2020 Fiscal Year Research-status Report
The Conservative Imaginary: State Power and World Order in Transwar Japan, 1930-1960
| Project/Area Number |
19K20833
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| Research Institution | Waseda University |
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Principal Investigator |
HOFMANN RETO 早稲田大学, 高等研究所, その他(招聘研究員) (40822268)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
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| Keywords | Modern Japanese History |
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
While during this period my research activities were impacted by Covid-19, I have been able to pursue my overall goals. In 2020-21 I published two articles and co-edited a book (Transwar Asia: Ideologies, Institutions, Practices). These publications appeared in prestigious international journals and presses (Japan Forum, Bloomsbury Academic Press). I also presented at various scholarly conferences and workshops (mainly online) in Australia. Most importantly, I have continued working on my long-term project, a history of conservatism in Japan, 1920-1980. Access to archives and libraries has been limited, but I have been able to work through the sources that I had collected during earlier fieldwork. I foresee that I will be using these sources until early 2022, when I expect to be able to continue researching in archives in person.
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| Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
2: Research has progressed on the whole more than it was originally planned.
Reason
For my main research project, a history of Japanese conservatism, I have written the introduction and one chapter. This is in addition to other scholarly articles that I have completed in this period of time and which have helped me to further conceptualize my project. As a result, I am satisfied with the progress I have made in the past year.
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
I have two main goals for the next year. First, to continue working on my book manuscript. I foresee eight chapters. I will need to conduct follow-up research for some chapters in various archives and libraries in Tokyo. Second, to be able to conduct this research, I need to apply for further financial support. My aim is to apply for more grants during the next year.
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| Causes of Carryover |
Next year, I plan to use this amount to conduct research in archives in Tokyo
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