• ILCAA Joint Research Project
• General

The Mediterranean as a Connecting Sea

ID: jrp000281

KeywordMediterranean Sea, History, Connectivity, Cross-border Movement

From antiquity to the present day, the Mediterranean Sea has connected the regions along its coasts and enabled the movement of people, goods, information, and more. As the networks established by the sea were dynamic ones—rather than static ones—linked to the states controlling these lands, they created historical and regional diversities. This project focuses on the roles of people moving across diverse boundaries—be they political, sectarian, or ethnic— in the region. By so doing, it elucidates the formation of Mediterranean networks without losing this history to nationalist narratives. The project will involve researchers specializing in various periods and be based at the Japan Center for Middle Eastern Studies (JaCMES) in Beirut.

Date

2022.04.01～2025.03.31

Member

Coordinator : SHINODA Tomoaki

Co-Coordinator : KUROKI Hidemitsu

ILCAA Staff : CHRIST Georg

Joint Researchers : ARNOLD Felix, OSHIO Takashi, KUMAKURA Wakako, ABU-HUSAYN Abdulrahim, FUKAMI Naoko, BENHADDA Abdulrahim