contextualization of Teubner's reflections on constitutional pluralism and fragmentation of social functions from the perspective of Kiyoshi Hasegawa's state-centric scholarship on the regulatory dynamics of neighbourhood associations as micro-relational communities in suburban areas. A particular is given, and only given, within relations.1

Constitutionalism · Contextualization · Friendship · Neighbourhood (mathematics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Scholarship · Social science · Sociology · Solidarity · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance · Chinese history and philosophy · Japanese History and Culture · Law

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