Looking into Authoritarian Populism from the Perspectives of Sexual Minorities: Southeast Asia and Philippines

2021 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 18KK0341
• Research Category: Fund for the Promotion of Joint International Research (Fostering Joint International Research (A))
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Area studies
• Research Institution: Nagoya University
• Principal Investigator: KUSAKA WATARU 名古屋大学, 国際開発研究科, 准教授 (80536590)
• Project Period (FY): 2019 – 2021
• Keywords: 性的少数者 / ポピュリズム / 東南アジア / フィリピン / LGBT

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Because the strict border control and lockdown in the Philippines during the pandemic posed significant obstacles to organizing international join research, I could not publish an English-edited book as an outcome of the project. Yet, I was able to publish a Japanese anthology titled Southeast Asia and “LGBT” Politics: What is Contested over Sexual Minority? (Akashi Shoten, 2022) as the main editor, and have been seeking an opportunity to publish an English version with updated contents. For this purpose, I have developed a collaboration with Japanese researchers working on politics over sexual minorities in East Asia and Latin America. Also, I translated the introductory chapter of the book into English and shared it with international joint researchers to receive feedback from them. As for populism in the Philippines, I published two English papers and two Japanese papers. Also, I have almost completed a Japanese book focusing on president Rodrigo Duterte and his masculinity.

Free Research Field

地域研究

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

『東南アジアと「LGBT」の政治』は、5,940円と高額であるもかかわらず、１年を待たずして２刷に入った。多くの当事者、研究者、実務家が関心をもってくれたおかげだと考えている。海外では、Jafar Suryomenggolon氏によって、International Quarterly for Asian Studies 52(3-4)に英語での書評が掲載された。それによって、英語での出版を求める声が海外からさらに届くようになった。日本語では、東南アジア学会の学会誌『東南アジア──歴史と文化』で書評が出る予定である。また、当事者のフリーマガジン『南界堂』（5月27日）でも紹介されている。