開催日時
2022年12月12日（月）12:15-12:50
場所
ZOOMウェビナー
参加資格
WIAPS専任教員・助教, GSAPS兼担教員, WIAPS受入の交換研究員・訪問学者・外国人研究員, GSAPS修士課程・博士後期課程在学生
報告1
報告者
アシオーン ベンジャミン ジェームズ（早稲田大学アジア太平洋研究科 講師（任期付））
報告テーマ
Narratives of Japan’s Article 9 Peace Clause
要旨
This presentation examines the narratives that pro-constitutional revision political actors in Japan have promoted as part of their efforts to revise the Article 9 ‘peace clause’ of Japan’s post-war Constitution. These narratives include: (1) that the constitution was imposed by the United States, (2) that it has become obsolete over time, (3) that it irresponsibly stripped Japan of its security autonomy, (4) that it restricts Japan from making international contributions to peace, and, more recently, (5) Russia’s Ukraine invasion shows that Japan could be a victim if its use of force is continually restricted. It is then argued that these narratives can be grouped into two broader meta-narratives: the nationalist narrative of escaping the post-war regime and the internationalist narrative of upholding a rules-based international order.
