Re-educating Hong Kong in the era of the National Security Law: identity politics, education and public history

• Project/Area Number: 24K05604
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 09010:Education-related
• Research Institution: Kyushu University
• Principal Investigator: Edward Vickers 九州大学, 人間環境学研究院, 教授 (50631751)
• Project Period (FY): 2024-04-01 – 2028-03-31
• Project Status: Granted (Fiscal Year 2024)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000); Fiscal Year 2027: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000); Fiscal Year 2026: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000); Fiscal Year 2025: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000); Fiscal Year 2024: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
• Keywords: Hong Kong / Education / Politics / China / History

Outline of Research at the Start

This project analyses the use of education and public history to re-educate Hong Kong residents as patriotic Chinese citizens, examining how curricula and heritage sites narrate local and national history and identity and how far researchers and educators can critique official narratives.