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Japan's Cultural Policy and Diplomacy towards UNESCO: Intersection of International Politics and Cultural Heritage

Research Project

Project/Area Number 20K01500
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 06020:International relations-related
Research InstitutionKanazawa University

Principal Investigator

Nakano Ryoko  金沢大学, 国際学系, 教授 (90781063)

Project Period (FY) 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Keywords文化遺産 / ナショナリズム / アイデンティティ / ソフトパワー / ナラティブ / 東アジア / 歴史認識 / 戦争の記憶 / ユネスコ / 日本外交 / 歴史の記憶 / 世界遺産 / 日本 / 文化外交 / シルクロード / 中国 / 韓国 / 記憶 / 国際政治 / ノスタルジア
Outline of Research at the Start

本研究の目的は、文化遺産の形成・推進にかかわる日本の対ユネスコ文化・外交政策と国際秩序の変動との関連性を明らかにすることである。ユネスコを通じた活動において、比較的長期の実績がある日本の文化遺産政策やユネスコへの関与のあり方について、国際社会の変化を踏まえて考察する。これは、文化人類学などによって構成される「遺産学」の知見を国際関係論に取り入れた融合研究として、国際関係論の発展に資するものである。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research argues that Japan's cultural and foreign policy towards UNESCO cannot be understood in isolation. It is significantly shaped by shifts in power distribution and relationships with nations that hold different historical perspectives. Specifically, when the state promotes cultural heritage within international bodies like UNESCO while anticipating criticism from countries with differing historical interpretations, it reflects more on the political leaders' perception of their nation's standing in the changing international order. This highlights the imperative of closely monitoring dynamic elements. Moreover, this study elucidates how Japan's international endeavors concerning cultural heritage are synthetic with, or distinct from, its neighboring countries’ policies towards UNESCO.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

文化遺産の形成・推進にかかわる日本の対ユネスコ文化・外交政策と国際秩序の変動との関連性を検討する本研究の成果は、文化と政治・外交の密接な関係性について考える重要な機会として、政治学、社会学、文化人類学などの学術研究や文化遺産に関心をもつ国際機関やNGO、一般市民との対話の場面で多くの注目を得ることになった。国際関係論と遺産研究の融合させた形での理論展開と、日本を取りまく東アジアという地域的文脈を十分に踏まえた上での国際政治や外交政策の考察は、今後さらに発展させる可能性があるものとして国際的に高い評価を受けた。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2023 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2022 Research-status Report
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (27 results)

All 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (5 results) Journal Article (8 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Peer Reviewed: 7 results,  Open Access: 6 results) Presentation (13 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 7 results,  Invited: 9 results) Book (1 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] ボン大学/シェフィールド大学/ニューカッスル大学(ドイツ)

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] シンガポール国立大学/マラヤ大学/タマサート大学(シンガポール)

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] ボン大学/シェフィールド大学/ニューカッスル大学(ドイツ)

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Australian National University(オーストリア)

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] 北京師範大学/コロンビア大学/筑波大学(中国)

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] Reshaping the Cultural Heritage Regime: How Japan and China Engage in UNESCO’s Heritage Programs2024

    • Author(s)
      Nakano Ryoko
    • Journal Title

      Japan Review

      Volume: 6:2 Pages: 19-28

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Cultural Heritage in East Asia’s Politics and International Relations2024

    • Author(s)
      Nakano Ryoko
    • Journal Title

      ARI Scope

      Volume: -

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Japan and the liberal international order: rules-based, multilateral, inclusive and localized2023

    • Author(s)
      Nakano Ryoko
    • Journal Title

      International Affairs

      Volume: 99 Issue: 4 Pages: 1421-1438

    • DOI

      10.1093/ia/iiad166

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] A Geocultural Power Competition in UNESCO’s Silk Roads Project: China’s Initiatives and the Responses From Japan and South Korea2022

    • Author(s)
      Nakano Ryoko
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Current Chinese Affairs

      Volume: OnlineFirst Issue: 2 Pages: 1-22

    • DOI

      10.1177/18681026221094054

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Japan’s demands for reforms of UNESCO’s memory of the world: the search for mnemonical security2020

    • Author(s)
      Nakano Ryoko
    • Journal Title

      Cambridge Review of International Affairs

      Volume: Online first Issue: 4 Pages: 1-18

    • DOI

      10.1080/09557571.2020.1784093

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Mobilizing Meiji Nostalgia and Intentional Forgetting in Japan's World Heritage Promotion2020

    • Author(s)
      Nakano Ryoko
    • Journal Title

      International Journal of Asian Studies

      Volume: 18 Issue: 1 Pages: 27-44

    • DOI

      10.1017/s1479591420000467

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Introduction: mobilizing nostalgia in Asia2020

    • Author(s)
      Nakano Ryoko
    • Journal Title

      International Journal of Asian Studies

      Volume: 18 Issue: 1 Pages: 1-5

    • DOI

      10.1017/s1479591420000649

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Heritage as soft power: Japan and China in international politics2020

    • Author(s)
      Nakano Ryoko、Zhu Yujie
    • Journal Title

      International Journal of Cultural Policy

      Volume: 26 Issue: 7 Pages: 869-881

    • DOI

      10.1080/10286632.2020.1845322

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Commemoration of the Past for the Future: Discussion points2023

    • Author(s)
      Nakano Ryoko
    • Organizer
      Memories and Interpretation of Wartime Heritage
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Heritage Conflicts and Competition in East Asia2023

    • Author(s)
      Nakano Ryoko
    • Organizer
      Heritage Futures: Asia Series
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Free and Open Indo-Pacific as Japan’s Conservative Resilience Strategy2023

    • Author(s)
      Nakano Ryoko
    • Organizer
      International Studies Association (ISA) Asia-Pacific Conference
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] A Geocultural Power Competition in UNESCO's Silk Roads Project2023

    • Author(s)
      Nakano Ryoko
    • Organizer
      EISA Pan-European Conference on International Relations
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Cultural heritage conflicts in East Asia2022

    • Author(s)
      Nakano Ryoko
    • Organizer
      Special seminar (University of Regensburg)
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Emerging states and heritage as soft power: Why Japan, China, and South Korea promote their contentious cultural heritage2022

    • Author(s)
      Nakano Ryoko
    • Organizer
      History studies seminar (Aberystwyth University)
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Strategies of influence: How Japan shapes an international vision of the world and itself2022

    • Author(s)
      Nakano Ryoko
    • Organizer
      Strategies of Influence: A Comparative Approach (ESSEC Business School)
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Meiji Nostalgia in Japan's Heritage Diplomacy2022

    • Author(s)
      Nakano Ryoko
    • Organizer
      Nostalgia and fantasy in the making of heritage in Asia (東京大学)
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Japanese conceptions of international order2022

    • Author(s)
      Nakano Ryoko
    • Organizer
      Asian conceptions of international order (National University of Singapore)
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] National nostalgia and heritage diplomacy2022

    • Author(s)
      Nakano Ryoko
    • Organizer
      Countering revisionism: engaging new generations in memory, truth and justice around World War II heritage (Seoul National University)
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] The Silk Roads as global memory infrastructures: Japan and South Korea's views on China's initiatives2021

    • Author(s)
      Nakano, Ryoko
    • Organizer
      Infrastructure of Memory
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Japanese Heritage Diplomacy2021

    • Author(s)
      Nakano Ryoko
    • Organizer
      日本―ポーランド学術交流キックオフシンポジウム
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Politics of Nostalgia and Intentional Forgetting in Japan's World Heritage2020

    • Author(s)
      Nakano Ryoko
    • Organizer
      Critical Heritage Studies Association
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Book] Moving Targets: Trends in Japan’s Foreign and Security Policies2024

    • Author(s)
      Nakano Ryoko (Editors: Axel Berkofsky and Giulia Sciorati)
    • Total Pages
      118
    • Publisher
      Ledizioni LediPublishing
    • ISBN
      9791256001125
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2020-04-28   Modified: 2025-01-30  

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