2018 Fiscal Year Annual Research Report
Cross-Cultural Inquieries into Social Problems: Kuwata Kumazo and his Contemporaries, 1890-1930
| Project/Area Number |
16K02206
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| Research Institution | Osaka University |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2016-04-01 – 2019-03-31
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| Keywords | Kuwata Kumazo / Emil Lederer / Social Conservatism |
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
社会政策の分野で日本の法学者桑田熊蔵（１８６８－１９３２）はこの時代に偉大な功績をあげた人物の一人と言える。１８９６年に日本の経済学者金井延とともに、社会問題に取り組む学術研究団体を立ち上げた。その１年後にはこの団体が基礎とな理「社会政策学会」が発足した。桑田は実家の援助を得て、１８９６から１８９８までドイツ帝国、イギリスとフランスの大学で留学した。同時にヨーロッパの社会問題を検討しました。ヨーロッパの経験をもとに桑田は帰国後日本の社会政策のパイオニアになりました。
Economist and jurist Kuwata Kumazo (1868-1932) was one of the most eminent figures of his time in the field of social policy, though today he has been largely forgotten. The research project focused on collecting and interpreting all relevant material related to Kuwata and his work. Based on a careful exploration of his writings the researcher produced an intellectual portrait of Kuwata as a moderate conservative who was a critic of socialism and liberalism alike. He was a social conservative who promoted a stronger role of the state in the field of social reform and social policy. On an international level he was a bridge builder who connected European and Japanese social research. Since 1900 Kuwata played an outstanding role in transferring social ideas between Japan and Europe. Based on his experiences in Germany he became the co-founder of the Japanese Society for Social Policy, the most important think tank in the field until 1924.
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