市民オンブズマンの活動とその社会的意味
1999 年 1999 巻 12 号 p. 84-95
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1999 年 1999 巻 12 号 p. 84-95
The members of “Shimin (Citizen) Ombudsman” check governmental use of public money in Japan. In 1995, they requested each prefecture to release the accounting information on conferences, in accordance with the principle of freedom of information. As a result, prefectures cut conference budgets for the next year on average by 57.8 percent. The activities of the “Shimin Ombudsman” are regarded not only as a social movement but also as democratic grass-roots activities. This paper, examining these two characteristics, clarifies the accomplishment of such civic voluntary as potential for a new kind of democratic activity after our missing grand narratives.
