The evolution of Japan's "misplacement" : from Meiji restoration to the Post-Cold War era
This article argues that since the Meiji Restoration, the degree of Japan’s misplacement has changed, depending on its structural power and ability to shape the concept of ‘Asia’ as a region. More specifically, there are three historical turning points: first, from the Meiji Restoration to the Pacif...
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| description | This article argues that since the Meiji Restoration, the degree of Japan’s misplacement has changed, depending on its structural power and ability to shape the concept of ‘Asia’ as a region. More specifically, there are three historical turning points: first, from the Meiji Restoration to the Pacific War (hard misplacement); second, post-World War II to the end of the Cold War (soft misplacement); and third, post-Cold War to the present (relative well-placement). In each period, Japan was faced with a different concept of ‘Asia’ and attempted to modify its identity and roles accordingly. The degree of ’misplacement’ is thus not static, but elastic, and such a status is not a permanent attribute of the state. Changes occur when states undertake a role location process, particularly during or after a change in the regional environment. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1555622023-03-05T15:31:19Z The evolution of Japan's "misplacement" : from Meiji restoration to the Post-Cold War era Koga, Kei School of Social Sciences Social sciences::Political science::International relations Japan Misplacement Structural Power Role Asia Indo-Pacific This article argues that since the Meiji Restoration, the degree of Japan’s misplacement has changed, depending on its structural power and ability to shape the concept of ‘Asia’ as a region. More specifically, there are three historical turning points: first, from the Meiji Restoration to the Pacific War (hard misplacement); second, post-World War II to the end of the Cold War (soft misplacement); and third, post-Cold War to the present (relative well-placement). In each period, Japan was faced with a different concept of ‘Asia’ and attempted to modify its identity and roles accordingly. The degree of ’misplacement’ is thus not static, but elastic, and such a status is not a permanent attribute of the state. Changes occur when states undertake a role location process, particularly during or after a change in the regional environment. Accepted version This work was supported by the University of Bath’s Internationalization Funding. 2022-03-07T00:58:09Z 2022-03-07T00:58:09Z 2020 Journal Article Koga, K. (2020). The evolution of Japan's "misplacement" : from Meiji restoration to the Post-Cold War era. Cambridge Review of International Affairs, 33(4), 572-587. https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09557571.2020.1764178 0955-7571 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/155562 10.1080/09557571.2020.1764178 4 33 572 587 en Cambridge Review of International Affairs © 2020 Department of Politics and International Studies. All rights reserved. This paper was published by Routledge in Cambridge Review of International Affairs and is made available with permission of Department of Politics and International Studies. application/pdf |
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| title | The evolution of Japan's "misplacement" : from Meiji restoration to the Post-Cold War era |
| title_full | The evolution of Japan's "misplacement" : from Meiji restoration to the Post-Cold War era |
| title_fullStr | The evolution of Japan's "misplacement" : from Meiji restoration to the Post-Cold War era |
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| title_short | The evolution of Japan's "misplacement" : from Meiji restoration to the Post-Cold War era |
| title_sort | evolution of japan s misplacement from meiji restoration to the post cold war era |
| topic | Social sciences::Political science::International relations Japan Misplacement Structural Power Role Asia Indo-Pacific |
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