Japanese Knowledge and the Localist Reconfiguration of the Qing Empire

• Project/Area Number: 24K16152
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 03010:Historical studies in general-related
• Research Institution: Nagoya University of Commerce & Business
• Principal Investigator: Chen Fei 名古屋商科大学, 国際学部, 講師 (60979318)
• Project Period (FY): 2024-04-01 – 2029-03-31
• Project Status: Granted (Fiscal Year 2024)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,080,000); Fiscal Year 2028: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000); Fiscal Year 2027: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000); Fiscal Year 2026: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000); Fiscal Year 2025: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000); Fiscal Year 2024: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
• Keywords: localism / Japanese knowledge / China's Transformation

Outline of Research at the Start

This study offers a localist and transnational perspective on China’s modern transformation. It illustrates how global intellectual resources, mediated by Meiji Japan, transcended national borders to catalyze local changes, ultimately leading to state-wide transformation in the Qing empire.