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"Imperial Politics" and the Limits of Parliamentarism in Japan during the Interwar Period: A Correlative Examination of the Responsible Cabinet System and the Problem of Colonial Rule

Research Project

Project/Area Number 22K20123
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section 0106:Political science and related fields
Research InstitutionRitsumeikan University

Principal Investigator

Sogo Kazutaka  立命館大学, 立命館アジア・日本研究機構, 研究員 (50962643)

Project Period (FY) 2022-08-31 – 2024-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,470,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥570,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Keywords帝国政治史 / 責任内閣制 / 拓務省 / 政党内閣制 / 挙国一致 / 植民地統治 / 外務省 / 国際協調 / 日本帝国政治史 / 政党政治 / 挙国一致内閣 / 満洲 / 内閣審議会
Outline of Research at the Start

単なる形式的な「民主化」の装置としてではなく、国民の意思を正しく体現できる責任ある政党および内閣のあり方とはいかなるものか。本研究は、今日の政治から考えても重要な上記の課題に、戦前日本における政党政治の崩壊をもたらした1930年代前半の、いわゆる挙国一致内閣期における政治構造を分析することで迫ろうとするものである。植民地統括官庁であった拓務省を中軸として分析することで、植民地統治上の矛盾も含めた包括的な政治構造を紐解き、戦前日本の責任ある政治がどのような形で失われていったのかを明らかにしていく。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

As a part of a comprehensive understanding of the political structure of modern Japan, this study clarifies the process of the decisive loss of the logic of the responsible cabinet system from the integrated form of government under the prewar political system, focusing on the correlation between the political structure and colonial governance issues during the period of the united cabinet (1932-36) after the collapse of the party cabinet system. This will allow us to analyze the position of colonial issues in modern Japanese political history and to develop a "history of imperial politics" that bridges the gap between political history and colonial studies. Specifically, I will focus on the Takumusho, which was established as the controlling authority for the colonies. As a result of the difficulty of integrating the Takumusho, it will be elucidated that the cabinet of the ruling coalition aimed to establish a colonial governance system different from that of the responsible cabinet.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の学術的意義は、これまで個別の分野からそれぞれ進展してきた、1920年代から1930年代における政党内閣制の展開、植民地統治、国際協調の三者間における相関関係を明らかにすることにある。拓務省の分析は、外交、政治、経済、国際関係など、隣接諸分野に波及し得る広い射程を持つものである。本研究は、こうした現状を打開し、相互理解を深め得る点において意義をもつ。さらに、本研究課題の目標である、植民地領域が日本国内の政治状況に及ぼした影響について明らかにし得たことは、1930年代における陸軍の政治的台頭過程への新たな理解を示す点において重要な意味を持つ。

Report

(3 results)
  • 2023 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2022 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (15 results)

All 2024 2023 2022

All Journal Article (5 results) (of which Open Access: 3 results,  Peer Reviewed: 2 results) Presentation (7 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results) Book (2 results) Funded Workshop (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] 東洋拓殖株式会社設立をめぐる政治動向―一九〇八年三月を中心に―2024

    • Author(s)
      十河和貴
    • Journal Title

      立命館 史資料センター紀要

      Volume: 7 Pages: 133-154

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Toward the Construction of an Imperial Japanese Political History: Considering the Collapse of the Responsible Cabinet System in Modern Japan from the Perspective of Takumushō2023

    • Author(s)
      十河和貴
    • Journal Title

      Ritsumeikan Annual Review of Asia-Japan Research

      Volume: 4 Issue: 0 Pages: 77-83

    • DOI

      10.34389/ritsumeikanasiajapan.4.0_77

    • ISSN
      2435-421X, 2435-4228
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report 2022 Research-status Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] The Bottleneck in the Formation of “Imperial Japan” under the International Cooperation Principle after WWI: Focusing on the Tanaka Giichi Cabinet’s Concept of Establishment of the Takumushō2023

    • Author(s)
      Kazutaka Sogo
    • Journal Title

      Journal of the Asia-Japan Research Institute of Ritsumeikan University

      Volume: 5 Issue: 0 Pages: 84

    • DOI

      10.34389/asiajapan.5.0_84

    • ISSN
      2435-0184, 2435-0192
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] 書評 湯川勇人著『外務省と日本外交の1930年代 : 東アジア新秩序構想の模索と挫折』2023

    • Author(s)
      十河和貴
    • Journal Title

      国際安全保障

      Volume: 51-2 Pages: 111-115

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] The Bottleneck in the Formation of "Imperial Japan" under International Cooperation Principle after WW I: Focusing on the Tanaka Giichi Cabinet’s Concept of Establishment of the Takumusho2023

    • Author(s)
      Kazutaka Sogo
    • Journal Title

      Journal of the Asia-Japan Research Institute of Ritsumeikan University

      Volume: 5

    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] 南進政策の第一線から愛知の代議士へ―小笠原三九郎における外地経験―2024

    • Author(s)
      十河和貴
    • Organizer
      名古屋アジア散歩 第3回シンポジウム
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 帝国主義と国際協調の相克を考える―戦前日本の政党内閣にとっての台湾―2023

    • Author(s)
      十河和貴
    • Organizer
      第3回「閉じていく日本帝国と台湾」研究会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Colonial and Overseas Development Policies of Imperial Japan under Internationalism: Reading the Policies of the Kenseikai Cabinet from the Perspective of Cultural and Economic Integration2023

    • Author(s)
      Kazutaka Sogo
    • Organizer
      The Dynamics of East Asian Politics and Diplomacy in the 1920s: The Intersection of International Cooperation and Imperial Expansion
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] The Logic of Reconstructing a Political Party and Subsequent Internal Dilemmas in Modern Japan: Focusing on the Political Concepts of the Rikken Seiyukai Party During the National Unity Government (1932-1936)2023

    • Author(s)
      Kazutaka Sogo
    • Organizer
      Asia Pacific Conference 2023
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Correlation between the Development of Party Politics and the Structure of Colonial Rule in Modern Japan: Focusing on Taiwan in the 1920s2023

    • Author(s)
      Kazutaka Sogo
    • Organizer
      Fourth International Colloquium on Asian Paths of Civilization and Development Beyoud the COVID-19 Era in Asia: Young Researcher's Engagements
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Prewar Japan's Party Politics from the Perspective of Power Consolidation: Dynamics of the Interplay between "Human Factor" and "Institution"2023

    • Author(s)
      Kazutaka Sogo
    • Organizer
      The 53rd AJI Frontier Seminar
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Japan's Political Structure and the Power Struggle over Economic Interests in the Manchuria Region: A Case Study of the Ministry of Colonial Affairs During the Saito Cabinet Period (1932-1934)2022

    • Author(s)
      Kazutaka Sogo
    • Organizer
      20th Asia pacific Conference
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Book] 帝国日本の政党政治構造―二大政党の統合構想と〈護憲三派体制〉―2024

    • Author(s)
      十河和貴
    • Publisher
      吉田書店
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] The Dynamics of East Asian Politics and Diplomacy in the 1920s: The Intersection of International Cooperation and Imperial Expansion (AJI BOOKS)2024

    • Author(s)
      Kazutaka Sogo(ed.)
    • Publisher
      立命館アジア・日本研究所
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Funded Workshop] The Dynamics of East Asian Politics and Diplomacy in the 1920s: The Intersection of International Cooperation and Imperial Expansion (Organized by Kazutaka Sogo)2023

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2022-09-01   Modified: 2025-01-30  

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