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Governance, Ignorance, and Archives

By Keiji Fujiyoshi

Governance, Ignorance, and Archives Law

Governance, Ignorance, and Archives

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Taking Japan as a heuristic example, this book explores the significance of neatly kept and classified records and archives to maintain a democratic society. Japan adopted constitutional monarchy as a state system in the nineteenth century and then amended it to become a democracy in the twentieth century. How the evaluation of public and governmental records has and has not changed for almost a century is an indication of the maturity of democracy in Japan. How and to what extent the records of the government are disclosed to and shared with the public are among the fundamental criteria to assess the quality and maturity of democracy in a society. From this point of view, the book examines the current status of records and archives management in several spheres of Japanese society, with some international comparative studies as well. On the one hand, Japan is a society that has attached great importance to written documents, which is evident when one sees how carefully ordinary people kept diverse kinds of documents even in the pre-modern period. On the other hand, the public at large has long been indifferent to the records and archives that serve as fundamental infrastructure to keep the governance of society transparent and accountable. By examining those contradictory aspects of the attitudes toward records and archives in Japanese society, this book provides the key elements of management of critical information for a democratic society.
Product details
Number of Pages:
128
Release Date:
2025-11-23
Publication Date:
2025-11-23
Publisher:
Springer
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
9819519616
ISBN13:
9789819519613
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[email protected]
Weight:
364 g
Height:
160 cm
Width:
241 cm
Thickness:
13 cm
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