Review on Japanese Characteristic of International Relations Theory

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24330058
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: International relations
• Research Institution: Doshisha University
• Principal Investigator: OYANE Satoshi 同志社大学, 法学部, 教授 (40213889)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): YAMADA Takahiro 首都大学東京, 社会科学研究科, 教授 (00247602) ; ISHIDA Atsushi 東京大学, 総合文化研究科, 教授 (90285081) ; MIYAWAKI Noboru 立命館大学, 政策科学部, 教授 (50289336) ; TAGO Atsushi 神戸大学, 法学研究科, 准教授 (80457035) ; MORI Yasuo 同志社大学, 法学部, 助教 (50512258) ; NISHIMURA Kuniyuki 北海道教育大学, 教育学部, 准教授 (70612274)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 国際関係 / 理論 / 国際比較 / 日本的特徴 / リアリズム / リベラリズム / 国際制度 / トランスナショナル

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In general international relations theory in Japan is considered to be dependent on theories imported from overseas and to lack originality. This study reconsiders the way important theories were imported in the past, identifying originality in areas such as agenda setting and analytical tendencies, recurring like “basso ostinato (Masao Maruyama) ”.
In Japan, against the backdrop of previous historical and area studies, there is a deep-seated tendency to assign greater importance to duality of implication and complexity in phenomena than to the simplification and systematization that accompanies theoretical research. In addition, interest in pursuing leads to peaceful change stands out when looking at new phenomena and analytical methods. Furthermore, in Japan numerous examples are apparent of adding new analytical dimensions to concerns related to existing subjects such as international norms and social movements through stimulation by theory from overseas.

Free Research Field

国際関係論