Changing the balance in East Asia: Radical Changes to Japanese Security Policies. An analysis of the Japanese security policies from 2007 to 2022
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2024-07-01
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Japanese security policies have been thoroughly restructured in the past decade. Former Prime Minister Abe has introduced a foreign policy strategy that changes Japan from a passive inward-oriented state towards an active outward-oriented state. In doing so Japan is becoming more independent and influential. Because these changes in security policy have been so radical it is important to understand what influences these policies. This thesis looks at strategic documents in order to identify drivers of policy change. Neo-mercantilism and social constructivism are used as theoretical foundations for the hypotheses. Then, with the use of qualitative content analysis and coding, patterns in the data are identified that can show which different factors are influential for policy change. The results of this research are that international insecurity, defense equipment independencies, a new conflictive identity, and a shift in the anarchic system between states can all be identified as drivers for policy change
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Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen