2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Towards a Critical Examination of Flows of 'Knowledge' on 'Japan'
| Project/Area Number |
23531110
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Sociology of education
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| Research Institution | Tokyo University of Foreign Studies |
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Principal Investigator |
OKADA Akito 東京外国語大学, 大学院総合国際学研究院, 教授 (60313277)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
HORIGUCHI Sachiko 東京外国語大学, 外国語学部, 研究員 (30514541)
POOL Gregory 同志社大学, 国公私立大学の部局等, 教授 (60307147)
IMOTO Yuki 慶應義塾大学, 理工学部, 講師 (90581835)
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| Research Collaborator |
KARIYA Takehiko オックスフォード大学, 社会学科および現代日本研究所, 教授
ICHINOSE Hiroki 東京外国語大学, 世界教養センター, 非常勤講師
SASAGAWA Ayumi 武蔵野大学, 人間関係学部, 非常勤講師
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Keywords | 日本研究 / 高等教育のグローバル化 / 知の社会学 / 教育社会学 |
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| Research Abstract |
This research project attempted to trace flows of knowledge on 'Japan' with its main focus on social sciences through examining its construction, distribution and consumption using quantitative and qualitative approaches. Our research shows that English language scholarship on 'Japan' is mostly constructed within certain North American and European institutions forming its core, that demand for Japanese studies programs continues to be high due to the global spread of Japanese popular culture, and that whilst there is disjuncture between scholarship in Japanese social sciences and that within Japanese studies abroad, Japanese scholars trained abroad ('hybrid scholars') may play a vital role in overcoming the divide. We held symposiums at the University of Oxford and Tokyo University of Foreign Studies to report on our research outcomes and to provide a forum for dialogues among researchers in Japan and abroad, part of which discussion has been made available online.
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