The Sakhalin Village of Mizuho: Collective Memory and the Role of Non-state Actors in Local Governmental Policymaking Processes
Today, non-state actors have an increasingly greater effect on policy, such as activist groups and individuals online; however, the relationship between non-state actors and policymakers is often understood as a producer-client relationship, with non-state actors framed as reacting, and therefore ma...
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ftunichicagoknow:oai:uchicago.tind.io:5844 2023-12-31T10:22:32+01:00 The Sakhalin Village of Mizuho: Collective Memory and the Role of Non-state Actors in Local Governmental Policymaking Processes Holbrook, Karina Ashley 2023-05-01T15:40:57Z https://doi.org/10.6082/uchicago.5844 http://knowledge.uchicago.edu/record/5844 eng eng University of Chicago https://knowledge.uchicago.edu/record/5844/files/Holbrook,%20Karina%20-%20Sakhalin%20Village%20of%20Mizuho.pdf doi:10.6082/uchicago.5844 http://knowledge.uchicago.edu/record/5844 http://knowledge.uchicago.edu/record/5844 Text 2023 ftunichicagoknow https://doi.org/10.6082/uchicago.5844 2023-12-03T17:50:04Z Today, non-state actors have an increasingly greater effect on policy, such as activist groups and individuals online; however, the relationship between non-state actors and policymakers is often understood as a producer-client relationship, with non-state actors framed as reacting, and therefore mainly passively consuming, the decisions of the policymaker. In particular, there is a lack of understanding of how non-state actors as subjects participate in the policymaking process, especially in non-Western countries. I aim to correct this knowledge gap by framing the non-state actor as an active policymaking agent, and through this, understand how non-state actors interact with and influence the policymaking process. My research analyzes how memory is preserved and utilized by non-state and state actors via a case study in Southern Sakhalin (Mizuho Village), where I conduct qualitative analysis of governmental and non-governmental resources in Russian, Japanese, and English. I find that community memory is created through trust and constant individual interactions, which is used by grassroots movements as a community rallying tool. Furthermore, these non-state actors operate outside of local governmental policy making; their greatest policymaking influence is on local governmental policy via absorption at a later date. Text Sakhalin Knowledge@UChicago (University of Chicago) |
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Today, non-state actors have an increasingly greater effect on policy, such as activist groups and individuals online; however, the relationship between non-state actors and policymakers is often understood as a producer-client relationship, with non-state actors framed as reacting, and therefore mainly passively consuming, the decisions of the policymaker. In particular, there is a lack of understanding of how non-state actors as subjects participate in the policymaking process, especially in non-Western countries. I aim to correct this knowledge gap by framing the non-state actor as an active policymaking agent, and through this, understand how non-state actors interact with and influence the policymaking process. My research analyzes how memory is preserved and utilized by non-state and state actors via a case study in Southern Sakhalin (Mizuho Village), where I conduct qualitative analysis of governmental and non-governmental resources in Russian, Japanese, and English. I find that community memory is created through trust and constant individual interactions, which is used by grassroots movements as a community rallying tool. Furthermore, these non-state actors operate outside of local governmental policy making; their greatest policymaking influence is on local governmental policy via absorption at a later date. |
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The Sakhalin Village of Mizuho: Collective Memory and the Role of Non-state Actors in Local Governmental Policymaking Processes |
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