Constructing civil society in Japan : voices of environmental movements / Koichi Hasegawa.

Part I: the principles and issues of environmental sociology
Perspectives of environmental sociology: the issues of the second stage
Sociology of environmental issues: a look at the downstream side
Part II: the sociology of environmental movements
Environmental issues and movements
Motivating and mobilizing the environmental movements
Researching and developing environmental movements
The environmental movements and policy research
Anti-pollution lawsuits in the public sphere
Anti-nuclear power movements as new social movements
Regional referendums: community responses to nuclear facilities
The dynamics of social movements and official policies: green electricity
Civil society and the new public sphere
Environmental movements and the new public sphere
Transforming the citizens' sector
Conclusion: towards a vibrant civil society.