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Focusing on the Japanese Red Army, a militant left-wing group established in 1971, this book explores the complexities of Japanese leftist political activism from 1957 to 2017. It delves into the group's involvement in various terrorist attacks, providing a detailed account of their ideology, actions, and the broader socio-political context of Japan during this tumultuous period. Through this lens, the narrative examines the motivations behind radical activism and its impact on Japanese society and politics.

Challenging traditional geographical definitions, this book explores how shared values and principles often create deeper connections among individuals than physical boundaries. It advocates for integrating pluri-local connectivity into knowledge production about global regions and emphasizes the significance of individual experiences over collective norms. By highlighting often unseen patterns of interconnectedness, it offers a novel perspective relevant to scholars and students in Area Studies, Global Cooperation, Politics, International Relations, and Development Studies.

This book is the first comprehensive academic effort to examine the phenomenon of top female political leaders in Asia. It portrays prime ministers, presidents, and opposition leaders, but it is not a conventional biographical volume. Rather, it analyzes female politicians by means of case studies that are based on a common theoretical framework. The case studies were conducted over three years of field research, which included interviews with the female leaders themselves and members of their inner circle. Each chapter explores the similarities, but also points to the distinctiveness of each female leader, arising from political and social systems, cultural and religious conditions, and economic parameters. (Series: Political Science Perspectives / Politikwissenschaftliche Perspektiven - Vol. 16)

"Equality, respect for human rights, and protection of citizens' rights by the government are mutually enhancing features of good governance. They are meant to refer to men and women alike, implying that the denial of equal rights and equal participation based on gender discrimination is incompatible with the notion of good governance - and the notion of democracy. But what does the political participation of women look like within the immense diversity of the Arabic world? How are gender conditions linked to the possibility of achieving good governance and democracy? Which roles does Islam play in enforcing women participation in this part of the world? In this edition of the Heinrich Boell Foundation's series on Democracy, these questions are analyzed based on historical and current developments of gender relationships, and the role of women in the politics of Egypt, Morocco, the United Arab Emirates, and Kuwait."--Publisher's description.

This volume applies a gender-sensitive perspective on Japan, discussing issues such as national identity, the changing appeal of role models, legacies of a misogynous past, gendered education policies, female imaging in the media, or working women's networks. The transnational dimension of this perspective is highlighted by comparisons drawn between Japan and other countries of the region such as Philippines and South Korea. Authors attend to concepts of gender and gendered identities as well as to actors within gendered spaces of society.