A Historical Account of Immigration, Asylum and Citizenship Policies in Britain: In search for a New Evaluation Framework

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 21K01361
• 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: Kansai University
• Principal Investigator: Karatani Rieko 関西大学, 政策創造学部, 教授 (70325546)
• Project Period (FY): 2021-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 国際移動 / 国籍 / 英国 / 歴史性

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The results of this research are as follows. In terms of research achievements, I have published four single-authored papers and conducted four research presentations (two at international workshops and two at national conferences) in the past three years.
My study mainly focused upon three points. First, the international workshop paper examined relevant nationality and immigration policies during the inter-war period from 1914 to the end of World War II; second, the domestic conference papers and journal articles examined asylum policy; and third, they explored the current state of British nationality policy. As a result, I argued that the impact of external factors surrounding the UK on the formation of its policies related to its membership has been downplayed in comparison with internal factors, and that diverse factors from within and outside the country continue to make enormous impact.

Free Research Field

国際関係論

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

国家の構成員の決め方、つまり入国管理・国籍制度に関する先行研究では、国家の統治機構や歴史・文化的背景といった内的要因が重視される一方で、国家を取り巻く外的要因が成員形成に与える影響は見過ごされがちである。本研究では、英国をとりまく国際環境が、英国の政策変容に密接に関わっていたことを論じた。国家と成員とのつながりは固定的で永続的なものと理解されがちである。しかし現実には、国内および国外からの多様な要因が、国家と成員の関係および成員のあり方に継続的に影響を及ぼしている。庇護政策においても、各国に政策立案・運用は難民レジームの変容及び難民レジームの抱える問題と密接に関連していることがわかった。