Mobilization and Political Process of Conservative Civil Society in Post-Cold War Japan

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K13397
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 06010:Politics-related
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: KOO Yoojin 東京大学, 大学院総合文化研究科, 特任准教授 (70839373)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 保守市民社会 / イベント・データ / 右傾化 / 議員連盟

Outline of Final Research Achievements

To examine the "conservative civil society," which has been gaining prominence in the Japanese socio-political arena since 1990, this study has created an event data set summarizing its activities. Using this event data, the study has demonstrated that the activities of conservative civil society are significantly influenced by the political environment. Through various research presentations and papers presented both domestically and internationally, this study has broadened its understanding. The outcomes of this study include: 1) the creation of a new dataset capturing the activities of conservative civil society in Japan, and 2) a deeper understanding of the relationship between conservative civil society and politics.

Free Research Field

政治学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の成果として、1）保守市民社会をとらえるデータが新たに構築されたこと、2）保守市民社会と政治との関係への理解が深まったこと、3）日本政治社会における右傾化論への新たな観点を提供したことが挙げられる。