A Survey of Area Studies Europe and America

本项目的目的是考察西方国家区域研究的现状和发展趋势。继去年进行调查后，一九九二至九三财政年度的研究活动，集中于德国、法国及英国的各地区研究机构，并透过访问上述三个国家各机构的有关负责人及/或教授，进行调查。访问的机构有：在德国：Osteuropa-Institut der Freien Universitat柏林、Latenamerika-Institut der Freien Universitat柏林、John F.法国国家科学研究中心总部、拉丁美洲和Toulose研究所、非洲研究中心、法国阿拉伯和穆斯林世界研究协会等;伦敦大学东方和非洲研究学院、剑桥大学南亚研究中心、牛津伊斯兰研究中心等。研究结果将在不久的将来以小册子的形式出版。

The purpose of the project is to examine the current trends and achievements of the area studies in the western countries. Following carried out last year, the research activities of this fiscal year 1992-93 has been concentrated on the research institutions of various area studies in Germany, France and the United Kingdoms.The survey has been conducted through a series of interviews with the director and/or professors concerned of each institution in the above-mentioned three countries. The visited institutions were : in Germany ; Osteuropa-Institut der Freien Universitat Berlin, Latenamerika-Institut der Freien Universitat Berlin, John F. Kennedy-Institut fur Nordamerikastudien, Deutsches Institut fur Urbanistik, Akademie fur Raumforschung und Landesplanung, and others, in France ; Head Quarter of French National Center for Scientific Research, Institut pluridesciplinaire pour les etudes sur l'amerique latine a Toulose, Center d'etude africaines, Association francaise pour l'etude du monde arabe et musuluman, and others, in the United Kingdoms ; School of Oriental and African Studies of the University of London, Center of South Asian Studies of University of Cambridge, Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, and others.Information and acquired materials have been studied intensivelY. The results of the studies will appear as a booklet in the near future.