Japan's Quest for a Permanent Security-Council Seat: A Matter of Pride or Justice?

ISBN-13: 9780333699386 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 269 str.

Reinhard Drifte; R. Drifte

Opis

Japan has consistently been pursuing the goal of a permanent UN Security Council seat for 30 years. This book investigates the motives for this ambition, and how it has been pursued domestically and internationally.

Recenzje

'...the first published English-language account that systematically and thoroughly examines both the historical background and contemporary details of efforts by Japan to raise its profile and influence within the UN...valuable work.' - The Japan Society

'...an extremely informative study.' - Christopher P. Hood, International Affairs

Spis treści

List of Tables Preface List of Abbreviations Introduction The Security Council Issue in Japan's UN Policy 1956-89 Japan's Multilateral Record and the Rationale for the Bid Gathering Support at the Domestic and International Level Japan's Participation in the Working Group on Security Council Reform Index

O autorze

REINHARD DRIFTE is Professor and Chair of Japanese Studies, Department of Politics, University of Newcastle and was Director of the Newcastle East Asia Centre from 1989-96.