Identity Change and Foreign Policy - 9781138094987

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Identity Change and Foreign PolicyJapan and its 'Others'\nAuthor(s): Linus Hagstrom\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138094987, 978-1138094987\nSynopsis\nIdentity has become an explicit focus of International Relations theory in the past two to three decades, with one case attracting and puzzling many early identity scholars: Japan. These constructivist scholars typically ascribed Japan a pacifist or antimilitarist identity an identity which they believed was constructed through the adherence to peaceful norms and antimilitarist culture. Due to the alleged resilience of such adherences, little change in Japans identity and its international relations was predicted. \n\nHowever, in recent years, Japans foreign and security policies have begun to change, in spite of these seemingly stable norms and culture. This book seeks to address these changes through a pioneering engagement with recent developments in identi.