北東アジアにおけるアメリカン・ヘゲモニーの発展：占領と同盟の国際史

2013 Fiscal Year Research-status Report

• Project/Area Number: 25870495
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Research Institution: Kyushu University
• Principal Investigator: オーガスティン マシュー 九州大学, 比較社会文化研究科(研究院), 講師 (40598710)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 近現代史 / 東アジア史

Research Abstract

This research project is an international history of military occupations and security alliances that examines the rise of American hegemony in Northeast Asia. During the first year, I conducted archival research on occupation policies of the United States towards Japan, Korea, and Okinawa, making a two-month research trip to the U.S. in the summer of 2013. Specifically, I immersed myself for two weeks in the most pertinent records deposited with the National Archives and Records Service in College Park, Maryland, and the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. I also spent over two weeks examining relevant records at Columbia University's Oral History Archives, a week at Princeton University's Mudd Manuscript Library, and another two weeks at Stanford University's Hoover Institution.

Current Status of Research Progress

2: Research has progressed on the whole more than it was originally planned.

Reason

My research project is progressing smoothly towards the objectives outlined in my original proposal. The only change made to my original research plans was that I spent an extra month in the United States, as I deemed it necessary to cover the range of archival sources required for my research project.

Strategy for Future Research Activity

In the coming year, I intend to continue my archival research, this time in Japan and South Korea. Specifically, I plan on making regular research trips to Tokyo, Naha, and Seoul. In Tokyo I intend to examine pertinent records at the Foreign Ministry, Gaiko shiryokan, and the National Diet Library's Kensei shiryoshitsu, while in Naha I will visit the Okinawa Prefectural Library and the Okinawa Prefectural Archives. In Seoul I expect to examine official documents at the National Assembly Library, the Ministry of Defense, and the National Institute of Korean History. At the same time, I intend to spend part of this year reading through my archival materials in order to start writing about my research findings.