2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Peculiarity and universality of contemporary Japanese political nationalism - Organizations of religious obedience inside the "Japan Conference"
| Project/Area Number |
25380153
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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 |
Politics
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| Research Institution | Mie University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
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| Keywords | 日本政治 / ナショナリズム / 日本会議 / 宗教系組織 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The main focus of this research has been the Japan Conference which is the largest nationalist lobby of contemporary Japan.
As a first result, I produced a detailed analysis of the nationalist feeling that is shared among part of the Japanese citizens. Through interviews of members of the parliamentary committee board of the Japan Conference, I also evaluated the nature of the nationalist feeling that drives the politicians that are commonly called "conservatives". As another result, the motivations and nationalist convictions that are pushing a certain number of new religions to cooperate with the Japan Conference also became clear. Moreover, I came to the conclusion that in the case of the Japanese right wing, nationalist activities that would exclude religious elements are unthinkable.
As a general result, and through comparison with other countries, I proposed new theories concerning the peculiarity and universality of contemporary Japanese political nationalism.
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| Free Research Field |
政治学
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