Hagström, Linus () (European Institute of Japanese Studies)
Abstract
This paper takes its point of departure in a critique of the predominant way in which Japanese power has been conceived/perceived in academic Japanese foreign policy discourse. As an alternative to the /lack of/ power analysis within this discipline, it introduces a relational concept of power and then starts to develop its analytical potential. The selection of a context in which it would seem unlikely that Japan could make successful influence attempts, next provides the application of this conceptual/analytical approach with a ‘crucial case’. An analysis of Sino-Japanese interaction over the disputed Pinnacle (Senkaku or Diaoyu) Islands along such lines indeed demonstrates that Japan attempts to exert power over China, mostly by means of different kinds of civilian statecraft. Although a large number of policy instruments used to this aim are ideational, the analysis shows that they seem to rest rather on economic and, to some extent, diplomatic policy bases.
Download Info
To our knowledge, this item is not available for
download. To find whether it is available, there are three
options:
1. Check below under "Related research" whether another version of this item is available online.
2. Check on the provider's web page
whether it is in fact available.
3. Perform a search for a similarly titled item that would be
available.
Publisher Info
Paper provided by The European Institute of Japanese Studies in its series EIJS Working Paper Series with number
155.
Length: 38 pages Date of creation: 01 Oct 2002 Date of revision: Publication status: Published in The Pacific Review, 2005, pages 159-188. Handle: RePEc:hhs:eijswp:0155
Contact details of provider: Postal: The European Institute of Japanese Studies, Stockholm School of Economics, P.O. Box 6501, 113 83 Stockholm, Sweden Phone: +46-8-7369360 Fax: +46-8-313017 Email: Web page: http://www.hhs.se/eijs/ More information through EDIRC
For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its listing, contact: (Nanhee Lee).