Ambivalence of internationalization in postwar Japan

センゴ ノ ニホン ニオケル コクサイカ ノ リョウメンセイ

Park, Yong-Ku

オオサカ ダイガク ニンゲン カガクブ シャカイガク ニンゲンガク ジンルイガク ケンキュウシツ

英語

ナショナリズム

コスモポリタニズム・グローバリズム

「する」

「なる」

internationalization

nationalism

cosmopolitanism - globalism

「suru」

「naru」

The term "internationalization" was mostly used in political and military domains of international relations in 1950's Japan. However, Japan experienced a high growth in their economy in the 1960- 70's, and the term "internationalization" became used in domains of economy. By the 1980's, the term internationalization became a part of Japanese society as a whole. Therefore it is difficult that a unified view of the term "internationalization" exists today. In spite of this, I think that we can find a remarkable common ground about the process of internationalization in postwar Japan. One viewpoint is the process of internationalization as nationalism which is criticized as being japanization or chauvinization. The other viewpoint is internationalization as cosmopolitanism and globalism as a way to overcome ethnocentrism. In postwar Japan both processes of internationalization exist. With this understanding this article aims to look into the substance of internationalization in postwar Japan through the viewpoint of internationalization as nationalism (or 「suru」) and cosmopolitanism- globalism (or 「naru」).

英語