| 研究者所属（当時） | 資格 | 氏名 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| （代表者） | 国際学術院 国際教養学部 | 教授 | ベーコン ポール・マルティン |
| （連携研究者） | Waseda, FIRE | Professor | Matthew Gray |
| （連携研究者） | University of Canterbury, NZ | Researcher | Nicholas Ross Smith |
| （連携研究者） | Will start PhD at Cambridge University in September 2026 | Researcher | Axel Julsrud |
- 研究成果概要
This research project updates Buzan and Waever’s regional security complex theory (RSCT) and applies it to the contemporary Indo-Pacific. I argue that the Indo-Pacific is not a region, but a ‘macrosecuritized security constellation’ which contains four distinct regional security complexes; Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia and the Pacific. Using Buzan and Waever’s security sectors approach I argue that although the Northeast Asian RSC is a conflict formation, and Southeast Asia is a security regime, there are nevertheless important economic, political, environmental and social security sector linkages between the two RSCs. RSCT has great explanatory power in regarding the Indo-Pacific and the relations between these two regions. The research also has practical implications; the term Indo-Pacific has become widely accepted in strategic communication and public diplomacy, but in practice there is great variation in the degree to which Indo-Pacific states in the two quite different Northeastern and Southeastern RSCTs are prepared to securitize their relations with China. This means there is a risk of misperception and the adoption of inadequate foreign and security policy.
There are three main research outcomes to report.
Firstly, Professor Bacon, together with Professor Nick Smith, co-authored an article published in The Pacific Review which explains the differences and similarities between the two security regions. This is a major research achievement, as this is a high-impact journal, and one of the leading IR journals in the world.
Secondly, Professor Bacon, together with Axel Julsrud, has had an article accepted for publication in International Affairs, which draws on research material from the project. Again, this is a major research achievement, as this is a high-impact journal, and one of the leading IR journals in the world.
Third, together with Professor Matthew Gray, I have also submitted a book proposal to Routledge’s Rethinking Asia and International Relations series. The proposal is currently under review, with a decision expected some time in April 2026. We have a manuscript ready for publication, with 130,000 words already collected, with each of the chapters reviewed and revised each of the authors. We strongly expect to publish the manuscript as a Routledge book by the end of 2026.
Professor Bacon also applied for two major external funding opportunities during the academic year 2025-2026 as one of the conditions of receiving this funding. Specifically, he applied for a JSPS Kakenhi Kiban C, and a JSPS Bilateral Joint Research Project, in partnership with Chulalongkorn University, Thailand.