Accidental activists victim movements and government accountability in Japan and South Korea - Arrington, Celeste L. 1980- (Ithaca Cornell University Press, 2016)
Introduction: Victimhood and government accountability -- Explaining redress outcomes -- Constructing victimhood and villainy in Japan and Korea -- Leprosy survivors' rights -- The politics of hepatitis C-tainted blood products -- The North Korean abductions and abductee families' activism -- Conclusion: The politics of redress.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-222) and index.
Keywords: Political participation -- Japan; Political participation -- Korea (South); Government liability -- Japan; Government liability -- Korea (South); Victims -- Japan -- Political activity; Victims -- Korea (South) -- Political activity