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Book SynopsisJapanese youth, like everywhere else, are trying to build their future despite the crises that are shaking their world, the latest being the triple disaster of Fukushima. Often considered to be more focused on a personal or even hedonistic life, they surprised the media when a student movement took the floor to criticize the Abe government's security and Self-Defense Forces bills in 2015. The so-called SEALDs movement (Student Emergency Action for Liberal Democracy) was formed some time after the Indigenous or Occupy Wall Street movements, but it shares similar concerns. Understanding the SEALDs' experience from the perspective of John Dewey's philosophy allows us to highlight once again the dangers that digital technology poses to individuals, the collective and their values.
Table of ContentsA Note on Japanese Terms Abstract Keywords Introduction: SEALDs in the Protest Movement Landscape Part 1: The Wheels Come Off 1 Social Upheaval 2 Japanese Youth and the Crisis Part 2: The SEALDs Movement 3 Influential Factors 4 Learning by Doing 5 SEALDs in the Japanese Political Landscape Conclusion: What Next after SEALDs? Appendix 1: Unusual Backgrounds of the First Students to Join SEALDs Appendix 2: Timeline of the SEALDs Movement Appendix 3: The SEALDs Manifesto Bibliography
