2005 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Research on Collective Identity Formation in the Japan-U.S.Alliance in the Post-Cold War Period
| Project/Area Number |
16530107
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
International relations
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| Research Institution | Osaka University of Foreign Studies |
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Principal Investigator |
MIYAOKA Isao Osaka University of Foreign Studies, Faculty of Foreign Studies, Associate Professor, 外国語学部, 助教授 (90335399)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2004 – 2005
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| Keywords | Japan-U.S.Alliance / Japan-U.S.Security Arrangements / Japanese Security Policy / The Self-Defense Forces / Social Constructivism / Collective Identity / Security Community / Content Analysis |
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| Research Abstract |
1.Main Argument
Collective identity formation in the U.S.-Japan Alliance is an important factor of a recent transformation in Japan's security policy, especially the increasing overseas dispatch of the Self Defense Forces (SDF) in the post-Cold War Period.
2.The Concept of Collective Identity
Definition : identification with other states on the basis of mutual trust in terms of non-violence and mutual aid.
(The foundation of the U.S-Japan security community)
Operationalization : I analyze the behavioral and the attitudinal components of collective identity. In addition, I attempt to trace chronological change in the description of Japan by Japanese policymakers.
Materials : public documents such as join communiques, joint declarations, joint statements and Japan's Defense White Papers
Research method : content analysis of public documents, partially by using a computer program.
3.The Results of Analysis
Behavioral component : continuity of emphasis on the basic values of liberty and democracy; the expansion of the areas of consensus on external threats, strategic goals, and roles and missions
Attitudinal component: strengthening of defense cooperation in policy consultation, joint research, and cost sharing ; maintenance of the level of joint exercises, except for the Air Self-Defense Forces (ASDF)
Japanese Identities : the decline of perception as a member of the West and an economic power, due to the end of the Cold War and the stagnation of Japanese economy ; the rise of perception as an ally of the United States
Expansion of the overseas missions of the SDF : This reflects long-term expectations by the United States for Japan's international peace cooperation and logistics support
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