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In West Africa where generations are changing after democratization, what kind of 'change' do media and youth hope for ?

Research Project

Project/Area Number 19K12514
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 80010:Area studies-related
Research InstitutionOtani University

Principal Investigator

TANAKA MASATAKA  大谷大学, 社会学部, 教授 (30398549)

Project Period (FY) 2019-04-01 – 2024-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Keywordsアフリカ / ベナン / トーゴ / セネガル / 民主化 / 世代交代 / 若者 / メディア / 世代 / デモクラシー / 社会運動
Outline of Research at the Start

1990年代に民主化をすすめたアフリカ諸国では、いま、旧体制からの体制転換や政治アクターの世代交代が起こっているが、長い間、とりわけ若年層は政策論議に入れない待機状態におかれてきた。そこで、産業化が進んだセネガルと、民主化において対照的なベナン、トーゴにおいて、民主化前後に生まれた二十~三十代の「若者」を比較対照する。政権の世代交代にともなって、社会変革を求める彼らの活動と今後の展望を明らかにする。わが国のみならず、世界における若者と社会変動の相関研究への貢献を果たす。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

African countries that became increasingly democratic in the 1990s are now undergoing regime change from the old regimes and a generational shift in political actors. In this study, we defined “youth” as people in their 20s to 30s born before and after the democratization, and investigated specific examples of social movements. The study clarified various activities and their future prospects in the quest for social change. In each conutries of Africa, as multi-party systems and popular elections took hold from the democratic transition, populism trend prevailed. The new president's administration soon became authoritarian, and there observed a sense of stagnation among those who had lost their freedom of speech. Based on these situations, the study clearly showed that people are shifting from mass media to social media for social criticism against the changing political climate of increasing repression, and that this unique assembly is being developed.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

若者論は近年、アフリカの人口論で注目されているが、国内、国外(国際)への情報発信がなお少なかった。そこで、本研究が国際的な情報発信や議論の実践を両輪とした意義は大きい。研究期間の一連の英文業績は、本文やアブストラクトを researchgate やacademia edu などの学術サイトへリンケージすることで国際的な公開、アクセスの環境を整備した。メディア、若者、アフリカ地域研究に関心を抱く、十数か国の研究者からの参照、引用がなされている。
これは、今後の情報交流や研究の深化発展への途を拓き、「西アフリカ社会の世代交代と社会変動における若者層の諸実践」についての総合研究への端緒となる。

Report

(6 results)
  • 2023 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2022 Research-status Report
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (10 results)

All 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019

All Journal Article (1 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 1 results,  Open Access: 1 results) Presentation (6 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 3 results) Book (3 results)

  • [Journal Article] Mediation between the Secular and the Religious : A Local Radio Program in Benin and the Post-Secular Argument2019

    • Author(s)
      TANAKA Masataka
    • Journal Title

      大谷学報

      Volume: 99(1) Pages: 17-35

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] Where have the Grogneures gone ? : Online Politics from Below in the 21st century of Benin2023

    • Author(s)
      TANAKA Masataka
    • Organizer
      European Conference on African Studies 2023
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] ベナンにおける「不満の場」のゆくえ2023

    • Author(s)
      田中正隆
    • Organizer
      日本アフリカ学会第60回学術大会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 不満の場のゆくえ ―ベナンにおける「意見する人」の語りとデモクラシー2022

    • Author(s)
      田中正隆
    • Organizer
      日本文化人類学会第56回研究大会
    • Related Report
      2022 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] ベナン、トーゴにおける「意見する人」の20年2021

    • Author(s)
      田中正隆
    • Organizer
      日本アフリカ学会第58回学術大会
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Thirty Years after the Democratic Transition in Benin, West Africa: The Case of Public Opinion in Radio Call-in Shows2021

    • Author(s)
      TANAKA Masataka
    • Organizer
      International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences 2021
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] In Hope of Change: Active Audiences and their Solidarity in the Post-Charisma Era in Benin and Togo2019

    • Author(s)
      TANAKA Masataka
    • Organizer
      International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Book] アフリカの聞き方、アフリカの語り方―メディアと公共性の民族誌2021

    • Author(s)
      田中正隆
    • Total Pages
      284
    • Publisher
      風響社
    • ISBN
      9784894892910
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Book] 現代世界の呪術―文化人類学的探究2020

    • Author(s)
      川田牧人、白川千尋、飯田卓、田中正隆、ほか12名
    • Total Pages
      480
    • Publisher
      春風社
    • ISBN
      9784861106910
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Book] 響きあうフィールド,躍動する世界2020

    • Author(s)
      和崎春日、鈴木裕之、中野紀和、梅屋潔、東賢太朗、塩谷暁代、平野(野元)美佐、田中正隆 、他42名
    • Total Pages
      830
    • Publisher
      刀水書房
    • ISBN
      9784887084599
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report

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Published: 2019-04-18   Modified: 2025-01-30  

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