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Dear All,
Sorry for the self advertising, but I would like to inform you of the
paperback release of my book which some of you may be interested in
(particular in relation to anthropology of politics and of religion).
Please see synopsis below.
All the best for the new year!
Anne Mette
*Religion and Politics in Contemporary Japan: Soka Gakkai Youth and Komeito*
*Anne Mette Fisker-Nielsen (SOAS)*
Presenting a study of politics at grassroots level among young Japanese,
this book examines the alliance between the religious movement Soka Gakkai
(the ‘Value-creation Society’) and Komeito (the ‘Clean Government Party’),
which shared power with the Liberal Democratic Party from 1999 to 2009 (and
again in government as of December 2012). Drawing on primary research
carried out among Komeito supporters, the book focuses on the lives of
supporters and voters in order to better understand the processes of
democracy. It goes on to discuss what the political behaviour of young
Komeito supporters tell us about the role of religious organizations, such
as Soka Gakkai, in Japanese politics. Unlike most other books on politics
in Japan which tend to concentrate on political elites, this book
provides extremely valuable insights into political culture at the
grassroots level.
--
Dr Anne Mette Fisker-Nielsen
Senior Teaching Fellow
with reference to Japan
Department of Anthropology and Sociology, SOAS
Facultimedia interview<http://facultimedia.com/socially-engaged-in-a-political-world-soka-gakkai-as-civil-society/>
*Religion and Politics in Contemporary Japan: Soka Gakkai Youth and
Komeito. *
Fisker-Nielsen, A. M. (2012)
London and New York: Routledge (Japan Anthropology Workshop Series).
My book with Routledge<http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415694247>
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