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Migrants and Refugees into Japan as Transnational Social Movements: From "Invisible Civil Society" to "Micro-Politics"

Research Project

Project/Area Number 25K00571
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 04030:Cultural anthropology and folklore-related
Research InstitutionSophia University

Principal Investigator

Slater David  上智大学, 国際教養学部, 教授 (70296888)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 田中 雅子  上智大学, 総合グローバル学部, 教授 (00591843)
ANDALL J.  東京大学, 教養学部, 特任准教授 (20790596)
ヤヒヤ アルマスリ  関西学院大学, 国際学部, 講師 (40888210)
Project Period (FY) 2025-04-01 – 2028-03-31
Project Status Granted (Fiscal Year 2025)
Budget Amount *help
¥14,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥11,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,330,000)
Fiscal Year 2027: ¥4,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,080,000)
Fiscal Year 2026: ¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000)
Fiscal Year 2025: ¥5,330,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,230,000)
KeywordsMigration / Political mobilization / Social movements / Micro-politics / Native scholars
Outline of Research at the Start

As migrant and refugee populations in Japan grow and organize, they are also becoming politically mobilized. This project reconceptualizes migration not just as movement driven by hardship, but as active, goal-oriented collectivities. Drawing on preliminary Kaken-funded research, we compare seven field sites showing various forms of engagement, from visible social movements to everyday “micro-politics.” Crucially, the project includes native scholars with close ties to migrant communities to better understand how these groups mobilize toward political action.

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Published: 2025-04-17   Modified: 2025-06-20  

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