Budget Amount *help |
¥3,640,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥840,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
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Outline of Final Research Achievements |
In this project, I analyzed civil conflicts and the accompanying state disintegration in Northeast African countries (e.g., Sudan, Somalia) with a distinctive focus on the roles of outside actors (from guerrilla infiltration to international peace-making efforts). A unique combination of methodologies (multi-agent simulation (MAS) and geographic information system (GIS)) enabled empirically relevant as well as policy-oriented research on these phenomena.The three-year research produced published academic works along with an enhanced MAS model of civil conflict, which can be a powerful tool for understanding as well as managing conflict dynamics. The academic publications include a book chapter on civil conflicts in Sudan and a co-authored working paper about the state collapse and reconstruction in Somalia.
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