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Identity Change, Anxiety and Creativity: How 19th Century Japan Sought to Leave Asia and Become Part of the West/Kimlik Degisimi, Kaygi ve Yaraticilik: 19. Yuzyil Japonyasi Nasil Asya'yi Terk Etmeye ve Bati'nin Bir Parcasi Olmaya Calisti?
- Source :
- Uluslararasi Iliskiler / International Relations. Spring, 2022, Vol. 19 Issue 73, p77, 17 p.
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Identity change is an important phenomenon in international politics. It can radically alter how states orient themself and act internationally. But how does identity change occur? For some, it is merely an epiphenomenal result of changes in the international distribution of power. Others highlight domestic factors, while still others see it as occurring through a social process of interaction with other states. There are also explanations that combine these and other factors. While existing accounts have pushed the debate on identity change forward, this article suggests that incorporating anxiety into our understanding of identity change would help us better understand two important aspects of it: how an existing identity comes to be doubted and how a new one becomes thinkable and eventually accepted. Drawing on the work of psychologist Rollo May, this article explores the link between identity change, anxiety and creativity. The argument is illustrated through reference to 19th century Japan. For much of its history, Japan was part of the Sino-centric order and looked up to China as a 'teacher in the ways of civilization'. However, in the 19th century, Japan radically redefined its identity in relation to China, and Asia more broadly, and rejected the Sino-centric world view as it sought to become a 'civilized' state similar to the Western countries. Keywords: East Asia, existentialism, Fukuzawa Yukichi, ontological security, Rollo May Kimlik degisimi uluslararasi siyasette onemli bir olgudur. Devletlerin kendilerini nasil yonlendirdiklerini ve uluslararasi alanda nasil hareket ettiklerini kokten degistirebilir. Fakat kimlik degisimi nasil gerceklesmektedir? Bazilari icin, kimlik degisimi sadece uluslararasi guc dagilimindaki degisikliklerin ikincil bir sonucudur. Digerleri yerel faktorleri vurgularken; bazilari ise kimlik degisiminin diger devletlerle sosyal bir etkilesim sureci yoluyla gerceklestigini dusunmektedir. Tum bunlari ve diger faktorleri birlestiren aciklamalar da vardir. Mevcut tartismalar kimlik degisimi konusundaki tartismayi ileriye tasirken; bu makale kaygiyi kimlik degisimi anlayisimiza dahil etmenin, kimlik degisiminin iki onemli yonunu daha iyi anlamamiza yardimci olacagini one surmektedir: mevcut kimlikten nasil suphe duyuldugu ve yeni bir kimligin nasil dusunulebilir hale geldigi ve sonunda kabul edildigi. Psikolog Rollo May'in calismalarina dayanan bu makale kimlik degisimi, kaygi ve yaraticilik arasindaki baglantiyi arastirmaktadir. Arguman, 19. yuzyil Japonya'sina atifta bulunularak gosterilmektedir. Japonya, tarihinin buyuk bir bolumunde Cin merkezli duzenin bir parcasiydi ve Cin'i 'medeniyet yolunda ogretmen' olarak goruyordu. Fakat Japonya 19. yuzyilda Cin ve daha genis anlamda Asya ile ilgili olarak kimligini radikal bir sekilde yeniden tanimlamis ve Bati ulkelerine benzer 'uygar' bir devlet olmaya calistigi icin Cin merkezli dunya gorusunu reddetmistir. Anahtar Kelimeler: Dogu Asya, varolusculuk, Fukuzawa Yukichi, ontolojik guvenlik, Rollo May.<br />Introduction Identity change is an important phenomenon in international politics. It can radically alter a state's entire outlook on the world and how it orients itself and acts internationally. But [...]
- Subjects :
- Creative ability -- Social aspects
International relations
Political science
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Details
- Language :
- Turkish
- ISSN :
- 13047310
- Volume :
- 19
- Issue :
- 73
- Database :
- Gale General OneFile
- Journal :
- Uluslararasi Iliskiler / International Relations
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsgcl.706181919
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.33458/uidergisi.1085430