Essays about: "Proactive pacifism"
Found 3 essays containing the words Proactive pacifism.
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1. CHANGES IN JAPAN'S STRATEGIC CULTURE – THE SEVEN SINS TO PACIFISM: Japan’s Move Away From Pacifism Explained With Strategic Culture.
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studierAbstract : The purpose of this thesis is to explore the changes within Japan’s Strategic Culture that have led Japan to move away from their previous pacifist mindset and become more militarily active in, for example, the South China Sea. I have first done a thematic analysis to get access to Japan’s strategic culture and then used Greathouse (2010) Strategic Culture method and theory to explore and explain the changes that have happened to Japan’s Strategic Culture. READ MORE
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2. Less heat, more light: (Re-)Assessing Change in Japan’s Security Policy
University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudierAbstract : Since Abe Shinzo returned as Prime Minister of Japan, the question about just where his ambitions will lead Japan have become much more frequent. Through a range of bills and measurements, he has sparked a debate as to whether Japan has seen radical change, or whether it is merely incremental in nature. READ MORE
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3. Legitimizing the Legislation: Peace and Security for all? Constructing a narrative of inevitability
University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudierAbstract : Japan continuously attempts to reinterpret war-renouncing Article 9 while at the same time stressing its devotion to pacifism, most recently through the Legislation for Peace and Security. The new Legislation allows Japan to engage in collective self-defense, which was considered unconstitutional for 70 years. READ MORE