StructuralChange in Post-Cold War and New Theory Building of International Politics

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This project aimed mainly to prepare for designing the conference agenda of joint-conference in September 1996 in Makuhari held by International Studies Association in USA and Japanese Association of International Relations. The main outcomes of this project will be introduced by each investigator in the form of presentation in session or short introduction of conveners during this conference.Other outcomes of this projects are as follows : (1) the project A (theoretical research) has been engaged in revising key concepts of international politics and moreover developed new approach to a "Sinnwelt" of international politics ; (2) Because main topic of the project B (international politics in post-Cold War Europe) is the nature of post-Cold War, researchers of this group has tried to highlight both integration and disintegration aspect of international politics ; the project C (new developments in Asia-Pacific) has focused on analyzing main factors which has brought about regionalism in this area and considered the role of Japan in this region ; the project D (security and disarmament) has reconsidered the deterrence theory in post-Cold War period and has tried to draw a sketch of future of nuclear weapons. Although these are main outcomes of this project, some researchers are now analyzing new phenomenon of globalization as well as regionalism from comparative perspective.