Japan's Evolving Security Policy: Militarisatio, Hatakeyama Paperback..

Name: Japan's Evolving Security Policy: Militarisatio, Hatakeyama Paperback..
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Japan's Evolving Security PolicyMilitarisation within a Pacifist Tradition\nAuthor(s): Kyoko Hatakeyama\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367720315, 978-0367720315\nSynopsis\nJapan has been expanding its military roles in the post-Cold War period. This book analyses the shift in Japans security policy by examining the collective ideas of political parties and the effect of an international norm. \n\nStarting with the analysis of the collective ideas held by political parties, this book delves into factors overlooked in existing literature, including the effects of domestic and international norms, as well as how an international norm is localised when a conflicting domestic norm already exists. The argument held throughout is that these factors play a primary role in framing Japan's security policy. Overall, three security areas are studied: Japans arms trade ban policy, Japans participation in United Nations Pea.