Japan in the age of fake news and populism
| Project/Area Number |
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 |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
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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 | Health literacy / Fake news / Conspiracy theory / New frame analysis / Misinformation / Infodemic / COVID-19 / 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 |
In AY2023, the project proceeded as planned with most key objectives successfully completed. First, I presented my research results at two academic conferences (the 16th ITS Asia-Pacific Conference in Thailand and the 48th JSICR conference in Japan) and one invited workshop (CENS Workshop on DRUMS in Singapore). Second, I published the results of my studies in two peer-reviewed academic journals (Journal of Information and Communication Research and Telematics and Informatics Reports) and as a book chapter (Communication Research on Health Disparities and Coping Strategies in COVID-19 Related Crises). Moreover, the paper published in the Journal of Information and Communication Research received the 24th JSCIR Best Paper Award in 2023.
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