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Japan’s South Caucasian diplomacy: the development of Japanese foreign policy towards Georgia
Asia Europe Journal ( IF 1.6 ) Pub Date : 2021-03-03 , DOI: 10.1007/s10308-021-00599-2
Mariam Bibilashvili

The paper examines Japan’s foreign policy towards the South Caucasus through the case study of Japanese engagement in Georgia. The goal of the study is to explore the formulation of Japan’s official foreign policy towards Georgia and to highlight the ideational factors influencing the process. As for the timeframe, the thesis is focused on the period from 1992 to 2016. Following the constructivist theory of International Relations, claiming the reality to be shaped by the perceptions of the actors, the study engages in documentary analysis and tries to provide a comprehensive understanding of Japan’s policymaking regarding the South Caucasus. The study contradicts the dominant positivist claims and argues that Japan’s official foreign policy discourse regarding the South Caucasus is constructed according to Japanese perceptions of world affairs, its domestic environment, the situation in the South Caucasus itself, the imagined role for Japan (identity), and the norms and values that were believed to have universal importance. As for the development of Japanese foreign policy towards Georgia, the author differentiates three stages in the construction of Japan’s approach: (1) No strategy (1992–1996); (2) “Eurasian Diplomacy” (1997–2005); and (3) “Arc of Freedom and Prosperity” (2006–2016), while the factors claimed to be influencing these dynamics are the ideas, beliefs, and values of Japan.



中文翻译:

日本的南高加索外交:日本对格鲁吉亚的外交政策的发展

本文通过对日本在格鲁吉亚的参与进行案例研究,考察了日本对南高加索地区的外交政策。该研究的目的是探讨日本对格鲁吉亚的官方外交政策的制定,并强调影响这一进程的思想因素。关于时间框架,本文的研究重点是1992年至2016年。按照国际关系的建构主义理论,声称现实是由行为者的看法决定的,该研究进行了文献分析,并试图提供一个全面的了解日本对南高加索地区的政策制定。该研究与占主导地位的实证主义主张相矛盾,并认为日本有关南高加索地区的官方外交政策话语是根据日本对世界事务的理解而建构的,它的家庭环境,南高加索地区本身的局势,对日本的想象作用(身份)以及被认为具有普遍重要性的规范和价值观。关于日本对格鲁吉亚的外交政策的发展,作者将日本方法的构建分为三个阶段:(1)无战略(1992-1996);(2)“欧亚外交”(1997-2005年);(3)“自由与繁荣的弧线”(2006-2016年),而据称影响这些动态的因素是日本的思想,信念和价值观。作者将日本方法的构建分为三个阶段:(1)无策略(1992-1996);(2)“欧亚外交”(1997-2005年);(3)“自由与繁荣的弧线”(2006-2016年),而据称影响这些动态的因素是日本的思想,信念和价值观。作者将日本方法的构建分为三个阶段:(1)无策略(1992-1996);(2)“欧亚外交”(1997-2005年);(3)“自由与繁荣的弧线”(2006-2016年),而据称影响这些动态的因素是日本的思想,信念和价值观。

更新日期:2021-03-03
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