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dc.contributor.advisorOgden, Chris (Christopher)
dc.contributor.authorFunaiole, Matthew
dc.coverage.spatial279en_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-11-28T17:01:05Z
dc.date.available2014-11-28T17:01:05Z
dc.date.issued2014-10-23
dc.identifieruk.bl.ethos.632664
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10023/5843
dc.description.abstractThis thesis examines the foreign policy evolution of Japan from the time of its modernization during the mid-nineteenth century though the present. It is argued that infringements upon Japanese sovereignty and geopolitical vulnerabilities have conditioned Japanese leaders towards power seeking policy objectives. The core variables of statehood, namely power and sovereignty, and the perception of state elites are traced over this broad time period to provide a historical foundation for framing contemporary analyses of Japanese foreign policy. To facilitate this research, a unique framework that accounts for both the foreign policy preferences of Japanese leaders and the external constraints of the international system is developed. Neoclassical realist understandings of self-help and relative power distributions form the basis of the presented analysis, while constructivism offers crucial insights into ideational factors that influence state elites. Social Identity Theory, a social psychology theory that examines group behavior, is integrated to conceptualize the available policy options. Surveying Japanese foreign policy through this framework clarifies the seemingly irreconcilable shifts in Japan’s foreign policy history and clearly delineates between political groups that embody distinct policy strategies and norms. Consequently, the main contribution of this thesis lies in the development of a theoretical framework that is uniquely positioned to identify historical trends in foreign policy. Owing to the numerous shifts in modern Japan’s foreign policy history, this research identifies and examines three distinguishable Japanese “states”: Meiji Japan (1868 - 1912), Imperial Japan (1912 - 1945), and postwar Japan (1945 - present).en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of St Andrews
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectJapanen_US
dc.subjectNeoclassical realismen_US
dc.subjectHistoryen_US
dc.subjectForeign policyen_US
dc.subjectSino-Japaneseen_US
dc.subjectUS-Japanen_US
dc.subjectAllianceen_US
dc.subjectConstructivismen_US
dc.subjectSocial identity theoryen_US
dc.subjectAbeen_US
dc.subjectKoizumien_US
dc.subjectNormalizationen_US
dc.subjectYoshidaen_US
dc.subjectLost Decadeen_US
dc.subjectImperial Japanen_US
dc.subjectMeijien_US
dc.subjectArticle 9en_US
dc.subjectChinaen_US
dc.subjectUnited Statesen_US
dc.subjectImperialismen_US
dc.subject.lccDS881.96F8
dc.subject.lcshJapan--Foreign relations--1868-en_US
dc.titleHistory and hierarchy : the foreign policy evolution of modern Japanen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.qualificationlevelDoctoralen_US
dc.type.qualificationnamePhD Doctor of Philosophyen_US
dc.publisher.institutionThe University of St Andrewsen_US


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