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In recent years there has been a vast amount of commentary on the state of Japanese science, little of which has added to our understanding of its social role. This paper explores some of the models which have helped to structure the manner in which the growth of Japanese science has been depicted. While some of the models which are employed may be European by origin, their subsequent use has often been by the Japanese themselves. Models have served to constrain science studies in Japan, and the lack of institutional support has acted to further inhibit activity in the area. It is argued that, despite some exceptions, much of the stimulating work on Japanese science has come from outside the country.

"This book analyses marginalisation and human rights in Southeast Asia and offers diverse approaches in understanding the nuances of marginalisation and human rights in the region. Throughout the region, a whole range of similarities and differences can be observed relating to the Southeast Asian experience of human rights violation, with each country maintaining particular aspects reflecting the variability of the use and abuse of political power. This book explores the distinct links between marginalisation and human rights for groups exposed to discrimination. It focuses on ethnic minorities, children, indigenous peoples, migrant workers, refugees, academics, and people with disabilities. This book highlights the disparities in attainment and opportunity of marginalised and minority groups in Southeast Asia to their rights. It examines how marginalisation is experienced, with case studies ranging from a regional approach to country context. Paying attention to how broader socio-economic and political structures affect different people's access to, or denial of, their fundamental human rights and freedoms, the book argues that tackling human rights abuses remains a major hurdle for the countries in Southeast Asia. Providing a broader conceptual framework on marginalisation and human rights in Southeast Asia and a new assessment of these issues, this book will be of interest to readers in the fields of Asian Law, Human Rights in Asia, and Southeast Asian Studies, in particular Southeast Asian Politics"--

Introduction -- Part 1. Morning. Start of the Day -- The Ontology of Governance in Singapore -- Part 2. Noon. Forming State-Family Relations: A Historical Perspective -- Responsible Lives: Families as Pedagogic Actors -- Dependency and the Politics of Expertise -- Part 3. Night. Back from Work, or the Start of it -- The Plausibility of Responsibility -- Epilogue: When 'Peaceful Coexistence' is Not Enough.

The understanding of science by members of the public has been of increasing concern to social scientists. This article argues that such understanding, or the ostensible lack of it, is structured by discourses that address science both as an abstract entity or principle (science-in-general) and as an activity directed at specific phenomena or problems (science-in particular). Drawing upon a wide range of interviews about various sources of ionizing radiation, it is suggested that understanding is tied to questions of social identity that encompass relations of differentiation from and identification with science and the institutions in which it is embedded

List of Figures and Tables Contributors Foreword by Shantha Sinha Preface Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction: Conceptual Framework V. Srinivasa Rao PART I: Dichotomy of Rights and Exclusion: Adivasis in-between Chapter 1 Isolation, Inclusion and Exclusion: The Case of Adivasis in India Virginius Xaxa Chapter 2 In Between Inclusion and Exclusion: The Changing face of Health and Disease Management Practices among Gonds in a Central Indian Village S.N.