Creating Social Cohesion in an Interdependent World: Experiences of Australia and Japan [Paperback]

Creating Social Cohesion in an Interdependent World examines the ways in which two very different societies, Australia and Japan, have dealt with challenges to their cultural and institutional fabric, as well as the social cohesion arising from the acceleration of global interdependence during recent decades. Deepening globalization has generated great social dislocation and uncertainty about collective identity and to anxiety about how to accommodate apparently unstoppable external influences. The studies in this volume explore areas which have experienced significant impact from globalization, including immigration policy, ethnic and racial intermarriage, attitudes towards ethnic and racial minorities, national and cultural identity, education policy and labor relations. The approach used is innovative in juxtaposing two societies which, although developed, are contrasting in their historical origins and contemporary cultural legacies.

PART I
1.Social Cohesion and the Challenge of Globalization; Ernest Healy, Dharma Arunachalam and Tetsuo Mizukami
2.Japan's Social Cohesion in Relation to Immigration Issues; Tetsuo Mizukami
3.Australian Multiculturalism  'Natural Transition' or Social Coercion?; Ernest Healy
4.Contemporary Australian Attitudes to Immigration; Andrew Markus
5.Immigration Challenges in Japan: How has Japanese Society Coped with Immigration?; Hirohisa Takenoshita
PART II
6.Why Did a Half of Municipal Governments Disappear under a National Mergers Policy? : Changing Local Bases in 'Globalizing' Japan; Takashi Machimura
7."Diasporic" Muslims, "Minoritarian" Islam and Modern Democratic Citizenship: Negotiating Accommodation and Integration; Clive S. Kessler
8.Volunteering and Civic Participation in the Vietnamese-Australian Community; Rose Misajon, Vicki Hutton and Ana-Maria Bliuc
9.IntermarlC¡