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National Election and Overseas Japanese : A study on their political participation and information acquisition

Research Project

Project/Area Number 20830014
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (Start-up)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field Sociology
Research InstitutionSaitama University

Principal Investigator

SHIBUYA Momoyo  Saitama University, 経済学部, 講師 (20451734)

Project Period (FY) 2008 – 2009
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2009)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,782,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,140,000、Indirect Cost: ¥642,000)
Fiscal Year 2009: ¥1,547,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,190,000、Indirect Cost: ¥357,000)
Fiscal Year 2008: ¥1,235,000 (Direct Cost: ¥950,000、Indirect Cost: ¥285,000)
Keywords在外日本人コミュニティ / 在外選挙 / メディア / オーストラリア / シンガポール / イギリス / ネットワーク / 日本人ディアスポラ / オーストラリア:イギリス:シンガポール / 社会ネットワーク / 民族・国民性 / 日本人 / ディアスポラ / ホーストラリア
Research Abstract

This study compares Overseas Japanese communities in Australia, the UK and Singapore to identify their characteristics in relation to ethnic/national identity appeared in political participation and information acquisition patterns. The result confirms that although there are varying expressive identity as members of the Japanese homeland society, the communities maintains to consume information provided by Japanese mass media to shape their way of understanding of the world, no matter how they have lost their emotional attachment to the homeland.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2009 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2008 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (2 results)

All 2010 2009

All Journal Article (2 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 2 results)

  • [Journal Article] The Distance from Home : Sense of Involvement in Homeland Politics among Overseas Japanese2010

    • Author(s)
      Shibuya, M. K.
    • Journal Title

      The International Journal of Diversity in Organisations, Communities & Nations vol. 9(5)

      Pages: 125-134

    • Related Report
      2009 Final Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] The Distance from Home : Overseas Japanese's Sense of Involvement in Homeland Politics2009

    • Author(s)
      Shibuya, Momoyo K.
    • Journal Title

      The International Journal of Diversity in Organisations, Communities & Nations 9(5)

      Pages: 125-134

    • Related Report
      2009 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed

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Published: 2008-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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