Local Government as a Social Construction Agent in Transnational Relations: Some Reflections Based on Three Cases in Japan

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Local Government as a Social Construction Agent in Transnational Relations: Some Reflections Based on Three Cases in Japan

This article suggests that local government can help initiate a process of norm shift in world politics. In Japan, transnational issues have brought a new dimension to local communities. In this context, local government occupies a strategic position to act as an intermediate agent in reconnectin...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Takao, Yasuo
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	The International Studies Association of Ritsumeikan University 2004
Online Access:	http://www.ritsumei.ac.jp/ir/isaru/eng/raris/ http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/78665

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