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Bosdijk, A. (2015)

Reinterpreting Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution: An analysis of collective self-defense and the China threat narrative

Master thesis | International Relations (MA)
This thesis looks at whether or not Japanese prime minister Abe has framed the rise of China as a threat to Japan's security environment in order to exercise the right of collective self-defense; a right that is currently banned under the Japanese constitution. Discourse analysis is used to analyze several incidents that have framed a China threat narrative. Based on the research, this thesis states that the Japanese government may have potentially framed China's rise in order to push for collective self-defense. Further research must be done in order to give a more general conclusion.
securitization
collective self-defense
article 9
China
Japan
Author
Bosdijk, A.
Faculty
Faculty of Humanities
Specialisation
International Studies
Supervisors
Wakefield, B.
ECTS Credits
10
Language
en