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Culture and collective action: Japan, Germany and the United States after 11 September 2001
Kultur und kollektives Handeln: Japan, Deutschland und die USA nach dem 11. September 2001
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Abstract In order to put a lens on the issue of international security cooperation after 11 September 2001, this article examines the question of how collective action in International Relations becomes possible. The author maintains that a fair amount of inter-state collective action can be understood, even... view more
In order to put a lens on the issue of international security cooperation after 11 September 2001, this article examines the question of how collective action in International Relations becomes possible. The author maintains that a fair amount of inter-state collective action can be understood, even explained, by analysing the culture of the international system. Using discourse analysis as a tool, the analysis addresses the underlying ideas, norms and identities that constitute the relationship between the United States and Japan, on the one hand, and Germany and the United States, on the other, as it has evolved since September 2001. The method exposes how some ideas are privileged over others, how norms are maintained, reformulated and abandoned, how identity is constructed and how power is legitimized in the 'war on terror'.... view less
Keywords
international relations; foreign policy; Federal Republic of Germany; security policy; fight against terrorism; United States of America; international cooperation; cultural factors; identity; standard; collective identity; conflict of interest; international security; Japan
Classification
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy
Document language
English
Publication Year
2006
Page/Pages
p. 305-326
Journal
Cooperation and Conflict: Journal of the Nordic International Studies Association, 41 (2006) 3
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/0010836706066561
ISSN
1460-3691
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications
With the permission of the rights owner, this publication is under open access due to a (DFG-/German Research Foundation-funded) national or Alliance license.