As a PhD candidate in political science/international relations Sarah Tanke is working on Japanese multilateral diplomacy, her supervisor being Professor Guillaume Devin. She graduated from Sciences Po (M.A. in Political science/international relations) and from the University of Hamburg (International M.A. in Japanese studies, including a stay at the Paris Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales, INALCO). Specializing on Japan, Sarah Tanke has spent two years studying in Japan, among other things as assistant at the Nihon University Population Research Institute (NUPRI) in Tokyo. Working at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in New York for a year made her discover the multilateral environment. During her doctoral research she has been visiting the University of Cambridge, the German Institute for Japanese Studies (DIJ) in Tokyo and Columbia University in New York. For three years she has been the PhD student representative at CERI, co-founder of the DocSem PhD seminar at CERI and is currently coorganizing the research seminar of the research group on multilateral action (GRAM). Among her publications are: "Une diplomatie du respect : Le Japon et le multilatéralisme" (Harmattan, 2017), "Japan’s narrative on human security: international norms, diplomatic identity and recognition" (Japan Forum, 2021), "Le Japon et l'ONU : présence, action, influence" (Guibourg Delamotte (ed.) Le Japon dans le monde, CNRS, 2019) or "Comparing Japanese and US Leaders’ Communication: The Construction of Meaning in Addresses to the United Nations General Assembly" (Ofer Feldman, Sonja Zmerli (ed.) The Psychology of Political Communicators: How Politicians, Culture, and the Media Construct and Shape Public Discourse, Routledge, 2018).
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in Japan Forum Publication date 2021-02-09
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Human security is presented in the United Nations Development Programme’s 1994 Human Development Report as a new security concept, different from more conventional ones focusing on the security of the state, and instead focusing on the security of the individual, of humans. At the turn of the century and for about a decade, academic literature has regularly described Japan as promoting human security in different ways. However, little has been published on this during the last decade. The aim of this article is two-fold. First, it takes a long-term perspective to trace the evolution of this concept in Japanese diplomacy over the last three decades, in order to assess its significance over time and as of today. Second, it takes a close look at the actual Japanese narrative in order to understand how this concept can be beneficial for Japan’s diplomacy. This article argues that, first, human security has been and still is a central concept in Japan’s diplomatic discourse and, second, Japan’s promotion of human security leads to a positive Japanese diplomatic identity and an increased self-confidence, which Japan wants because of its desire of recognition. This claim is demonstrated by a quantitative and qualitative analysis of central texts of Japanese diplomacy, narrating human security, over the last three decades. For Japan, emphasizing its own efforts and complying with the international norm of human security has a positive effect on its international identity and recognition.
in L'assemblée générale des Nations unies. Une institution politique mondiale Edited by DEVIN Guillaume, PETITEVILLE Franck, TORDJMAN Simon Publication date 2020-05
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Plan du chapitre : S’approprier les lieux ; S’approprier les temps de l’Assemblée ; S’approprier les codes : le poids du passé ; La figure du délégué « entrepreneur » ;
in Le Japon dans le monde Edited by DELAMOTTE Anne-Guibourg Publication date 2019-11
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La présence japonaise dans le système onusien se montre à plusieurs échelles : l'adhésion du Japon aux différentes agences onusiennes, l'envoi de représentants japonais dans des missions permanentes auprès d'organisations internationales, l'embauche de Japonais en tant que fonctionnaires onusiens et la présence...
in The Psychology of Political Communicators: How Politicians, Culture, and the Media Construct and Shape Public Discourse Edited by FELDMAN Ofer, ZMERLI Sonja Publication date 2018-10
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This chapter compares Japanese and United States (U.S.) political communication as observable in their respective addresses to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) between 2006 and 2015. The focus is on how political leaders frame their understanding of international political issues. In order to do so, this chapter includes quantitative and qualitative discourse analyses based on occurrences, keywords, collocations, n-grams and concordances. The comparison shows how socio-cultural, domestic, and individual factors contribute to differences in political discourse, as well as international status and recognition do. This cross-cultural study is particularly interesting because Japan continues to consider the United States its most important bilateral ally, and differences in framing of international issues would play a crucial role in their diplomatic relation.
in Asia trends Publication date 2018-05
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Cet article présente des points de vus japonais de la visite du président Trump en novembre 2017. Si la perspective officielle insiste sur le côté historique de la visite, sur l’alliance « inébranlable » entre le Japon et les Etats-Unis et sur la relation personnelle entre Abe et Trump, d’autres observateurs notent en effet un consensus concernant la stratégie pour une région « Indo-pacifique libre et ouverte » ainsi qu’à l’égard de la Corée du Nord, mais aussi des tensions potentielles aux niveaux sécuritaire et commercial.
in European Review of International Studies Publication date 2017-09
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In Politische Psychologie (political psychology) Sonja Zmerli and Ofer Feldman bring together 29 authors to create the first German-language handbook on political psychology, aimed at students and scholars alike. Several of the 20 chapters are of particular interest for the field of international studies, since...
Publication date 2017-08 Collection Questions contemporaines
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Le Japon a mis en place une diplomatie multilatérale très active : contributions financières considérables, visibilité importante dans l’aide au développement, engagement pour le désarmement nucléaire, efforts pour obtenir un siège permanent au sein du Conseil de sécurité des Nations unies, etc. Cet ouvrage interroge d’abord la place que prend le multilatéralisme dans la diplomatie japonaise, plus particulièrement dans son histoire récente, dans la structure de son ministère des Affaires étrangères et chez ses diplomates. Deuxièmement et à l’inverse, comment peut-on qualifier le rôle que joue le Japon dans la diplomatie multilatérale globale ? L’Assemblée générale des Nations unies, le Programme des Nations unies pour le développement (PNUD) et l’Agence internationale de l’énergie atomique (AIEA) servent ici de cas d’étude pour enquêter sur le « style » japonais. Ainsi, le cadre d’analyse de la diplomatie multilatérale du Japon développé dans cet ouvrage est le concept d’une « diplomatie du respect ». (Résumé éditeur)
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This paper presents differences and similarities between Japanese and US beliefs as observable in their respective addresses to the United Nations General Assembly. The focus is on how political leaders frame their understanding of international political concepts and events. A quantitative discourse analysis first clarifies the main topics of interest treated in the speeches as a basis for this study; a qualitative discourse then compares frames used by the different speakers. The analyzed period is limited to 2006-2015.
Edited by TANKE Sarah Publication date 2016-02 Collection Cahier multiculturel de la Maison du Japon / 日本館多分野研究会ノート : 9
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Notre cercle d’études, qui se nomme Centre d’études multiculturelles (CEM), a été créé en mars 2007, dans le but d’établir des échanges interdisciplinaires. Nous proposons aux spécialistes de tous les domaines des sciences humaines ou des sciences naturelles, d’élaborer de nouvelles perspectives de recherche à travers des rencontres avec les chercheurs d’autres domaines...
in The Round Table: The Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs Publication date 2016-02
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This edited volume comprises 13 chapters (10–29 pages each) written by 16 international authors focusing on different aspects of (potential) cooperation between the European Union (EU) and Japan, and linked to a number of academic activities carried out since 2006. Two of the three editors, ...