Open this publication in new window or tab >>2022 (English)In: Social Science Japan Journal, ISSN 1369-1465, E-ISSN 1468-2680, Vol. 25, no 1, p. 29-54Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
The existing research on Japanese security focuses mainly on the nation state and conceives of male elites as the key bearers of relevant knowledge about the phenomenon. This article problematizes these biases by zeroing in on women’s everyday-oriented perspectives, which fall outside the scope of security politics as traditionally conceived. More specifically, it analyzes the rich material provided by a survey of the members of three major Japanese women’s organizations, using a mixed-method approach premised on statistical methods and qualitative content analysis. The results show that the Japanese women in our sample accommodate and reproduce content from dominant elite views about security and insecurity. However, they also challenge and at times ignore these perspectives by identifying a host of other insecurities as more pressing in their daily lives, notably those related to environmental degradation and Japan’s political development.
Keywords
everyday IR, gender, feminist security studies, Japan, survey method
National Category
Political Science
Research subject
Statsvetenskap med inriktning mot strategi och säkerhetspolitik
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:fhs:diva-10348 (URN)10.1093/ssjj/jyab028 (DOI)000769815300003 ()
Funder
Marianne and Marcus Wallenberg Foundation, MMW2013.0162
2021-10-042021-10-042022-05-11Bibliographically approved