Theory and Method in Historical Sociology

在这个研究项目中，我们考察了历史社会学的各种理论和方法，并讨论了如何在研究和教育领域最好地应用由此产生的知识。首先，数据的构建和研究材料的结构是历史社会学研究的关键问题。特别是，为了在历史学和社会学之间不明确的距离上架起一座桥梁，重新审视社会研究方法论中的技术发展是必不可少的。其次，我们从项目的试点研究中发现了新的研究领域。其中之一，就是问卷的图形化数据库的重要性，我们着手构建了这个数据库。并对20世纪初以来的社会研究实践进行了梳理。再次，肯定了历史社会学原书编辑的意义，讨论了历史社会学原书的必要组成部分和基本结构。

In this research project, we examined the various theories and methods of historical sociology, and discussed how to best apply the resultant knowledge within the sphere of research and education.Firstly, it became clear that the construction of data and the structure of research materials is the key issue in the studies of historical sociology. Especially, to build a bridge over the unclearly established distance between history and sociology, the reexamination of the technological development in social research methodology proved to be essential.Secondly, we uncovered new research fields from the pilot studies of this project. One of them, is the importance of pictorial database of questionnaires, and we undertook to construct it. And we also set about the listing of the practices of social research from the commencement of the 1900' s.Thirdly, we confirmed the significance of editing the source book of historical sociology, and discussed the necessary components and a fundamental structure of the textbook.