Prerequisites for the Development of Regional Studies in Japan within the Framework of Japanese Traditional Science

Introduction. The variety of elements of the field of regional studies in Japan makes it possible to state that the sources of regional studies are heterogeneous not only in content, but also in their relation to different historical periods. The objective of the study is to analyze the processes of development of proto-regional knowledge in Japan from ancient times until the middle of the 19th century Materials and Methods. Japanese works on history and geography, as well as works by Russian researchers in the considered fields were used as the materials of the study. Particular attention was paid to historical and geographical texts; other sources (religious texts, poetic texts, etc.) were also considered. The basic methods employed were those of systemic, comparative, conceptual and terminological analysis. Results. The article discusses the stages of development of proto-regional knowledge in Japan in the framework of traditional science. Based on the analysis of works created before the middle of the 19th century, the authors conclude that the basic factor in the formation and development of knowledge about regions was the opposition “We vs. Others,” characteristic of Japanese ethnoculture, and this knowledge itself is largely Japanocentric. The article reveals the role of several schools of traditional science: kokugaku (school of national sciences), rangaku / yogaku (Dutch / European studies) and kangaku (school of Chinese sciences), as well as the role of their cultural and ideological confrontation in stimulating the development of proto-regional knowledge. Discussion and Conclusion. The article presents the results of the initial stage of a comprehensive study, which will examine the history of the development of Japanese regional knowledge and the methodology of regional research in Japan. The results of the work may be useful to researchers and specialists in the field of history of regional development of various countries and regions

American regional science school contribution to South Korean regional development management system

The authors of this article, using the approach of transdisciplinary regionology, consider how the formation of regional studies in the Republic of Korea took place. According to the authors, this process was significantly influenced by the United States, a country that is the ancestor of regional science. The article lists several factors that influenced the fact that the regional studies in Korea began to be carried out exactly according to the American model. There are examples of original American concepts that are actively used by Korean scientists at present. In addition, the authors attempt to highlight the distinctive features of the South Korean approach to regional studies

Region as a transdisciplinary regionology object in the context of social management processes

The authors consider the evolution of approaches to the region based on their relevance in the processes of social management. The article describes culturally, historically, politically and economically oriented approaches, reveals their specifics, as well as the criticism of each of them from the standpoint of modern science. The experience of Russia, the USA, China, Japan, and other countries demonstrates the application of these approaches. The problem is consistent with the concept of transdisciplinary regionology, reflecting the latest trends in understanding the region as a complex object of social management, requiring the use of methods and tools of various sciences to provide new strategies for regional development and coordination of social processes in the region. In conclusion, the authors formulate the object and subject of transdisciplinary regionology, taking into account the evolution of approaches and modern scientific and social trends in understanding the region

Evolution of transdisciplinary regionology and regional specificity of knowledge management

The article covers the process of evolution of regionological knowledge in its relation to knowledge management. The authors suggest distinguishing three large periods of the development of regionology: the period of proto-regionological knowledge, the period of systematic regionological knowledge and the period of institutionalized regionological knowledge. Each of the stages has its own approaches to knowledge management, and these approaches, in turn, are defined by well marked regional specificity. The authors consider the cases of Russia, European countries, Japan, China and others and conceptualize experience of knowledge management in the frameworks of regionology schools, fields and disciplines such as Area Studies, Regional Studies, Regional Science, World Complex Regional Studies. The authors of the article analyze the identity crisis of the regionological knowledge system and the place of regionological knowledge among other research areas, and define different approaches to this process: positioning regionological knowledge as a subdiscipline, as an interdisciplinary field, and as an independent discipline. The article establishes two bases for defining regional specificity of knowledge management: at an earlier stage – in the period of proto-regionological knowledge – on the basis of the difference in civilization between the East and the West, at later stages – on the basis of the firmness of the system of knowledge management on the part of the state structures. The authors of the article point out to the important role of the transdisciplinarization of regionological knowledge because the integration of different schools, research fields and subdisciplines into a common transdisciplinary field will improve opportunities for efficient knowledge management

Современная трансдисциплинарная регионология: цели и задачи

The main purpose of the research results presented in this article is an attempt to define the goal and the objectives of the new discipline — transdisciplinary regionology, taking into consideration the experience of Russian and foreign schools. The subject of the research is approaches to defining goals and objectives of regional studies in different schools. To study these approaches, the authors use systemic analysis, comparative analysis, conceptual analysis and terminological analysis as the main methods. The article covers the process of establishing a new scientific discipline, which unites the achievements of different disciplines that focus on studying regions and regional processes. The authors substantiate transdisciplinarity as its basic characteristic and explain the choice of the term “regionology”. The results of the work are applicable in the process of theoretical development of terminology and methodology of regional studies as well as in planning applied works in this field. In the conclusion of the article, the authors infer that the main goal of transdisciplinary regionology is to define the laws of uneven development of world regions basing on the transdisciplinary approach and the scientific-pragmatic experience of the region or group of regions under study, which determines its specific objectivesОсновной целью исследования, результаты которого представлены в данной статье, является попытка определить цель и задачи новой научной дисциплины — трансдисциплинарной регионологии — с учетом опыта российских и зарубежных научных школ. Предметом исследования выступают подходы к определению целей и задач региональных исследований в различных школах. Для изучения этих подходов в качестве основных методов авторы используют системный, сравнительный, концептуальный и терминологический анализ. В статье рассматривается процесс формирования нового научного направления, которое объединяет достижения школ, ориентированных на изучение регионов и региональных процессов. Авторы обосновывают трансдисциплинарность как основную характеристику новой научной дисциплины и объясняют выбор термина «регионология». Результаты работы могут быть применены при теоретической разработке терминологического и методологического аппарата в региональных исследованиях, а также при планировании прикладных работ в этой области. В заключении авторы делают вывод о том, что в качестве основной цели трансдисциплинарной регионологии следует постулировать выявление закономерностей неравномерного развития регионов мира на основе трансдисциплинарного подхода с опорой на научно-прагматический опыт исследуемого региона или группы регионов, что определяет формулировку ее конкретных зада