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Irreparable Animosity? Centripetal versus Centrifugal Force in South Korea-Japan Mutual Perceptions, 1998-2015
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- Issue Date
- 2016-05
- Citation
- Asian Journal of Peacebuilding, Vol.4 No.1, pp. 53-76
- Keywords
- Korea-Japan reconciliation ; mutual perceptions ; centripetal force ; centrifugal force ; political leaders ; historical/territorial disputes
- Abstract
- Using the framework of centripetal and centrifugal force, this article analyzes alternating periods of peace and conflict in South Korea-Japan mutual perceptions since 1998 when the two nations took unprecedented conciliatory actions. Centripetal force is comprised of political leaders reconciliation initiatives, restrained historical/territorial disputes, and common security threats. Centrifugal force incorporates heated historical/territorial disputes, political leaders use of those disputes for their political purposes, and divergent security priorities. This article suggests that top political leaders in both nations can play a significant role in improving or aggravating mutual perceptions between the two neighbors. However, political leaders conciliatory initiatives are a necessary but insufficient condition in reconciling the two former adversary states.
- ISSN
- 2288-2693 (print)
2288-2707 (online)
- Language
- English
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