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Local government policies on same-sex partnerships and urban space in Japan

Research Project

Project/Area Number 16K13298
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Human geography
Research InstitutionWakayama University

Principal Investigator

Yoshida Michiyo  和歌山大学, 観光学部, 教授 (40368395)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 新ヶ江 章友  大阪市立大学, 人権問題研究センター, 准教授 (70516682)
福田 珠己  大阪府立大学, 人間社会システム科学研究科, 教授 (80285311)
Research Collaborator FUJITSUKA Yoshihiro  
HORITA Yumiko  
Project Period (FY) 2016-04-01 – 2019-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,380,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥780,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Keywords同性パートナーシップ / 同性婚 / 同性愛者 / 自治体 / 都市 / ホーム / セクシュアリティ / 同性パートナーシップ制度 / 地方自治体 / 地理学 / LGBT / 同性愛者コミュニティ / 政治的活動 / 同性愛 / パートナーシップ証明 / 居住地選択
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study was aimed at exploring the concept of ‘home’ and the influence of the official recognition of same-sex partnerships by local governments on residential choice of same-sex couples. Finding little influence of the policies on their decisions on residence, the study focused on following two themes: political movements behind the introduction of local government policies on same-sex partnerships and the public reaction to these policies. The results of the research on the ten Japanese local governments that officially recognized same-sex partnerships suggest that there were four types of political promotions that led to policies on same-sex partnerships. The negative reactions were seen in many phone calls and facsimile letters to local government offices, however, these reactions abated within a few months after the announcement. Not many LGBT people publicly expressed their opinions, and further research is needed to explore their thoughts on these policies.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

欧米の地理学界では,同性愛者と空間・場所の関係は研究蓄積の進んだ分野であったが,2010年代に入って多くの国で同性婚が法制化され,同性愛者をめぐる家族関係や居住,ネットワークが改めて注目されるようになった。日本においても,2015年に東京都渋谷区・世田谷区が同性カップルにパートナーシップ証明書を発行するという自治体の新しい動きが起こった。そこで本研究は,ホームの概念を再検討し,こうした制度の導入の契機や社会・当事者の反応を調査した。これにより本研究は,日本の地理学界において探求されてこなかった研究分野を拓き,政策評価にも役立ちうることから,学術的・社会的意義を有していると考えられる。

Report

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

    (18 results)

All 2019 2018 2017 2016

All Journal Article (2 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 1 results,  Open Access: 1 results) Presentation (14 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 4 results,  Invited: 1 results) Book (2 results)

  • [Journal Article] ホームの地理学とセクシュアリティの地理学が出会うとき―近年の研究動向に関する覚書2018

    • Author(s)
      福田 珠己
    • Journal Title

      空間・社会・地理思想

      Volume: 21 Pages: 29-35

    • NAID

      120006483251

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] 自民党「日本国憲法改正草案」とセクシュアルマイノリティ2017

    • Author(s)
      新ヶ江 章友
    • Journal Title

      日本の科学者

      Volume: 52(7) Pages: 362-373

    • NAID

      40021246562

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] The enactment of local same-sex partnership ordinances in Japan: How LGBT citizens were involved in the process2019

    • Author(s)
      Shingae, Akitomo
    • Organizer
      A Workshop on LGBT Politics in Southeast Asia and Japan (Taiwan-Asia Exchange Foundation, Taipei, Taiwan)
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 日本における同性パートナーシップ制度の導――地方自治体の動きとLGBT活動家の影響2018

    • Author(s)
      吉田道代・新ヶ江章友
    • Organizer
      人文地理学会大会(奈良大学)
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] The official recognition of same-sex partnerships in Japan.2018

    • Author(s)
      Yoshida, Michiyo & Shingae, Akitomo
    • Organizer
      The International Geographical Union Regional Conference (Quebec City Convention Center, Quebec, Canada)
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Telling the history of geography from the invisible: Female geographers in non-English-speaking Japan2018

    • Author(s)
      Fukuda, Tamami
    • Organizer
      The International Geographical Union Regional Conference (Quebec City Convention Center, Quebec, Canada)
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Women’s body represented in Japanese urban landscape: Consideration of visual images of “moe” characters for regional promotion2018

    • Author(s)
      Fukuda, Tamami
    • Organizer
      East Asian Regional Conference in Alternative Geography the 9th Meeting (Daegu University, Daegu, South Korea)
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 日本における同性パートナーシップと同性婚に対する当事者の意識2018

    • Author(s)
      新ヶ江章友
    • Organizer
      日韓ジョイントパネル2018:日韓の社会運動-現場と研究をつなぐ
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Japanese same-sex partnership systems and human rights.2018

    • Author(s)
      Shingae, Akitomo
    • Organizer
      Workshop on Hate Speech and Minority Rights (Soochow University, Taiwan)
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] The Enactment of Ordinances on Same-Sex Partnerships by Japanese Local Governments: The Involvement of LGBT People in the Enactment of the Ordinances2018

    • Author(s)
      Shingae, Akitomo
    • Organizer
      The 24th Annual Japan Association Conference
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 性にまつわる「語られなかった物語」―HIV陽性者の語りをめぐる分析から2017

    • Author(s)
      新ケ江章友
    • Organizer
      シンポジウム 医療人類学にとってナラティブとは何か?
    • Place of Presentation
      京都大学
    • Year and Date
      2017-02-04
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] サブスタンスとしての精液の交換ーゲイ男性の人間関係の構築をめぐる予備的分析2017

    • Author(s)
      新ヶ江章友
    • Organizer
      国立民族学博物館「グローバル時代のサブスタンスの社会的布置に関する比較研究」研究会
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] LDT(Liberal Democratic Party) Constitutional Reform and LGBT in Japan2016

    • Author(s)
      SHINGAE Akitomo
    • Organizer
      13th Japanese-German Frontiers of Science Symposium
    • Place of Presentation
      Potsdam, Germany
    • Year and Date
      2016-10-07
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Gay Men and HIV/AIDS in Japan: "Gay Communities", the State, and Gay Identities2016

    • Author(s)
      SHINGAE Akitomo
    • Organizer
      International Symposium: LGBT Politics in Asia: Queering the State, Religion, and Family
    • Place of Presentation
      Kyoto University
    • Year and Date
      2016-09-26
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 日本におけるゲイ男性の主体化の系譜―エイズから同性婚へ2016

    • Author(s)
      新ケ江章友
    • Organizer
      第67回大会関西社会学会
    • Place of Presentation
      大阪大学
    • Year and Date
      2016-05-29
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] LGBTs and Reproductive Treatment Technologies in Japan2016

    • Author(s)
      SHINGAE Akitomo
    • Organizer
      The International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences
    • Place of Presentation
      Dubrovnik, Croatia
    • Year and Date
      2016-05-07
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Book] FENICS 100万人のフィールドワーカーシリーズ12 (分担執筆:「ゲイ・コミュニティ」でフィールドワークする)2016

    • Author(s)
      新ケ江章友(椎野若菜・的場澄人編)
    • Total Pages
      226
    • Publisher
      古今書院
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Book] 図説日本の都市問題(分担執筆:同性愛者の歓楽街)2016

    • Author(s)
      吉田道代(藤塚吉宏・高柳長直編)
    • Total Pages
      136
    • Publisher
      古今書院
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report

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