Do Threats Promote Cooperation? Evidence from Governmental Discourse from Japanese Defense White Papers (2011-2023)

• In Event: Perceptions and Policy Agenda in East Asia

Brief Overview

This paper examines the correlation between governmental perceptions of threats and cooperation in official discourse. The study focuses on Japanese government discourse on North Korea and uses a large language model and beta-binomial regression.

Authors

• Franziska Schultz, Bowling Green State University

• Li Zhang, University of Virginia