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Accidental activists : victim movements and government accountability in Japan and South Korea /

Government wrongdoing or negligence harms people worldwide, but not all victims are equally effective at obtaining redress. In Accidental Activists, Celeste L. Arrington examines the interactive dynamics of the politics of redress to understand why not. Relatively powerless groups like redress claim...

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Main Author: Arrington, Celeste L., 1980- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Ithaca ; London : Cornell University Press, 2016.
Subjects:
Political participation > Japan.
Political participation > Korea (South)
Government liability > Japan.
Government liability > Korea (South)
Victims > Political activity > Japan.
Victims > Political activity > Korea (South)
Electronic books.
Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:9780801453762
0801453763
9781501703379
1501703374
1501703366
9781501703362
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Victimhood and government accountability
  • Explaining redress outcomes
  • Constructing victimhood and villainy in Japan and Korea
  • Leprosy survivors' rights
  • The politics of hepatitis C-tainted blood products
  • The North Korean abductions and abductee families' activism
  • Conclusion: The politics of redress.

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