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dc.identifier	ECF_article_1351
dc.title	Help the Poor, Help Ourselves. Merging Individual and Collective Interests in the Official Discourse on Japanese ODA since 2000
dc.contributor.author	Zappa Marco
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Digital Publishing
dc.type	Research Article
dc.language.iso	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://edizionicafoscari.it/en/edizioni4/riviste/annali-di-ca-foscari-serie-orientale/2018/1/help-the-poor-help-ourselves/
dc.description.abstract	Japanese ODA has attracted much attention in the last three decades. This paper aims to shed light on the intellectual evolution of the official discourse on Japanese ODA based on the analysis of two main ‘modes of thought’ at the foundation of it, namely national interest and international affiliation. Based on a detailed content analysis of official documents and public debates, the paper will take the role of institutional actors – Japanese political leaders, foreign ministers and intellectuals – into consideration. The role of such “entrepreneurs” has been crucial for shaping the current official discourse on Japanese foreign aid. The paper will argue, in fact, that the official discourse is a juxtaposition of two clashing ideas carefully shaped to enlarge the consensus (both domestic and external) toward the Japanese government’s policies.
dc.relation.ispartof	Annali di Ca’ Foscari. Serie orientale
dc.relation.ispartof	Vol. 54 \| June 2018
dc.issued	2018-06-25
dc.dateAccepted	2018-05-28
dc.dateSubmitted	2018-01-16
dc.identifier.issn
dc.identifier.eissn	2385-3042
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.identifier.doi	10.30687/AnnOr/2385-3042/2018/01/018
dc.peer-review	yes
dc.subject	Discourse
dc.subject	Discourse
dc.subject	Ideas
dc.subject	Ideas
dc.subject	International development
dc.subject	International development
dc.subject	Japanese foreign aid
dc.subject	Japanese foreign aid
dc.subject	Public policy
dc.subject	Public policy
dc.subject	Sociology of knowledge
dc.subject	Sociology of knowledge

Research Article
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Merging Individual and Collective Interests in the Official Discourse on Japanese ODA since 2000

Marco Zappa Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia

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abstract

Japanese ODA has attracted much attention in the last three decades. This paper aims to shed light on the intellectual evolution of the official discourse on Japanese ODA based on the analysis of two main ‘modes of thought’ at the foundation of it, namely national interest and international affiliation. Based on a detailed content analysis of official documents and public debates, the paper will take the role of institutional actors – Japanese political leaders, foreign ministers and intellectuals – into consideration. The role of such “entrepreneurs” has been crucial for shaping the current official discourse on Japanese foreign aid. The paper will argue, in fact, that the official discourse is a juxtaposition of two clashing ideas carefully shaped to enlarge the consensus (both domestic and external) toward the Japanese government’s policies.

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June 25, 2018

Accepted

May 28, 2018

Submitted

Jan. 16, 2018

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Keywords: Public policy • Sociology of knowledge • Ideas • Japanese foreign aid • International development • Discourse

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