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International Patterns in National Identity Content: The Case of Japanese Banknote Iconography
Jacques E. C. Hymans 동아시아연구원 2005 Journal of East Asian Studies Vol.5 No.2
The present article suggests that expressions of Japanese identity may be more malleable and receptive to international influences than is usually thought. Through a study of the evolution of images printed on Japanese banknotes and of the political processes behind that evolution, the article shows Japanese state elites consciously following international models of identity content. In particular, it describes the shifts in Japanese banknote iconography in the early 1980s and again in the early 2000s as the product of a drive for conformity with the iconographic norms of European currencies. The state has been the main protagonist in this story, but for a full accounting of the magnitude and pace of iconographic change on the yen it is necessary to unpack the “black box” of the state.
Assessing North Korean Nuclear Intentions and Capacities: A New Approach
Jacques E. C. Hymans 동아시아연구원 2008 Journal of East Asian Studies Vol.8 No.2
This article develops a novel assessment of the nuclear program of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Using a theory-driven approach rooted in comparative foreign policy analysis, the article undermines two common assumptions about the DPRK nuclear threat: first, that the North Korean leadership's nuclear intentions are a measured response to the external environment and, second, that the DPRK has developed enough technical capacity to go nuclear whenever it pleases. In place of these assumptions, the article puts forth the general theoretical hypotheses that (1) the decision to go nuclear is rarely if ever based on typical cost-benefit analysis, and instead reflects deep-seated national identity conceptions, and (2) the capacity to go nuclear depends not only on raw levels of industrialization and nuclear technology, but also on the state's organizational acumen. Applied to the case of the DPRK, these hypotheses suggest that it has long been strongly committed to the goal of acquiring an operational nuclear deterrent, but also that it has been finding it very difficult to successfully implement that wish. The article also demonstrates that these hypotheses are supported by the meager evidence available on this case.
Jacques E. C. Hymans 한국국제정치학회 2014 The Korean Journal of International Studies Vol.12 No.-
The question of why leading states recognize other states’ sovereignty hasattracted increasing attention in the IR literature. I analyze the important historicalcase of the sovereign recognition of Japan by the West in the 1890sand in particular by Great Britain, the most important Western power at thattime. I argue that Britain’s decision to fully recognize the sovereignty ofImperial Japan is best explained by a theoretical synthesis of English Schooland rationalist approaches. Britain’s recognition decision was driven by acombination of genuine respect for legal propriety and its perceived materialself-interest. In other words, Britain recognized Japan upon realizing that itwould do well by doing good.