Protests Against U.S. Military Base Policy in Asia : Persuasion and Its Limits

Yuko Kawato

ISBN 10: 0804794162 / ISBN 13: 9780804794169

Published by Stanford University Press Apr 2015, 2015

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Neuware - Since the end of World War II, protests against U.S. military base and related policies have occurred in several Asian host countries. How much influence have these protests had on the p;olicy regarding U.S. military bases What conditions make protests more likely to influence policy Protests Against U.S. Military Base Policy in Asia answers these questions by examining state response to twelve major protests in Asia since the end of World War II-in the Philippines, Okinawa, and South Korea.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Protests Against U.S. Military Base Policy in Asia : Persuasion and Its Limits
• Publisher: Stanford University Press Apr 2015
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0804794162
• ISBN 13: 9780804794169
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 231W x 152H x 18D millimeters 231 millimeters width by 152 millimeters height by 18 millimeters depth
• Weight: 454 grams

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Synopsis

Since the end of World War II, protests against U.S. military base and related policies have occurred in several Asian host countries. How much influence have these protests had on the p;olicy regarding U.S. military bases? What conditions make protests more likely to influence policy? Protests Against U.S. Military Base Policy in Asia answers these questions by examining state response to twelve major protests in Asia since the end of World War II―in the Philippines, Okinawa, and South Korea.

Yuko Kawato lays out the conditions under which protesters' normative arguments can and cannot persuade policy-makers to change base policy, and how protests can still generate some political or military incentives for policy-makers to adjust policy when persuasion fails. Kawato also shows that when policy-makers decide not to change policy, they can offer symbolic concessions to appear norm-abiding and to secure a smoother implementation of policies that protesters oppose. While the findings will be of considerable interest to academics and students, perhaps their largest impact will be on policy makers and activists, for whom Kawato offers recommendations for their future decision-making and actions.

About the Author

Yuko Kawato is a Research Fellow at the Asia Center, a think tank in Paris, France.