Abstract

The article tries to understand the dynamics of Japanese national identity and Abe Shinzo's revisionism. It argues that although Abe has launched the strongest ever attack on Japanese pacifist identity, there remain institutional and emotional constraints that prohibit this change from materializing. Theoretically, it tries to reconcile social constructivist and post-structural approaches to Japan's policy change and presses forward a sedimentation model that can explain the contemporary dynamics. Methodologically, the article builds on narrative analysis – it uncovers the revisionist narratives and shows how these interact with societal pressures. This is shown on two particular case studies: Abe's push for constitutional revision and Abe's attempt to transform school education. Within these case studies, the article shows that although Abe commands strong popular support and a hugely revisionist mindset, his societal and political changes have been rather limited.

摘要

本文试图了解日本民族认同和安倍晋三修正主义的动态。它辩称，尽管安倍对日本和平主义者的身份发起了有史以来最强烈的攻击，但仍然存在体制上和情感上的限制，使这种改变无法实现。从理论上讲，它试图调和社会建构主义和后结构主义对日本政策变化的态度，并提出一种可以解释当代动态的沉淀模型。从方法上讲，本文建立在叙事分析的基础上–它揭示了修正主义的叙事，并说明了这些叙事如何与社会压力相互作用。这在两个特殊的案例研究中得到了证实：安倍晋三修改宪法和安倍晋三改变学校教育的尝试。在这些案例研究中，