Abstract
In this paper we aim to examine organizational strategies of postwar Japanese resident's movements that experienced the peak of mobilization in the early 1970s. Though this kind of study is crucial to clarify characteristics of such newly emerging grassroots movements as NPOs and local referendums in the 90s, many researchers have neglected this historical context. The focus of analysis is placed on how the dynamics of local politics (especially governability of local conservative elites) influenced the organizational strategies of resident's movements through the change of incentive structures.
