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Here, There, And In-Between: On The Civilizing Process And Civilizational Analysis, Michael Palencia-Roth
Here, There, And In-Between: On The Civilizing Process And Civilizational Analysis, Michael Palencia-Roth
Comparative Civilizations Review
This essay presents a cautionary tale about certain problems with systematization and abstraction in comparative civilizational studies. It advocates instead for the analysis of single works, limited events, or particular figures, within larger issues pertaining to what is understood as a “civilization” or “culture”. It prioritizes certain aspects of the civilizing process: the here, or the civilizing and interpretive gaze; the there, or the Other that is the object of that gaze; and the in-between. It further suggests that insights and methods from Mikhail Bakhtin, Hans-Georg Gadamer and others from the humanities, social sciences, and philosophy can …
Confronting The Past: Japan And Its Legal And Moral Responsibilities Towards Asian Comfort Women, Timothy D. Tree, Dr. Ray Christensen
Confronting The Past: Japan And Its Legal And Moral Responsibilities Towards Asian Comfort Women, Timothy D. Tree, Dr. Ray Christensen
Journal of Undergraduate Research
On August 14, 1991, Kim Hak-Sun became the first Asian comfort woman to break fifty years of self-imposed silence about the horrors she and thousands of other young Asian women endured a half century ago. Four months later, two more Korean women stepped forward and told the world their stories. These three Korean septuagenarians were former “comfort women”, women drafted by the Japanese Imperial Army for military sexual slavery during World War II (1).
Electoral Rules And The Democratic Party Of Japan, Benjamin D. Seal, Dr. Ray Christensen
Electoral Rules And The Democratic Party Of Japan, Benjamin D. Seal, Dr. Ray Christensen
Journal of Undergraduate Research
Political scientists continue to debate the effect of electoral rules on electoral outcomes. One area of intense study is proportional representation versus single-member districts, and single member districts versus multi-member districts. This research tests the effects of electoral rules on election results for the Democratic Party of Japan in the 1996 House of Representatives election and in the 1998 House of Councillors election. Analysis focuses specifically on how the Democratic Party, a minor party during the two elections covered, benefits from proportional representation (PR) and suffers in single-member districts (SMD).
Women Representatives In The Japanese Parliament: Bumps And Scrapes Along The Road To Equality, J. Paul Mitchell, Dr. Ray Christensen
Women Representatives In The Japanese Parliament: Bumps And Scrapes Along The Road To Equality, J. Paul Mitchell, Dr. Ray Christensen
Journal of Undergraduate Research
Women account for an alarmingly low proportion of political representatives in Japan. Japan tends to elect fewer women to political office than nearly all other industrialized democracies.1 Despite popular support for a more balanced parliament, women accounted for only 15% of the winners in the recent Upper House elections.2 The struggle for gender equality in Japan’s parliament continues to encounter daunting resistance.