Japan’s nationalist right have used the internet to organize offline
activism in increasingly visible ways. Hall investigates the role of
internet-mediated activism in Japan’s ongoing historical and
territorial disputes. He explores the emergence of two right-wing
activist organizations, Nihon Bunka Channel Sakura and Ganbare Nippon,
which have played a significant role in pressure campaigns against
Japanese media outlets, campaigns to influence historical memorials,
and campaigns to assert Japan’s territorial claim to the
Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands. Taking a multi-disciplinary approach, he
analyses how activists maintained cohesion, raised funds, held
protests that regularly drew hundreds to thousands of participants,
and used fishing boats to land activists on disputed islands.
Detailing events that took place between 2004 and 2020, he
demonstrates how skilled social actors built cohesive grassroots
protest organizations through the creation of shared meaning for their
organization and its supporters. A valuable read both for scholars
seeking insight into the dynamics surrounding Japan’s history
disputes and territorial issues, as well as those seeking to compare
Japanese right-wing internet activism with its counterparts elsewhere.
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Online Media and Grassroots Conservative Activism
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781000369151
Publisert
2021
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Routledge
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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