Towards a Pluriversal Theory of Security: Insights from Indian Cosmologies in Comparative Perspective

• Project/Area Number: 24K04741
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 06020:International relations-related
• Research Institution: International Christian University
• Principal Investigator: SHANI Giorgiandrea 国際基督教大学, 教養学部, 教授 (40569993)
• Project Period (FY): 2024-04-01 – 2028-03-31
• Project Status: Granted (Fiscal Year 2024)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,770,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥870,000); Fiscal Year 2027: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000); Fiscal Year 2026: ¥130,000 (Direct Cost: ¥100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥30,000); Fiscal Year 2025: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000); Fiscal Year 2024: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
• Keywords: Pluriverse / International Relations / Human Security / India / Cosmologies

Outline of Research at the Start

The key research question is as follows: How can we reconceptualize security from a post-Anthropocentric perspective so that it concerns the lives of all beings in the pluriverse? Related scientific questions include: (1) What is the pluriverse and how does it differ from the global? (2) What theoretical resources can be used to construct a pluriversal theory of (Human)security? (3) Specifically, what can an engagement with Indian cosmological traditions contribute to reconceptualizing security from a pluriversal perspective? Finally, (4) what policy implications are there for Japan?