CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2016
| Author | Ly, Venghong |
|---|---|
| Title | Nationalism and Foreign Policy: Sino-Japanese Security Relations |
| Summary | This thesis discusses Sino-Japanese security relations from 1989-2015 by separating the entire period into two phases: 1989-2010 and 2012-2015. Given insufficient studies on the relationship between nationalism and international relations, the thesis bridges the gap by assessing the communication between two variables, nationalism and international politics, which shaped the security ties between China and Japan for decades. National identity plays a critical role in coordinating the communication between the two variables. This qualitative research-based thesis applies process tracing and discourse analysis as methods to present the findings and employs nationalism and constructivism as theoretical frameworks for the analysis. Based on the findings, the thesis argues that nationalism and interactions between states influenced each other in shaping Sino-Japanese security relations, especially during the crisis of 2012-13. By doing so, the thesis provides an alternative explanation about the dispute over Senkaku/Diaoyu islands from the idealist approach. |
| Supervisor | Kim, Youngmi |
| Department | International Relations MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2016/ly_venghong.pdf |
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