| Project/Area Number |
20K00120
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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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| Review Section |
Basic Section 01040:History of thought-related
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| Research Institution | Seinan Gakuin University |
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Principal Investigator |
WINKLER CHRIS 西南学院大学, 法学部, 准教授 (60778588)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥260,000 (Direct Cost: ¥200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥60,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥390,000 (Direct Cost: ¥300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥90,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000)
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| Keywords | 日本政治史 / 政治思想史 / Intellectual History / Postwar / Japan / 戦後史 / Conservatism / Political Thought |
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| Outline of Research at the Start |
This research project seeks to analyze the current state of conservative ideology against the backdrop of rising identity politics. This comparative intellectual history project aims to shed light on the ideological roots of these right-wing identity politics, by examining the historic elite conservative discourse in Japan and other advanced industrialized nations to better understand the significance of this phenomenon for the present and future of liberal democracies and the relevance of ideology therein.
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Conservative identity politics have become a significant feature in contemporary politics and society. Against the backdrop of ongoing polarization, it may seem that conservatism has radicalized. This may be true for certain conservative elements, but at the same time, rifts between intellectual and political center-right forces have arguably increased. This has manifested itself in growing criticism of neoliberal policies, which have long been considered part of the conservative coalition. While mainstream conservative intellectuals in the US or UK have continued attacking social democratic policies, many of their Japanese equivalents have seen neoliberalism as a greater threat, and produced counterarguments, in line with Mannheim's definition of conservatism.
The goal of this research project was to produce a book manuscript detailing these developments. This manuscript has been completed and is currently under review at a university press.
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| Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
This study's significance rests in its analysis of conservatism in the age of identity politics. It has demonstrated that conservatism has not necessarily changed , but rather adjusted to postwar-Cold War realities, e.g., by opposing neoliberalism. This helps us understand new ideological cleavages.
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