Cover ; Half Title; Title Page ; Copyright Page ; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Notes on contributors; Preface; Note on names and transcriptions; List of abbreviations; 1 Global change: Japan's role in the making of a new aid architecture; 2 The peculiarities of Japan's ODA and the implications for African development; 3 Aligning policy with practice: Japanese ODA and normative values; 4 The development cooperation paradigm under the "new partnership" and its implications for Japan's aid
5 The securitization of Japan's ODA: new strategies in changing regional and domestic contexts6 The US pivot to Asia and Japan's Development Cooperation Charter; 7 Japanese ODA and the challenge of Chinese aid in Africa; 8 The changing global aid architecture: an opportunity for Japan to play a proactive global role?; 9 Comparing Japan and the European Union: the development cooperation policies of two civilian powers; 10 Network-based development cooperation as a way forward for Japan
11 The impact of public opinion on Japan's aid policy: before and after the New Development Assistance Charter12 An Asian aid paradigm: Japan leading from behind; Index