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Studies on Task and Methodology toward "Area Studies"

Research Project

Project/Area Number 04041122
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Overseas Scientific Survey.

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research InstitutionNational Museum of Ethnology

Principal Investigator

SASAKI Komei  Professor, National Museum of Ethnology, 第2研究部, 教授 (10031692)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) YOSHIDA Shuji  Associate Professor, National Museum of Ethnology, 第2研究部, 助教授 (90099953)
MATSUBARA Masatake  Professor, National Museum of Ethnology, 第3研究部, 教授 (30110084)
ITAGAKI Yuzo  (Guest Professor, National Museum of Ethnology) Special Professor, Tokyo Keizai, (客員教授)特任教授 (10014458)
Project Period (FY) 1992
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1992)
KeywordsArea Studies / U.S.A / World Strategy
Research Abstract

This is a short report on the area studies in U.S.A. through the inspection of following institutions : (1) Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, (2) School of Advanced International Studies, the John Hopkins University, (3) Center for the Study of American South, University of North Carolina/Chapel Hill, (4) Center for Afro-American Studies, American Indian Studies Center, and Asian American Studies Center, UCLA, (5) International and Area Studies, UCB, (6)Office for International Studies and Programs, University of Wisconsin, (7) 8 Regional Institutes in Columbia University, and (8) East-West Center, Hawaii University.
The characteristics of area studies in U.S.A. are observed through the inspection, which are as follows :
(1) Area study is not an independent discipline in U.S.A.Although we like to establish area study as an independent discipline, this thought would not be accepted by American researchers of area studies. There is no doctor degree from area study but from particular discipline like as Economics, Politics and so on.
(2) Area studies in U.S.A. are closely related in current issues of politics or economics. Area studies were originated from the basic needs of American Federal Government after the second war, and this current still now continues. And,
(3) Global strategies of U.S.A. were, however, changed from dipolarization of world to multipolarization after Soviet Union was broken. Area studies follow the new strategy, and global studies are just started through the integration of area studies instead of the studies of particular areas. However, it could not say to be successful, because of keeping independence of each area study.

Report

(1 results)
  • 1992 Final Research Report Summary
  • Research Products

    (2 results)

All Other

All Publications (2 results)

  • [Publications] 吉田,集而: "アメリカの地域研究について" 民博通信. (1993)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1992 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] YOSHIDA, Shuji: "Area Studies in U.S.A." Minpaku Tsusin ( in process of arrangement ). (1993)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1992 Final Research Report Summary

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Published: 1994-03-24   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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