Japan's Pacifism Is Dead

Gustafsson, Karl; Hagström, Linus; Hanssen, Ulv

doi:10.1080/00396338.2018.1542803

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“…A case in point is the Abe government's notion of 'proactive pacifism'. While it seems to reaffirm Japan's post-war pacifism, Gustafsson, Hagstr€ om and Hanssen demonstrate that its content has changed significantly (see Gustafsson et al 2018).…”

Section: Continuity Versus Change In Narrative Powermentioning

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Narrative power: how storytelling shapes East Asian international politics

Hagström

Gustafsson

2019

Cambridge Review of International Affairs

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We are living at a time when people appear to have become more aware of the power of narratives in international politics. Understanding how narratives exercise power is therefore more pertinent than ever. This special issue develops the concept of narrative power for international relations research by focusing on East Asia-the region that has been at the centre of debates about international power shifts since the 1990s. This introduction seeks to elucidate and define four key binary distinctions: (a) narrative power as understood from the perspective of an individualist versus a narrative ontology; (b) narrative power as explanandum versus explanans; (c) narrative power as more prone to continuity or change; and (d) the scholar as a detached observer of narrative power versus the scholar as a narrative entrepreneur and a potential wielder of power. Informed by the individual contributions, the introduction demonstrates how and with what implications research on narrative power can negotiate and traverse these binary distinctions.

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Section: Continuity Versus Change In Narrative Powermentioning

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Narrative power: how storytelling shapes East Asian international politics

Hagström

Gustafsson

2019

Cambridge Review of International Affairs

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“…Struggling to check China’s growing influence and assertiveness, the ambitious Abe relentlessly pursues the idea of a new Japan assuming greater responsibility, by itself and together with its partners in the IPR. By doing so, Abe is pushing boundaries in traditionally pacifist Japan to allow for this more proactive role to leverage its strategic interests (Gustafsson et al, 2018; Dobson, 2017) and pursues strategic partnerships with the United States, Australia and India in order to counteract China’s increasing assertiveness (Katagiri, 2019; Koga, 2019).…”

Section: Visions For a Free And Open Indo-pacificmentioning

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Why Quasi-Alliances Will Persist in the Indo-Pacific? The Fall and Rise of the Quad

Kliem

2020

Journal of Asian Security and International Affairs

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The rise of and increasing assertiveness by China presents a significant structural challenge in the Indo-Pacific region (IPR). In an effort to retain the status quo, a number of states have signed-up to the ‘free and open Indo-Pacific’ (FOIP). In support of FOIP, operational mechanisms have emerged—most importantly the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad). The United States, Japan, Australia and India have come together in this informal format to exchange views on current security challenges and coordinate their strategic approaches. This article analyses both form and function of Quad and argues that both the diplomatic and military arrangements between Quad members are a direct response to ever-increasing Chinese assertiveness. Alongside a detailed empirical analysis of Quad, this paper addresses the question why Quad 2.0 will thrive although previous attempts at security networks failed. Balance of threat theory will illuminate why informal quasi-alliances vis-à-vis China are going to be the structural new normal for the IPR.

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“…Hagström (2015b) has used the idea of "abnormality" and "normality" and the desire for status as drivers in international politics to analyze Japan's ongoing remilitarization. Gustafsson, Hagström and Hanssen have developed the idea of normality and abnormality further, analyzing Japan's pacifism (Gustafsson, Hagström, andHanssen 2018, 2019). Hagström has also together with Pan criticized the conceptualization of soft power and hard power as empirically and normatively dichotomous, arguing that power is discursively constructed and that hard and soft power are best understood as respectively 'representational force' and 'physical force' being intertwined in the productive and disciplinary forms of power (cf.…”

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Capturing Power Shift in East Asia: Toward an Analytical Framework for Understanding “Soft Power”

Weissmann¹

2020

Asian Perspective

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Mainstream International Relations (IR) theory has problems fully accounting for the regional dynamics of East Asia. This article explores whether the pursuit of soft power-a concept that has been given a prominent position in research on East Asian IR-can provide one piece of the puzzle for understanding East Asia's regional dynamics. This article proposes an analytical framework for analyzing soft power that problematizes the rigid soft power/hard power binary. The framework proposes a way to understand soft power and the hard-soft spectrum of behavior that allows for the inclusion of economic power while still drawing a line between hard and soft power, where not all economic power is soft, but nor is it all hard. It is argued that to keep the concept of soft power relevant in the East Asian context economic power needs to be included. The line is drawn between economic coercion and economic inducement, arguing that when induced there is still a certain level of freedom as one can choose whether the payments or bribes offered are good enough for it to be worthwhile to change one's preference and behavior. Coercion, in contrast, utilizes a different dynamic where the point is to force someone to do something they are unwilling to do.

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Japan's Pacifism Is Dead

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Narrative power: how storytelling shapes East Asian international politics

Narrative power: how storytelling shapes East Asian international politics

Why Quasi-Alliances Will Persist in the Indo-Pacific? The Fall and Rise of the Quad

Capturing Power Shift in East Asia: Toward an Analytical Framework for Understanding “Soft Power”

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