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Tensions and borders of national and regional identity in the Mekong: A comparative study of politics and ideology in school curricula

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17H07187
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field Sociology of education
Research InstitutionWaseda University

Principal Investigator

BREHM William  早稲田大学, 高等研究所, 講師(任期付) (80801464)

Project Period (FY) 2017-08-25 – 2019-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥600,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
KeywordsHistorical memory / regionalism / education / Southeast Asia / Mekong / Education / Historical Memory / Schools / Politics / History / Memory / historical memory / textbooks / regional identity
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Over the past three years, I have worked in collaboration with researchers in Southeast Asia as well as across the globe to study the debates, problems, and opportunities of national and regional identity-making inside education systems in the Mekong. The findings from my research project, which will be published in a co-edited collection with Yuto Kitamura (University of Tokyo), suggest regional identity in the Mekong is likely not possible in the near future. Historical memory evolves out of a process of intense debate and tension, which continues to be found at the level of the nation-state. The process is as much about excluding certain groups of people (ethnic minorities or those who advocate alternative versions of history) as it is based on inclusion. Overcoming these deeply ingrained historical memories at the regional-level will present challenges for the foreseeable future.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

歴史の記憶は、激しい議論や緊張の過程で発展しますが、これは現在でも国民国家レベルで見られる現象です。ただし、この過程は、特定の集団(少数民族や別バージョンの歴史を擁護する人々)を排除すると同時に、実は包括的な歴史を語ることの可能性も秘めています。ASEANの地域レベルで歴史の記憶の深いところまで掘り下げることは、まだしばらくの間、難しいと考えられますが、さまざまな試みが積み重ねられていくなかでより包括的な歴史の語り方を見出していくこともできるかもしれません.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2018 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2017 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (14 results)

All 2019 2018 2017

All Journal Article (6 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 3 results,  Peer Reviewed: 2 results) Presentation (8 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 3 results,  Invited: 2 results)

  • [Journal Article] Historical memory and educational privatization: A portrait from Cambodia2019

    • Author(s)
      Brehm, W.
    • Journal Title

      Ethnography and Education

      Volume: 14(1) Pages: 34-50

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] The national politics of educational advocacy in the context of global governance: international funding and support for civil society engagement in Cambodia2019

    • Author(s)
      Edwards, D.B. Jr., Brehm, W. and Storen, I.
    • Journal Title

      Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education

      Volume: 48(2) Pages: 171-188

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Five Generations of NGOs in Education: From Humanitarianism to Global Capitalism2019

    • Author(s)
      Brehm, W. and Silova, I.
    • Journal Title

      Routledge Handbook of NGOs and International Relations

      Volume: - Pages: 283-296

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] The challenges of human rights education in the Mekong: Disputed histories, contested identities2018

    • Author(s)
      Brehm, W.
    • Journal Title

      Routledge International Handbook of Multicultural Education Research in Asia Pacific

      Volume: - Pages: 104-119

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Private Tutoring in Southeast Asia: Knowledge Economies, Positional Goods, and Double Entendres2018

    • Author(s)
      Brehm, W.
    • Journal Title

      Handbook on Schools and Schooling in Asia

      Volume: - Pages: 333-342

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] The challenges of human rights education in the Mekong: Disputed histories, contested identities2018

    • Author(s)
      Brehm, Will
    • Journal Title

      Routledge International Handbook of Multicultural Education Research in Asia Pacific

      Volume: 1 Pages: 131-150

    • DOI

      10.4324/9781351179959-4

    • ISBN
      9781351179959
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Constructing memory in Cambodia: ‘Cautious resistance and calculated conformity2019

    • Author(s)
      Brehm, W.
    • Organizer
      Comparative and International Education Society
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Collective memory in the Mekong: Schools, histories, politics2018

    • Author(s)
      Brehm, W.
    • Organizer
      presented at Faculty of History, Hanoi National University of Education, Hanoi, Vietnam
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Historical memory in the Mekong: Towards a regional identity?2018

    • Author(s)
      Brehm, W.
    • Organizer
      Comparative Education Society of Asia Conference
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Towards an ASEAN Regional Identity? Balancing National and Regional Priorities in Cambodia’s Curricular Reform2018

    • Author(s)
      Brehm, W.
    • Organizer
      Japan Comparative Education Society
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Making ASEAN: Insights through Comparison2018

    • Author(s)
      Brehm, W.
    • Organizer
      presented at the Comparative and International Education Research Network, University of Sydney
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] “History from below, censorship from above: Memory, identity, and schooling across the Mekong”2018

    • Author(s)
      Will Brehm
    • Organizer
      Asia Pacific Economic and Business History Conference, Hobart, Australia
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] The Trauma of Remembering: Politics and National Identity in Post-Khmer Rouge Cambodia2017

    • Author(s)
      Will Brehm
    • Organizer
      Consortium for Southeast Asian Studies in Asia Conference
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Curricular challenges to multicultural education in the Mekong: Disputed histories, contested identities2017

    • Author(s)
      Will Brehm
    • Organizer
      University of Canberra, Australia
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Invited

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Published: 2017-08-25   Modified: 2020-03-30  

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