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Zusatztext 'The micro-approaches behind "Japan's China Policy" demonstrate in admirable scholarly detail how officials in Tokyo have been able to get their own way with Beijing on occasion.' - Japantoday.com'This highly specialised study provides a substantial level of detail based on primary data sources. It will be of use to those researchers concerned with Japanese foreign policy-making! the empirical application of IR concepts or East Asian international relations.' - Joseph O'Mahoney! University of Kent! UK'This highly specialised study provides a substantial level of detail based on primary data sources. It will be of use to those researchers concerned with Japanese foreign policy-making! the empirical application of IR concepts or East Asian international relations.' - Japan Forum'In sum! this book is a timely addition to the existing scholarship on Japanese foreign policy. It is ideal for a recommended reading list! particularly for graduate seminars! and a worthwhile read for scholars in the field of Japanese foreign policy and East Asian international relations.' - Japanese Journal of Political Science'This book should be of interest to academics! students! and policymakers and deserves to be read widely.' - Asian Studies Informationen zum Autor Linus Hagström is a Research Fellow at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs, Sweden. Klappentext Understands Japan's foreign policy in terms of power. This work contributes an understanding to the subject by developing relational power as an analytical framework and by applying it to significant issues in Japan's China policy: the negotiations for a bilateral investment protection treaty and the disputed Pinnacle (Senkaku/Diaoyu) Islands. Zusammenfassung This book explains Japan's foreign policy in terms of power, one of the most central concepts of political analysis. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction: Enigmatic Power? 2. Conceptual and Analytical Framework: Relational Power 3. Empirical Focus: Japan's China Policy 4. Case 1: Negotiating Investment Protection 5. Case 2: Interaction over the Pinnacle Islands 6. Conclusions and Reflections: Intelligible Power Reference List ...
