Japan's Peacekeeping at a Crossroads

Taking a Robust Stance or Remaining Hesitant?
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-3-030-88511-3
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 236 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 346 g

Reihe: Sustainable Development Goals Series

This open access book examines why Japan discontinued its quarter-century history of troop contribution to UN Peacekeeping Operations (1992–2017). Japan had deployed its troops as UN peacekeepers since 1992, albeit under a constitutional limit on weapons use. Japan’s peacekeepers began to focus on engineering work as its strength, while also trying to relax the constraints on weapons use, although to a minimal extent. In 2017, however, Japan suddenly withdrew its engineering corps from South Sudan, and has contributed no troops since then. Why? The book argues that Japan could not match the increasing “robustness” of recent peacekeeping operations and has begun to seek a new direction, such as capacity-building support. 

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fujishige, Hiromi Nagata

Honda, Tomoaki

Uesugi, Yuji

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Außenpolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction: The Pursuit of “Integration” and “Robustness” in Japan’s Peacekeeping Policy.- 2.The Historical Background to Japan’s Peacekeeping Policy from the Early Postwar Era to the Establishment of the PKO Act 1945–1992.- 3. The Evolution of Japan’s Peacekeeping Policy 1992–2012.- 4. Recent Developments in Japan’s International Peace Cooperation Under the Second Abe Government 2012–2020.- 5. Cambodia: Japan’s First UNPKO Contribution.- 6. East Timor: Adapting to “Integration” and Responding to “Robustness”.- 7. Haiti: The Development of “Seamless” Assistance from Disaster Relief to UNPKOs.- 8. South Sudan: The SDF and “Protection of Civilians”.- 9. Conclusion: Japan’s Search for a New Direction in Peacekeeping.

Über Autor(innen)

Hiromi Nagata Fujishige is Associate Professor in the School of International Politics, Economics and Communications at Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo, Japan. 

Yuji Uesugi is Professor of Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding in the School of International Liberal Studies and the Graduate School of International Culture and Communication Studies, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan. 

Tomoaki Honda is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Chukyo University, Aichi, Japan.