Studies of the Political Society in Early Modern and Modern Europe

近代早期和现代欧洲政治社会的历史研究一直是2002- 2006年研究项目的主题。这里的欧洲指的是一个更广泛的欧洲，不仅包括不列颠群岛，还包括历史上在美洲的殖民地。项目组由20名16 ~ 19世纪的欧洲、美洲著名的日本历史学家组成。该项目强调了欧洲历史经验的多样性和差异性，以及完整性和并行性。欧洲文明一直是知识分子的试金石，在人文学科的研究中也是如此。对历史上欧洲的复合国家和政治社会的无数文献进行了回顾，通过无休止的讨论，我们之间达成了共识。国际交流合作日益扩大。项目成员不仅经常到欧美进行研究访问并在国际会议上发表演讲，而且还邀请了一些国外著名的历史学家来这里参加研讨会和会议。有了具体的认识和更深入的理解，成员发表的论文也令人瞩目。组长的网站每周更新一次。这项资助带来了丰富而成功的成果，目前的研究成果是未来出版具有更广泛学术意义的中期报告。

Historical studies of the political society in early modern and modern Europe have been the theme of the research project 2002-6. Europe here means a wider one including not only the British Isles but also historical colonies in the Americas. The project team consists of 20 distinguished Japanese historians of Europe and America from the 16th to 19th centuries.The project has placed emphasis on the variety and divergence as well as the integrity and parallelism of historical experiences in Europe. The European civilization has been a touchstone of intellectuals, and it remains so in the study of humanities. Innumerable literature on composite states and political societies of historic Europe has been reviewed, common understanding among us through unending discussion is reached. International exchange and cooperation have loomed large. Not only the project members made frequent research visits to Europe and America and gave talks in international conferences, but also a number of leading historians overseas have been invited to seminars and conferences here. Specific knowledge and deeper understandings have been achieved, and the publications by the members have been remarkable. The website of the head of the team is weekly updated.The grant-in-aid has brought about a rich, successful product, and the present volume of research results is an interim report of a future publication of a wider academic significance.