Comparative Study of Modernization in Japan and Turkey

本项目旨在从比较的角度重新审视日本和土耳其的近代史，为现代化研究提供新的框架。为了实现这一目标，我们决定与专门从事土耳其研究和日本研究的土耳其研究人员合作。我们举办了三次研讨会，两次在日本，一次在土耳其。通过第一次研讨会，双方对日本和土耳其现代化的前提条件和进程有了充分的了解。然后，在共同的基础上，我们试图分析一些至关重要的问题。由此，我们可以清楚地了解两种社会中传统权力结构的性质、国家建设的过程以及亚洲形象的异同。在我们的项目结束时，我们用英语编写了一份关于这个主题的初步报告。现在，我们正在编写报告的修订版，以便以英文、土耳其文和日文出版。

The aim of our project was to re-consider modern history of Japan and Turkey from comparative perspective and to get new framework for modernization study.In order to attain this aim, we decided to co-operate with Turkish researchers who were specialized in Turkish Studies and Japanese Studies. We held three workshops, twice in Japan and once in Turkey. Through the first workshop, each side got sufficient common knowledge about the preconditions and process of modernization in Japan and Turkey. Then, with common basis, we tried to analyze some crucially important points. As a result, we could get clear ideas about similarities and differences of the nature of traditional power structure, the process of nation-building, and the image of Asia in both societes.At the end of our project, we compile a tentavie report on the subject in English. Now we are prepearing the revised edition of our report for publication in English, Turkish and Japanese.