The Prestige Factor in International Affairs

摘要: W HEN Sir Daniel Stevenson made his endowments for chairs in international relations, he did so with a purpose wider than that of simply promoting scholarship. He also wanted scholarship to improve the world. It therefore behoves those who lecture honour deliver something nature an improving message. I myself have never been averse moralising, but it happened when began think about this was not exactly burning message had be delivered. only puzzles, questions, and certain expectation if one could explore one's way through important would discovered. Let me begin by saying what puzzles were. Most my life has spent study Japanese society. One thing frequently impressed is importance, explaining variety internal developments society as well direction foreign policy over last hundred years, shared national concern Japan's standing community. The origins are clear enough period late 19th century dominant objective force revision were universally called 'unequal treaties,' remove humiliation extra-territorial rights ports. But why should still particularly concerned their country's external image? Why be, instance, even government official attending expert group meeting supposedly individual capacity, obliged submit position paper interdepartmental chaired office, may expect redraft four or five times before allowed go? And what, really, meant 'standing in' 'a equality community? most feel despite great economic power they somehow achieved ' standing' commensurate it? appear