Normalizing Japan : politics, identity, and the evolution of security practice / Andrew L. Oros.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Oros, Andrew L., author.

Series:

Studies in Asian security.

Studies in Asian Security

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National security--Japan.

National security.

Militarism--Japan.

Militarism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (304 p.)

Place of Publication:

Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Normalizing Japan seeks to answer the question of what future direction Japan's military policies are likely to take, by considering how policy has evolved since World War II, and what factors shaped this evolution. It argues that Japanese security policy has not changed as much in recent years as many believe, and that future change also will be highly constrained by Japan's long-standing "security identity," the central principle guiding Japanese policy over the past half-century. Oros' analysis is based on detailed exploration of three cases of policy evolution—restrictions on arms exports, the military use of outer space, and cooperation with the United States on missile defense—which shed light on other cases of policy change, such as Japan's deployment of its military to Iraq and elsewhere and its recent creation of a Ministry of Defense. More broadly, the book refines how "ideational" factors interact with domestic politics and international changes to create policy change.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Tables

Preface

Acronyms

Introduction

1. Security Identity and the Evolution of Security Practice

2. Negotiating and Institutionalizing a New Postwar Security Identity

3. Reaffirming Core Principles in a “Lost Decade,” 1989 -1998

4. Limiting Conflict Through Arms Export Restrictions

5. The Next Frontier

6. Missile Defense, Alliance Politics, and Security Identity

7. Japan’s Security Identity and Security Practice in a New Century

Appendixes

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780804778503

0804778507

OCLC:

713026488