Japanese perceptions of the Soviet Union: Japanese foreign policy elites' perceptions of the Soviet Union and Japanese foreign policy towards the Soviet Union.
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Title
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Japanese perceptions of the Soviet Union: Japanese foreign policy elites' perceptions of the Soviet Union and Japanese foreign policy towards the Soviet Union.
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Identifier
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AAI8914762
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identifier
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8914762
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Creator
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Itoh, Mayumi.
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Contributor
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Adviser: Donald S. Zagoria
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Date
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1988
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Political Science, International Law and Relations
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Abstract
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This dissertation examines Japanese foreign policy elites' perceptions of the Soviet Union and their relationship to Japan's foreign policy decision-making towards the Soviet Union.;The framework for the analysis is based on a theoretical framework established by Robert Jervis that places decision-makers' perceptions of other nations and of the world as an important intervening variable between events (independent variable) and foreign policy decisions (dependent variable). Second, in order to extend Jervis' framework to broader foreign policy elites, another framework developed by W. Ofuatey-Kodjoe is combined, which identifies perceptions of "influentials" as an independent variable, affecting decision-makers' perceptions (intervening variable) and thereby foreign policy decisions (dependent variable). Thus, the incorporated framework postulates a correlation among events (independent variable), foreign policy elites' perceptions (intervening variable), and foreign policy outputs (dependent variable).;Hypotheses on the formation, maintenance, and change in perceptions, and their effects on foreign policy are deduced from a theoretical framework for the way one nation perceives others, such as that of Robert Jervis.;On the basis of this analytical framework, the research examines Japan's foreign policy elites' perceptions of the Soviet Union, their evaluation of Japan's foreign policy toward the Soviet Union, and the sources of their perceptions of the Soviet Union. Data is acquired through open-ended interviews with Japanese foreign policy elites and their writings.;The data is categorized according to the spectrum of ideologies in order to ascertain patterns of perceptions for each subject entry and correlations among perceptions, foreign policy, and sources of perceptions. Then, the hypotheses on the correlations among perceptions, foreign policy, and sources of perceptions developed above are tested against results obtained from qualitative and semiquantitative analysis of the data.;Finally, prospects for Japanese foreign policy towards the Soviet Union and Japan-Soviet relations are explored.;This case study of the Japanese foreign policy elites' perceptions should provide useful insight on the effects of elites' perceptions on foreign policy decision-making.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
