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2005 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Research on Collective Identity Formation in the Japan-U.S.Alliance in the Post-Cold War Period

Research Project

Project/Area Number 16530107
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field International relations
Research InstitutionOsaka University of Foreign Studies

Principal Investigator

MIYAOKA Isao  Osaka University of Foreign Studies, Faculty of Foreign Studies, Associate Professor, 外国語学部, 助教授 (90335399)

Project Period (FY) 2004 – 2005
KeywordsJapan-U.S.Alliance / Japan-U.S.Security Arrangements / Japanese Security Policy / The Self-Defense Forces / Social Constructivism / Collective Identity / Security Community / Content Analysis
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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Published: 2007-12-13  

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