| ID | 107607 |
| Title Proper | Peacekeeping in Japanese security policy |
| Other Title Information | international-domestic contexts interaction |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Singh, Bhubhindar |
| Publication | 2011. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article analyses how peacekeeping became available to Japan as a policy option during the early 1990s and, thereafter, a part of the national security discourse through the international-domestic contexts interaction approach. The international context refers to the nature (culture) of the international environment at a particular period of time defined by the dominant norms that govern inter-state relations. It also highlights the policy options available to states. The domestic context refers to the nature of the leadership within a state that interprets the international norms and incorporates them into the domestic agenda. Japan's implementation of the peacekeeping policy was a result of the collective security norms that defined the international environment during the early 1990s and the re-emergence of the revisionists within the Japanese political system - a group that embraced the collective security norms and pushed for the peacekeeping policy in the hope of expanding Japanese security policy in the post-Cold War period. |
| `In' analytical Note | European Journal of International Relations Vol. 17, No. 3; Sep 2011: p.429-451 |
| Journal Source | European Journal of International Relations Vol. 17, No. 3; Sep 2011: p.429-451 |
| Key Words | Constructivism ; Culture ; Japan ; Norms ; Peacekeeping |