From Settler Colonialism to Commonwealth: A History of Political Thought in the Post-Brexit Period.

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K13395
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 06010:Politics-related
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: BAJI Tomohito 東京大学, 大学院総合文化研究科, 准教授 (80779257)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: グレーター・ブリテン / 入植者・植民地主義 / ブリティッシュ・コモンウェルス / 人種 / 南太平洋

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In alignment with the research objectives, I have consistently published articles in both Japanese and English, and have presented my findings at international conferences and congresses. Thse objectives and outcomes are detailed in the following pages. Throughout this process, I have developed an important perspective on transnational intellectual flow and exchange between Britain, the South Pacific and Japan, particularly concerning the topic of settler colonialism. This achievement is significant for the future advancement of my research. One of my achievements, i.e. my article "Colonial Policy Studies in Global International Thought: A Method for Inter-imperial Ideological Circulation" (Studies on International Relations, No. 38 (2023), pp. 1-23), reflects this obtained perspective.

Free Research Field

政治思想史

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

日本では入植者・植民地主義(settler colonialism)をめぐる政治思想史分野の研究蓄積はいまだ乏しい。本研究成果の最大の意義は、近代ブリテンを軸に据えながらこの欠損に取り組み、移住や植民によって大洋・大陸横断的に広がるグローバルな空間がいかに政治的に意味づけられ、構想されたか、その想像力の重要な側面を明らかにした点にある。