Political Sociology of Japanese Pacifism

Yukiko Nishikawa (Nagoya University, Japan)

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English

Routledge
28 April 2020

Peace studies & conflict resolution; Sociology; Political ideologies

Series: Routledge Contemporary Japan Series

While Japanese pacifism is usually seen as a national policy or an ideology rooted in the provision of Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution, it cannot be adequately understood without grasping Japanese social discourses on peace, war and justice. The perspective of political sociology provides a more in-depth understanding of Japanese pacifism and helps us to find the reasons for the critical changes that have occurred in Japan’s policies since the mid-2000s. These changes include sending its self-defense force to Iraq and Afghanistan outside UN missions and the enactment of new security legislation in 2015. Nishikawa explores Japanese pacifism in a changing domestic and regional context, from the perspective of political sociology. Getting to grips with the social bases of politics, she examines whether Japan is likely to remain a pacifist country or retain its pacifist image in changing regional and global context.

This book comprehensively examines Japanese pacifism by fully examining the social forces in action. Employing a multidisciplinary approach, the book contributes to theoretical debates on political sociology as well as Japanese and Asian studies. Japan is in an important transitional period and Japanese pacifism is being brought into question in changing national and international contexts.

By: Yukiko Nishikawa (Nagoya University Japan)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 340g
ISBN: 9780367484491
ISBN 10: 0367484498
Series: Routledge Contemporary Japan Series
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 28 April 2020
Audience: College/higher education , Primary , A / AS level
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of Figures & Tables List of Abbreviations Preface Introduction 1 Pacifism and Political Sociology 2 Article 9 and the Constitution of Japan: The Structural Condition of Japan’s Polity 3 The Japan– US Security Alliance: The Underside of the Structural Condition of Japan’s Polity 4 Roots and Nature of Japanese Pacifism 5 Political Sociology of Japanese Pacifism 6 Japan’s Contested Pacifism Conclusion Appendix I Constitution of Japan Appendix II Security Treaty between Japan and the United States of America Appendix III Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between Japan and the United States of America Index

Yukiko Nishikawa is Professor at the Graduate School of International Development, Nagoya University, Japan