| Project/Area Number |
20K13443
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Review Section |
Basic Section 06020:International relations-related
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| Research Institution | Musashi University (2021)
Doshisha University (2020) |
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Principal Investigator |
Hearn Edward 武蔵大学, 公私立大学の部局等, 准教授 (70780047)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2020-04-01 – 2022-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2021)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥260,000 (Direct Cost: ¥200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥60,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
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| Keywords | Foreign Policy / Immigration / Globalization / Public opinion / Japanese Politics / Experimental methods / International relations / Foreign policy / US-Japan relations / US politics / Japanese politics / immigration / globalization / international relations / political economy / public opinion |
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| Outline of Research at the Start |
This project examines the management of public attitudes toward globalization in Japan. The study employs experimental methods to examine the effect of exposure to globalization on public support for open policies. The work focuses specifically on the impact of cultural threat on public attitudes towards foreign workers and immigration.
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
During the current year a nationally representative survey with embedded experiments was fielded. The survey experiments were designed to examine the impact of the increase in foreign workers in Japan on attitudes toward globalization and immigration as well as to examine the types of interaction the Japanese public prefers to have with foreign populations. The results of the surveys provided support for a number of hypothesis. First, it was found that exposure to non-assimilated foreigners leads to a reduction in support for globalization among the elderly and general attitudes toward disgust drive attitudes toward immigration. Furthermore, it was found that the Japanese public prefers to have contact with foreign workers but also prefer high levels of cultural assimilation. I am currently completing 3 manuscripts based on the survey experiment results that will be submitted for peer review in an international journal.
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| Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
Immigration policy is only sustainable if supported by the public. The objective of this project is to better understand attitudes toward immigration, the social impact of increased foreign contact, and to examine the types of interaction the Japanese public prefers to have with foreign populations.
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