Constructing a New Study of Global Civil Society : A Comparative Analysis of Transnational Social Movements

本研究旨在探讨跨国/全球公民社会的性质。它侧重于阐明全球民间运动在发展过程中表现出的多种功能和表现的方面。本研究采用了以下方法。(1)跨国研究：2003年和2004年对欧洲国家和日本反伊拉克战争示威者的问卷调查(2)跨时期调查：比较20世纪60年代和2003-2004年日本的和平运动。研究结果和发现摘要：(1)全球公民社会采取各种形式，包括经常具有非常矛盾性质的基本动机和方向。(2)在理论层面，研究表明，对公民运动的考察应导致社会理论的建立，尤其是公民社会理论的建立。在方法论层面，两种比较方法被证明是在全球化时代很有希望使用的方法。(3)关于全球化的理论思考已经深化。研究成果的衍生：(1)在期刊和报告上发表7篇文章(2)6次演讲和陈述。一本是日文的，五本是英文的(3)两卷经编辑。一个在书上，另一个在学术期刊的特刊上。

This study aims at investigating the nature of transnational/global civil society. It focuses on clarifying the multiple functions and aspects shown and represented in the development of global civil movements.The research has employed the following approaches.(1) Cross-national research : A questionnaire survey of anti-Iraqi war demonstrators in 2003 and 2004 in European countries and Japan(2) Cross-period investigation : A comparison of the peace movements in 1960s and in 2003-2004 in Japan.Summary of research results and findings :(1) Global civil society takes various forms, including basic motives and orientations that are often of very contradictory nature.(2) At a theoretical level, it is shown that the investigation of civil movements should lead to an establishment of social theory, especially that of civil society. At a methodological level, two comparative approaches are shown to be promising ways to employ in the age of globalization.(3) A theoretical considerations on globalization has been deepened.Dissemination of research findings :(1) seven articles in Journals and reports(2) six speeches and presentations. One in Japanese and five in English(3) two edited volumes. One in book and the other in the special issue in an academic journal.