Buraku invisibility and policy making

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  • 部落の不可視化と政策過程
  • 部落の不可視化と政策過程 : デニズン化とシティズンシップ
  • ブラク ノ フカシカ ト セイサク カテイ : デニズンカ ト シティズンシップ
  • focus on the trends of Buraku becomingdenizens and denizenship
  • デニズン化とシティズンシップ

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<p>In this paper, we considered the trajectory of the Dowa policy from the viewpoint</p><p>of the（ historic） development of citizenship and consideration of the issue</p><p>of the consciousness of the problem of the discriminated community the Buraku</p><p>（hereafter, Buraku）. The investigation data led to the following conclusions.</p><p>Firstly, that the series of Buraku policies from prewar up to the Dowa policy</p><p>sought to guarantee denizenship; secondly, the series of policies aimed at denizenship</p><p>was conducive to making the Buraku invisible. Thirdly, the Dowa policy</p><p>aimed at guaranteeing the Buraku denizenship did not guarantee social rights</p><p>such as “equality of outcomes”. Ensuring social rights for the Buraku were essentially</p><p>left to the local community. By essentially creating boundaries between</p><p>people, the Dowa policies developed by the welfare state have only succeeded</p><p>in turning the Buraku into denizens. In other words, it was never a policy intended</p><p>to recognize the value of Buraku in the labor force and guarantee them</p><p>citizenship.</p><p>　In addition, along with the spread of neoliberal policies （and its flipside,</p><p>neo-conservatism） and the resulting regression of local governments, the opportunities</p><p>for Buraku to become regular employees are not only lost, the situation</p><p>of denizenship can even be considered dangerous for the Buraku. For both civil</p><p>republic citizenship and liberal citizenship, the duty to the Buraku（ mutual aid）</p><p>in the community is unduly emphasized （communitarianism）, and this results</p><p>in a net reduction in welfare in terms of human rights; in other words, citizenship.</p>

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