The Role of Think Tanks in Foreign and Security Policymaking: the Case of the U.S.-Japan Alliance

Research Project

Project/Area Number	21K13235
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Review Section	Basic Section 06010:Politics-related
Research Institution	Teikyo University
Principal Investigator	松岡美里帝京大学, 外国語学部, 准教授 (60823177)
Project Period (FY)	2021-04-01 – 2024-03-31
Project Status	Granted (Fiscal Year 2021)
Budget Amount *help	¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000) Fiscal Year 2023: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000) Fiscal Year 2022: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000) Fiscal Year 2021: ¥260,000 (Direct Cost: ¥200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥60,000)
Keywords	hegemony / think tanks / knowledge production / Indo-Pacific
Outline of Research at the Start	This project reveals the role of think tanks and other involving actors in forming policy recommendations that may exert their political influences informally on foreign and security policymaking. It closely examines think tanks' discursive contribution for shaping foreign and security policymaking.