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Historical Studies on 'Responsibility for Colonialism' in Modern Britain

Research Project

Project/Area Number 16K03138
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field History of Europe and America
Research InstitutionSoka University

Principal Investigator

Maekawa Ichiro  創価大学, 国際教養学部, 教授 (10401431)

Project Period (FY) 2016-04-01 – 2019-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Keywords植民地責任 / 歴史認識 / 歴史教科書 / イギリス / 植民地主義 / イギリス史
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study argues that the reality of international politics today raises questions and debates based on memories of colonialism. By taking the British case, I consider the question of why the British government has yet to come to terms with its colonial past from a historical perspective. Given the enormity of this question and the number of relevant historical issues, I have to limit my discussion to only a few specific matters. Thus, in order to provide a historical background of the relative indifference of the former colonising states in regard to their colonial past, I present three points for further discussion: (1) the selective thinking regarding the colonial past, (2) Western civilisation’s belief present in the British society and (3) the judicial practice that could determine and administer the ‘responsibility for colonialism’ today.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究には、イギリスの歴史認識と「植民地支配責任」の問題を実証的に検討するイギリス現代史研究としての意義がある。しかし、歴史教科書を素材に歴史認識の国際比較を志向している点に、より大きな学術的意義と社会的意義とがあると考えている。とりわけ、植民地主義下の個別の残虐行為と、植民地主義全体の不正義とを切り離してとらえるイギリスの「二重思考」をめぐる議論は、今後に研究に対して重要な問題提起となろう。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2018 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • 2016 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (4 results)

All 2017 2016

All Journal Article (1 results) Presentation (3 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 3 results,  Invited: 3 results)

  • [Journal Article] 反・「正しい歴史認識」雑感2017

    • Author(s)
      前川一郎
    • Journal Title

      歴史書通信

      Volume: 229 Pages: 2-5

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Responsibility of Colonialism: a New Agenda for Historicans for Decolonization2017

    • Author(s)
      Ichiro Maekawa
    • Organizer
      Global Decolonization Workshop
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Coment on History War in Australia2016

    • Author(s)
      Ichiro Maekawa
    • Organizer
      The Third International Workshop on Australia
    • Place of Presentation
      Osaka University
    • Year and Date
      2016-11-12
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Britain and debates about neo-colonialism in Africa in the 1960s2016

    • Author(s)
      Ichiro Maekawa
    • Organizer
      Osaka International Symposium 'Global dynamics, national economies, and statehood in Africa and Asia, 1945-1979'
    • Place of Presentation
      Osaka Univeristy
    • Year and Date
      2016-09-28
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited

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Published: 2016-04-21   Modified: 2020-03-30  

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