Japan's Peacebuilding under the Abe Administration: Change and Continuity, 2012–2020
In: East Asian Policy, Band 13, Heft 1, S. 94-107
ISSN: 2251-3175
This article traces the developments in Japan's peacebuilding policy in Abe Shinzo's second term (2012–2020) and presents illustrative case studies to highlight the change and continuity that occurred during this period. Although Abe is internationally known for launching a new doctrine of "active pacifism", his reforms in international peace cooperation policy incrementally built upon the existing discourses and practices. Abe's vision of a more proactive peacebuilding policy has also been heavily circumscribed by Japan's Constitution.