Research on Collective Identity Formation in the Japan-U.S.Alliance in the Post-Cold War Period

1.主要论点美国集体认同的形成-日本同盟是近年来日本安全政策转变的一个重要因素，特别是冷战后自卫队海外派遣的增加。2.集体认同的概念定义：在非暴力和互助的相互信任的基础上与其他国家认同。(The美日安全共同体的基础）操作：我分析了集体认同的行为和态度组成部分。材料：联合公报、联合宣言、联合声明、日本防卫白色文件等公开文件研究方法：对公开文件进行内容分析，部分采用计算机程序。3.分析结果行为成分：对自由民主主义基本价值观的持续强调;扩大对外部威胁、战略目标、角色和任务的共识领域态度部分：加强政策磋商、联合研究和费用分摊方面的防务合作;维持联合演习的水平，但航空自卫队（ASDF）除外由于冷战的结束和日本经济的停滞，作为西方成员和经济大国的看法下降;作为美国盟友的看法上升自卫队海外任务的扩大：这反映了美国对日本国际和平合作和后勤支援的长期期待

1.Main ArgumentCollective identity formation in the U.S.-Japan Alliance is an important factor of a recent transformation in Japan's security policy, especially the increasing overseas dispatch of the Self Defense Forces (SDF) in the post-Cold War Period.2.The Concept of Collective IdentityDefinition : identification with other states on the basis of mutual trust in terms of non-violence and mutual aid.(The foundation of the U.S-Japan security community)Operationalization : I analyze the behavioral and the attitudinal components of collective identity. In addition, I attempt to trace chronological change in the description of Japan by Japanese policymakers.Materials : public documents such as join communiques, joint declarations, joint statements and Japan's Defense White PapersResearch method : content analysis of public documents, partially by using a computer program.3.The Results of AnalysisBehavioral component : continuity of emphasis on the basic values of liberty and democracy; the expansion of the areas of consensus on external threats, strategic goals, and roles and missionsAttitudinal component: strengthening of defense cooperation in policy consultation, joint research, and cost sharing ; maintenance of the level of joint exercises, except for the Air Self-Defense Forces (ASDF)Japanese Identities : the decline of perception as a member of the West and an economic power, due to the end of the Cold War and the stagnation of Japanese economy ; the rise of perception as an ally of the United StatesExpansion of the overseas missions of the SDF : This reflects long-term expectations by the United States for Japan's international peace cooperation and logistics support