How is science-technology translated into "power" as a means of international influence?

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K01497
• 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: Sophia University (2021-2022); Yokohama National University (2019-2020)
• Principal Investigator: Saitou Kousuke 上智大学, 総合グローバル学部, 准教授 (40721436)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: イノベーションエコシステム / 科学技術 / 政策決定 / 経済安全保障 / 安全保障政策

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research project aimed to examine the decision-making mechanisms that translate (or do not translate) science and technology into "power" in international politics, often regarded as an immediate power component in many studies. By focusing on the consensus-building that occurs in the process of utilizing science and technology for military and industrial purposes through case studies in the U.S. and Japan, the following points were identified: (1) differences in the mechanisms of technology utilization between the U.S. and Japan, (2) effects specific to particular technology fields, such as artificial intelligence, and (3) the effects of the institutional characteristics such as research grants and foreign investment regulation.

Free Research Field

安全保障論

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の中心的な成果は、安全保障領域における科学技術の利用と流出管理の問題をパワー形成の問題として捉えたうえで、日米の事例研究を通じてそのメカニズムを規定する要因を明らかにした点にある。本研究では民主主義国家における科学技術へのコンセンサスのあり方を分析することで、日米の政策形成の課題を明らかにした。また、それらの研究を踏まえたものとして、研究期間中に学術書、研究論文、学会報告及びアウトリーチを含む成果を公表した。