Japan's foreign policy maturation : a quest for normalcy / / Kevin J. Cooney

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910782558903321
• Autore: Cooney Kevin J.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York : , : Routledge, , 2002
• ISBN: 1-136-71078-7; 0-203-95258-8; 1-136-71079-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (235 p.)
• Collana: East Asia : history, politics, sociology, culture
• Disciplina: 327.52/009/045
• Soggetti: Japan Foreign relations 1945-1989; Japan Officials and employees Interviews
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: JAPAN'S FOREIGN POLICY MATURATION A Quest for Normalcy; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; Accronyms and Terms; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 The Story to be Told and the Puzzle to beSolved; Introduction; The Catalyst for Change; The Research Question; The Literature; ForeignPolicy Restructuring; Hermann'sModel; JapaneseForeign Policy; The Research-Elite Interviewing; Reliabilityand Validity; TheVariables; Objectives and Expected Significance of the Book; Outline of the Book; Chapter 2 The Story of Japan's ""Abnormal"" Foreign Policy Under Article Nine; Historical Background; Japanese Foreign and Security Policy 1952-1990TheYoshida Doctrine; The Gulf War and Japanese Foreign Policy; The Peace Keeping Operations Law (PKO); LegalIssues; InternationalPolitics and the PKO; ThePolitical Debate; 1. The Kaifu Bill and Why it Failed; 2. The Miyazawa PKO Bill; Cambodia,Mozambique, and the Golan Heights; Towards a Security Council Seat and Beyond; Chapter 3 Realism and Foreign Policy Restructuring in Japan; Japanese Limitations; Foreign Policy Restructuring; The Research Model; The Research Tool; The Field Research; Overview of the Results of the Field Research; Oldverses NewChapter 4 Japan's Security Options; Japan's National Security; Abandonment; Japan's Options; Option#1: China; Option#2: Russia; Option#3: Multilateral Options including ASEAN/ARF; Option#4: ; South Korea; Option#5: North Korea; Option#6: Unilateral Options or Co It Alone; UnitedNations; Conclusion; Chapter 5 How Japan Views its Place in the World and the ""Myth"" of Gaiatsu; Adjusting to the Post-Cold War World; Gaiatsu; The ""Myth"" of Gaiatsu; What is Japan Doing?; China; MultilateralEfforts; TheUnited Nations; TheUnited States; TheKoreas; Conclusion; Chapter 6 Where Is Japan Going?Future Sources of Foreign Policy; TheDiet; The SDF in Japanese Foreign Policy; Constitutional Reform; World Leadership; Japan's Limitations; Japanese Hegemony?; Japan's Future; Suggestions for Foreign Policy Normalization; Implications for Hermann's Model: What have we learned?; Pragmatic Realism; Further Research; Concluding Remarks; Postscript; Appendices; A. Government/Diet Member Interview Questions; B. Academic/Journalist Interview Questions; C. Introduction Used forthe Field Interviews; D. Partial List of Elites Interviewed; Bibliography
• Sommario/riassunto: The sudden end of the Cold War took the Japanese foreign policy community by surprise. The Yoshida Doctrine which served Japanese foreign policy so well during the Cold War is no longer a viable foreign policy option. This dissertation examines the restructuring of Japanese foreign policy since the end of the Cold War. Through a series of 56 interviews with Japanese foregin policy elites, the changes in Japanese foreign policy are put into the context of the foreign policy literature.