Japan in the age of fake news and populism
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20K13677
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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 08010:Sociology-related
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| Research Institution | Tsuda University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
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| Project Status |
Granted (Fiscal Year 2022)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥2,470,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥570,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥390,000 (Direct Cost: ¥300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥90,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
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| Keywords | fake news / news frame analysis / health literacy / misinformation / conspiracy theories / populism / conspiracy theory / media literacy / post-truth / cultural backlash / tipping point |
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| Outline of Research at the Start |
This research examines why Japan is seemingly immune to the resurgence of populism, which is plaguing many democracies in today’s age of fake news and post-truth. It employs a quantitative approach with original survey data and a framework based on the cultural backlash and tipping point theories.
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
The project proceeded mostly as planned in FY2022. The third paper of the project was accepted by the Journal of Information and Communication Research and is scheduled to be published in the coming issue. The finding of fourth paper of the project was also presented at the 79th Annual Midwest Political Science Conference in April 2022.
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| Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
3: Progress in research has been slightly delayed.
Reason
The project was slightly delayed due to COVID-19 as some academic conferences were cancelled. Thus, the project was extended for one more year until the end of FY2023.
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
In FY2023, I will present the updated version of the fourth paper of the project at the 48th JSICR conference in July and submit it to an academic journal for publication.
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Research Products
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