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Discovering 'contortions' in Japanese International Relations research and their implications: An approach from the perspective of 'observational criticism

Research Project

Project/Area Number 18K18557
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Medium-sized Section 6:Political science and related fields
Research InstitutionNagoya University

Principal Investigator

Yamada Takahiro  名古屋大学, 環境学研究科, 教授 (00247602)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 赤星 聖  関西学院大学, 法学部, 准教授 (20795380)
Project Period (FY) 2018-06-29 – 2023-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
Budget Amount *help
¥6,240,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,440,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥600,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥600,000)
Keywords国際政治理論 / グローバル国際関係論 / 国際関係理論 / 知識社会学
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research has attempted to empirically ascertain whether International Relations (IR) theories and methods originated in the Anglophone “center” have been accepted by the non-Anglophone “periphery” as they are by constructing the data set regarding Japanese IR practices and comparing it to those of other countries. Its findings are: (1)Japanese IR is characterized by low theoretical orientation; (2)its low theoretical orientation is associated with the dominance of area studies and diplomatic history in the field; and (3)by comparison, the IR scholarship in equally non-Anglophone Germany tends to be more theoretically oriented owing to its effort to depart from the path of diplomatic history, and also more integrated into the Anglophone “center.”

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の最大の学術的な意義は、国際関係論(IR)の知識がIR 研究の「中心」から「周辺」へと伝播する際に、その知識に「ゆがみ」が生じるかどうかに関して、日本のIR研究を事例に定量的に実証した点にある。理論的志向性が低く、歴史的な記述を主たる方法論とする日本のIR研究の特色は、米国や欧州のIRとは大きく異なり、そのことはIR研究の多様性を示唆しているからである。しかし、その反面、日本の異質性が他国のIR研究者との対話を妨げているとする本研究のもう一つの知見は、日本におけるIR研究の未来を考える上で重要な示唆を与え、その意味において本研究の社会的な意義は大きいと言えよう。

Report

(6 results)
  • 2022 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (6 results)

All 2022 2020 2019 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (2 results) Presentation (3 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results) Funded Workshop (1 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] ベルリン自由大学(ドイツ)

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Berlin Free University(ドイツ)

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] “Between isolation and internationalization: How “global” is IR in Japan and Germany?”2022

    • Author(s)
      Sho Akahoshi, Mathis Lohaus, and Takahiro Yamada
    • Organizer
      a paper presented at the 2022 Annual Convention of the International Studies Association, Nashville
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Do IR theories get ‘lost' as they travel from theory producing countries to a theory consuming country? The prospect for globalizing Japan’s IR2020

    • Author(s)
      Takahiro Yamada and Sho Akahoshi
    • Organizer
      Global Pathways Online Workshop
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] How Has Japan Responded to the Globalization of IR Research?;2019

    • Author(s)
      Takahiro Yamada and Sho Akahoshi
    • Organizer
      2019年度日本国際政治学会年次研究大会
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Funded Workshop] How and why do international organizations fight against corruption?2019

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report

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Published: 2018-07-25   Modified: 2024-01-30  

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