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Reconnecting theory of justice and moral psychology in a globalizing society

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17K02192
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Philosophy/Ethics
Research InstitutionRitsumeikan University

Principal Investigator

Kamishima Yuko  立命館大学, 総合心理学部, 教授 (60449329)

Project Period (FY) 2017-04-01 – 2020-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2019)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,990,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥690,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Keywordsケア / ケイパビリティ / 正義 / ロールズ / ケアワーカー / 責任 / 民主的正義 / 道徳心理学 / ヘルスケアワーカー / グローバル社会 / 正義論
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research investigated how the theory of justice and the moral psychology are related in a globalizing society with a particular focus on the global care chain. Based on the reading of John Rawls's A Theory of Justice and the related literature on moral psychology, it worked out an idea "equal beings" which was drawn from Rawls's idea of "equal citizenship" to conceive social inclusion of foreign care workers. Also by introducing the capability approach, it conceptualized the relation between agents of care and receivers of care who are able to develop their own capabilities including the moral ones in this globalizing world. Overall, this research suggests that moral agency and the just socio-economic system can be cultivated simultaneously.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

ケアワーカーの国際移動には様々な問題があり、出入国の制限を設けることでそうした問題を解消することはできるが、他方で移動の自由を含め、諸個人が各々の善い生へのケイパビリティを身につけたりそれを行使したりすることは阻害されることになる。本研究では、ケアワーカーは国境を越えることで自らのケイパビリティを高めると同時に、ケアの受け手側のケイパビリティも高めうることを明らかにすることができたと同時に、このポジティブな側面を保護するための正義にかなった制度の必要性を指摘することもできた。EPAや外国人技能実習生制度を通じて外国人ケアワーカーが増えつつある日本において、本研究の社会的意義は小さくない。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2019 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (5 results)

All 2019 2018

All Journal Article (1 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Peer Reviewed: 1 results) Presentation (4 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 4 results)

  • [Journal Article] Political Justice and the Capability for Responsibility2019

    • Author(s)
      Yuko Kamishima
    • Journal Title

      Critical Horizons

      Volume: 印刷中 Issue: 2 Pages: 145-160

    • DOI

      10.1080/14409917.2019.1596214

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Agents of Care in the Connected World: Co-developing our Capabilities2019

    • Author(s)
      Yuko Kamishima
    • Organizer
      Human Development & Capability Association
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Political Agency and the Sense of Justice: A detour path to an inclusive society2018

    • Author(s)
      Yuko Kamishima
    • Organizer
      Human Development & Capability Association
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Capability to Responsibility for Democratic Justice2018

    • Author(s)
      Yuko Kamishima
    • Organizer
      24th World Congress of Philosophy
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] The sense of justice and political agency: a detour path to a viable democracy2018

    • Author(s)
      Yuko Kamishima
    • Organizer
      Human Development and Capability Association
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research

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Published: 2017-04-28   Modified: 2021-02-19  

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