1st Edition

Anti-nuclear Protest in Post-Fukushima Tokyo Power Struggles

By Alexander Brown Copyright 2018
232 Pages
by Routledge

232 Pages
by Routledge

232 Pages
by Routledge

This book explores the politics of anti-nuclear activism in Tokyo after the Fukushima nuclear disaster of March 2011. Analyzing the protests in the context of a longer history of citizen activism in Tokyo, it also situates the movement within the framework of a global struggle for democracy, from the Arab Spring to Occupy Wall Street. By examining the anti-nuclear movement at both urban and... Read more

Introduction

1. Fukushima

2. Genpatsu Yamero!

3. Tokyo Natoka

4. Hiroba

5. Yaho Village

6. The Kantei Mae

7. Beyond Fukushima

Biography

Alexander James Brown is a researcher, writer and translator based in Wollongong, Australia. He has taught social science at a number of universities, including the University of Wollongong and the University of Technology, Sydney.