Japans Evolving Security Policy: Militarisation within a Pacifist Tradition Hatakeyama Kyoko

Japan has been expanding its military roles in the post-Cold War period. The argument held throughout is that these factors play a primary role in framing Japan's security policy. This book analyses the shift in Japan's security policy by examining the collective ideas of political parties and the effect of an international norm.Starting with the analysis of the collective ideas held by political parties, this book delves into factors overlooked in existing literature, including the effects of domestic and international norms, as well as how an international norm is localised when a conflicting domestic norm already exists.

Close examination demonstrates that the Overall, three security areas are studied: Japan's arms trade ban policy, Japan's participation in United Nations Peacekeeping Operations, and Japan's enlarged military roles in international security.