Project/Area Number |
17K13291
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Research Field |
Area studies
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Research Institution | Hiroshima City University |
Principal Investigator |
MEGURO Toshio 広島市立大学, 国際学部, 准教授 (90735656)
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Project Period (FY) |
2017-04-01 – 2021-03-31
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Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2020)
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Budget Amount *help |
¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
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Keywords | マサイ / 表象 / 伝統 / ポジショニング / マサイ・オリンピック / ケニア / 環境保全 / 新自由主義的保全 / アフリカ / スポーツ / グローバリゼーション |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
The Maasai are one of the most globally known ethnic groups in Africa, but their image is still being a people strongly attached to their tradition, not accepting modern development. In reality, the Maasai people are actively adopting themselves to Western and modern development. On the other hand, they understand the image of Maasai that outsiders have of them and try to benefit from development assistance by saying and doing things in accordance with that image. In this study, I investigated such behavior, or "positions," of the Maasai people in southern Kenya using the sport event of the Maasai Olympics as a case study. Consequently, it was revealed that the practice of "positioning" by Maasai people has been increasing in diversity, but it has not necessarily led to the acquisition of benefits as they expect.
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Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
この研究はマサイを事例として、アフリカの少数民族が自分たちが今日の世界で外部者にどのように見られ、イメージされているのかという事実を理解しているだけでなく、それを活用して自らの生活や社会をよりよいものにしようと行動している事実と、そうした行動がグローバルな情報や資本の流れの中で意図したような結果につながらない事実とを明らかにしている。これはつまり、アフリカ社会はグローバルな変化の中で能動的に行動する潜在力を秘めてはいるものの、グローバルな仕組みに従属せざるを得ない側面も大きいことを示している。
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