抄録
Based upon the controversial case of the construction of a large-scale waste disposal facility in the Shiga Township, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, this paper attempts to clarify the following: why it was possible for a protest movement to become successful in the election and recall which were the focus of the movement in the beginning, and why the protest movement was confronted with difficulties afterwards and allowed the construction plan to move forward. In this regard, the author emphasizes how the collective action frames of the proponent and opponent groups were built, and how these collective action frames interacted with each other. Making use of the above analysis, the possibility and the issue of the solution of environmental problems by environmental movements are considered. In this paper, first, the logical issues of the framing concept are presented, and the analytical perspectives used herein are described. Secondly, the regional characteristics of the Shiga Township and the development of the construction issue in the Shiga Township are clarified. Thirdly, based on this information, the time spanning across four elections and a recall involving the subject dispute is divided into two periods, the first in which the protest movement achieved a victory and the second in which the protest movement suffered a setback. Then, with a special attention to collective action frames, their transformation is explained. Finally, the results of the analyses are organized, and the possibility and the issue of the solution of environmental problems by environmental movements are considered.
