Theoritical Framework on the Relations between Japan's Regime Shift and Foreign Policy Process

• Project/Area Number: 15K03338
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: International relations
• Research Institution: International University of Japan
• Principal Investigator: Shinoda Tomohito 国際大学, 国際関係学研究科, 教授(移行) (80278043)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
• Budget Amount: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000); Fiscal Year 2017: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000); Fiscal Year 2016: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
• Keywords: 日本外交 / 政策決定 / 安全保障 / 国際関係 / 政権交代 / 外交政策 / 対外政策決定 / 国際政治

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study is to build a theoritical framework how Japan's regime shift has changed the foreign policy process and policy outputs. Case studies include not only regime shifts between political parties, but also foreign policy changes due to the cabinet change within the Liberal Democratic Party. More concretely, they include Hatoyama and Kishi's challenge to the Yoshida-line, Sato's return to the Yoshida-line, the change in policy toward China under Tanaka, Nakasone's efforts to strengthen rhe US-Japan alliance. Also, they include the 1993 establishment of the Hosokawa cabinet, the 1994 LDP-SDP-Sakigake government, the 2009 DPJ government, and the 2012 revival of LDP. The study analyzed the impacts of regime shifts to the foreign policy process.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] 安倍政権の外交・安全保障政策 (2018)
  • Author(s): 信田智人
  • Journal Title: 国際安全保障 Volume: 46-1 Pages: 100-120
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Japan’sResponses to Chinese Military Emergence in the Asia Pacific (2016)
  • Author(s): Ｔｏｍｏｈｉｔｏ Ｓｈｉｎｏｄａ
  • Journal Title: Asian Journal of Comparative Politics Volume: 1：3 Pages: 299-314
  • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Presentation] 日本の政権交代と外交政策 (2018)
  • Author(s): 信田智人
  • Organizer: 日本政治学会
• [Presentation] 日米両国の対ミンダナオ政策 (2017)
  • Author(s): 信田智人
  • Organizer: 日本国際政治学会
• [Presentation] Chinese Emergence and Japan (2016)
  • Author(s): Tomohito Shinoda
  • Organizer: International Conference on Tracing the Contours of a Rapidly Changing East Asia: Issues and Perspectives
  • Place of Presentation: Bayleaf Hotel Intramuros, Manila
  • Year and Date: 2016-03-10
  • Invited
• [Presentation] Japanese Response to Chinese Geo-strategic Moves in the South China Sea (2015)
  • Author(s): Tomohito Shinoda
  • Organizer: International Conference on Emerging Situation in South China Sea and Regional Geopolitics
  • Place of Presentation: Hotel Park Royal, Kuala Lumpur
  • Year and Date: 2015-10-29
  • Invited
• [Book] 日本の政権交代と外交政策 (2018)
  • Author(s): 信田智人
  • Total Pages: 250
  • Publisher: 千倉書房
• [Book] 猪口孝監修「国際地域学の展開」 (2015)
  • Author(s): 信田智人「日本の内政と外交」
  • Total Pages: 18
  • Publisher: 明石書店