Protests Against U.S. Military Base Policy in Asia: Persuasion and Its Limits (Studies in Asian Security)

Since the end of World War II, protests against U.S. military base and related policies have occurred in several Asian host countries. How much influence have these protests had on the p;olicy regarding U.S. military bases? What conditions make protests more likely to influence policy? __Protests Against U.S. Military Base Policy in Asia__ answers these questions by examining state response to twelve major protests in Asia since the end of World War II—in the Philippines, Okinawa, and South Korea. Yuko Kawato lays out the conditions under which protesters' normative arguments can and cannot persuade policy-makers to change base policy, and how protests can still generate some political or military incentives for policy-makers to adjust policy when persuasion fails. Kawato also shows that when policy-makers decide not to change policy, they can offer symbolic concessions to appear norm-abiding and to secure a smoother implementation of policies that protesters oppose. While the findings will be of considerable interest to academics and students, perhaps their largest impact will be on policy makers and activists, for whom Kawato offers recommendations for their future decision-making and actions. Since the end of World War II, protests against U.S. military base and related policies have occurred in several Asian host countries. These protests raise important questions about the extent to which they have and will influence the policy regarding U.S. military bases in Asia. Protests Against U.S. Military Base Policy in Asia answers these questions by examining state response to twelve major protests in Asia since the end of World War II-in the Philippines, Okinawa, and South Korea. Yuko Kawato lays out the conditions under which protesters' normative arguments can and cannot persuade poli Protests Against U.s. Military Base Policy : When And How Do They Matter? -- Response To Protests In Okinawa Under The U.s. Administration, 1945/1972 -- Response To Protests In Okinawa, 1995 & 2009 -- Response To Protests In South Korea, 2000s -- Response To Protests In The Philippines, 1965 & 1979 -- Persuasion And The Closure Of U.s. Military Bases In The Philippines, 1991. Yuko Kawato. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 211-218) And Index.