1st Edition

Political Sociology of Japanese Pacifism

By Yukiko Nishikawa Copyright 2019
224 Pages
by Routledge

222 Pages
by Routledge

222 Pages
by Routledge

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... Read more

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

Biography

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