Local Citizenship in Recent Countries of

Since the late 1980s, Japan has been experiencing significant levels of immigration primarily from Asian and Latin American countries due to severe domestic labor shortages. Local Citizenship in Recent Countries of Immigration, examines the various dimensions of local citizenship in Japan, with comparative studies from South Korea, Italy, and Spain.

PART I INTRODUCTION

Localities and the Struggle for Immigrant Rights: The Significance of Local Citizenship in Recent Countries of Immigration

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Takeyuki Tsuda

Japan's Demographic Future and the Challenge of Foreign Workers

37

(28)

Chikako Usui

PART II MAKING IMMIGRANTS INTO LOCAL CITIZENS: SOCIAL INTEGRATION PROGRAMS IN JAPANESE CITIES

Cities and Local Citizenship in Japan: Overcoming Nationality?

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(32)

Katherine Tegtmeyer Pak

Immigrant Incorporation and Women's Community Activities in Japan: Local NGOs and Public Education for Immigrant Children

97

(26)

Keiko Yamanaka

PART III ACTIVISM FOR IMMIGRANTS IN JAPAN: LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL CONTEXTS

Policy Advocacy for Foreign Residents in Japan

123

(30)

Deborah J. Milly

Looking Outward: International Legal Norms and Foreigner Rights in Japan

153

(20)

Amy Gurowitz

PART IV COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES: IMMIGRANT RIGHTS AND INTEGRATION POLICIES IN ITALY, SAIN, AND SOUTH KOREA

Does Hospitality Translate into Integration? Subnational Variations of Italian Responses to Immigration

173

(32)

Harlan Koff

Nongovernmental versus Governmental Actors? Multilevel Governance and Immigrant Integration Policy in Spain

205

(30)

Belen Agrela

Gunther Dietz

NGOs, Transnational Migrants, and the Promotion of Rights in South Korea

235

(38)

Timothy C. Lim

PART V CONCLUSION

The Limits of Local Citizenship and Activism in Japan and Other Recent Countries of Immigration

273

(22)

Takeyuki Tsuda

Index

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About the Authors

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Local Citizenship in Recent Countries of Immigration Japan in Comparative Perspective

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