"Aftermath: Fukushima and the 3.11 Earthquake" is a comprehensive analysis of recovery and reconstruction following the triple disaster in Japan on March 11, 2011. This collection addresses the question of why, despite the relative success of network governance in brokering a response to the disaster and to reconstruction, politics failed either to prepare for the disaster or to respond adequately to it. In examining Japan's political system leading up to 3/11, Aftermath looks at the system of network governance that operated between various organizations and levels of government. The book scrutinizes the political influence network that united politicians and the bureaucracy with the major corporations and created a system to promote nuclear power. Through political, policy, economic and social analysis, Aftermath aims to contribute to the development of mechanisms and structures to minimize the impact of disasters.

About Editors and Authors

TSUJINAKA Yutaka

TSUJINAKA Yutaka is Professor of Political Science in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Tsukuba. His research centers on public policy and social capital. His extensive experience includes serving as President of the Japan Political Science Association, Director of the International Association of Universities (IAU) and Director of the Institute for Comparative Research (ICR), University of Tsukuba.

INATSUGU Hiroaki

INATSUGU Hiroaki, Professor in the School of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University, is a Japanese scholar specializing in public administration. His research has focused on public administration, personnel administration, local administration and public management. In 1983, he graduated from the Faculty of Law, Kyoto University, and joined the Osaka City Hall where he worked in the General Affairs Bureau, the Human Resources Committee Secretariat and the Mayor's Office. After completing a Doctor of Law at Kyoto University’s Graduate School of Law in 1995, he was initially employed at Himeji Dokkyo University, and then went on to become Professor in the Graduate School of Law, Osaka City University. He has held his current position at Waseda University since 2007, and his international appointments include Visiting Researcher at the University of London and at the University of California, Berkeley.

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