@article{oai:nagoya.repo.nii.ac.jp:00017765,
 author = {ホール, ナタリーアン and HALL, Natalie-Anne},
 journal = {国際開発研究フォーラム, Forum of International Development Studies},
 month = {Mar},
 note = {Foreign resident committees, which are one of various activities conducted by local governments in Japan to promote multicultural cohesion, are now active in 27 localities across Japan. This article analyses the contribution that these committees can make to realising multicultural cohesion, based on a case study of the Opinion Exchange Meeting for Foreign Residents in Aichi Prefecture. It argues that foreign resident committees, as one form of multicultural advisory committees like those seen in Australia and Europe, can contribute to multicultural cohesion based on 3 elements. These are the promotion of political participation by the immigrant minority, the fostering of dialogue between this minority and the Japanese majority, and the fostering of dialogue between the minority and policymakers. By promoting these 3 elements, foreign resident committees have the potential to contribute to the building of mutual understanding and equality between the 2 groups, as well as the integration of the immigrant minority as members of society. However, as the results of the case study show, in order to harness this potential, committees need to increase efforts towards representation, autonomy and effectiveness, and consider including Japanese nationals as committee members. Furthermore, whilst local governments must find new ways to link these committees to the activities of the central government, there is also good case for a need for a separate participatory advisory structure at the national level.},
 pages = {68--82},
 title = {対話と政治参加の場としての外国人住民会議 : 外国人県民あいち会議を事例に},
 volume = {44},
 year = {2014}
}