Endogenous Development in Mountainous Communities in Developing Countries: Action Research on Neighborhood Study Method in Bhutan

• Project/Area Number: 26570014
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Area studies
• Research Institution: Kansai University
• Principal Investigator: Kusago Takayoshi 関西大学, 社会学部, 教授 (30308077)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,640,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥840,000); Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
• Keywords: 地元学 / 内発的発展 / アクションリサーチ / ブータン / 地域活性化 / アクション・リサーチ / ネパール

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research is action research to support the younger generation of Bhutan becoming initiators of modernization with the characteristics of Bhutanese society where modernization rapidly progresses. In collaboration with Bhutan Media and Democracy and the Royal University of Bhutan, we conducted a community mapping project in two Bhutanese villages by "neighborhood study method" developed in Minamata City. The method promotes endogenous development. This research project has produced research papers and book chapters and made presentations in academic meetings.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] 「住民主導の地域社会改善の仕組み創り-ながくて幸せのモノサシづくりと地域生活改善プロセス評価手法の試み-」 (2017)
  • Author(s): 草郷孝好
  • Journal Title: オペレーションズ・リサーチ Volume: 62 Pages: 287-292
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] The evolutionary path of the 21st Hyogo Long-term Vision Project in Japan: community development, resilience and well-being (2017)
  • Author(s): Kusago, T. and S. Hirai
  • Journal Title: Community Development Journal Volume: Vol.52 No. 1 Pages: 160-170
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Analysis of Citizens' Priorities over Sustainable Development Goals in Japan: Evidence from a Questionnaire Survey (2016)
  • Author(s): Suzuki, M., Ikeda, K., Kusago, T., Hara K., Uwasu M., Tyunina O.
  • Journal Title: Global Environmental Research Pages Volume: Volume 19 No.2 Pages: 155-164
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] ユースの視点に基づく持続可能な開発の課題に関する一考察‐大学生及び大学院生によるワークショップを事例として‐ (2016)
  • Author(s): 早川有香鈴木政史草郷孝好蟹江憲史原圭史郎上須道徳池田和弘井口正彦
  • Journal Title: 上智地球環境学会『地球環境学』 Volume: No.11 Pages: 171-182
• [Journal Article] コミュニティ・マッピングでブータンの若者と探るブータンの魅力 (2015)
  • Author(s): 草郷孝好
  • Journal Title: ブータンミュージアム通信 Volume: 11 Pages: 8-11
  • Open Access
• [Journal Article] 幸せ社会のつくり方 (2015)
  • Author(s): 草郷孝好
  • Journal Title: 季刊 社会運動 Volume: 420 Pages: 176-187
• [Journal Article] Analysis of Citizens’Priorities over Sustainable Development Goals in Japan: Evidence from a Questionnaire Survey (2015)
  • Author(s): Masachika SUZUKI, Kazuhiro IKEDA, Takayoshi KUSAGO, Keishiro HARA, Michinori UWASU and Olga TYUNINA
  • Journal Title: Global Environmental Research Volume: 19（2） Pages: 155-164
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] 背景の認識： なぜ、いま、「幸福感」なのか？ (2015)
  • Author(s): 草郷孝好・豊田尚吾
  • Journal Title: 情報誌CEL Volume: 110 Pages: 2-7
  • Open Access
• [Journal Article] 市民主導の地域社会構築とアクション・リサーチ ～ながくて幸せのモノサシづくりの実践～ (2015)
  • Author(s): 草郷孝好
  • Journal Title: 人間福祉学研究 Volume: 8（1） Pages: 27-40
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] 地方自治体の幸せ社会構築の取り組みに見るアクション・リサーチ (2015)
  • Author(s): 草郷孝好
  • Journal Title: 関西大学経済・政治研究所セミナー年報 Volume: 2014 Pages: 103-121
  • NAID: 120005688401
• [Journal Article] 市民主体の地域発展指標の開発と活用～ながくて幸せのモノサシづくりの取り組み～ (2015)
  • Author(s): 草郷孝好
  • Journal Title: 関西大学経済・政治研究所セミナー年報 Volume: 2014 Pages: 149-162
  • NAID: 120005688403
• [Journal Article] Changer de modele de developpement: une responsabilite collective autour de la vraie richesse d’une sagesse pratique (2015)
  • Author(s): Takayoshi Kusago
  • Journal Title: Chroniques de la gouvernance Volume: 2015 Pages: 171-178
• [Journal Article] 住民主体の災害復興に資する地域生活改善プロセス評価手法の有効性 －新潟県長岡市川口木沢地区の事例－ (2014)
  • Author(s): 草郷孝好・宮本匠
  • Journal Title: 日本災害復興学会論文集 Volume: 6 Pages: 22-31
  • NAID: 130008114053
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Presentation] The Potentials and Effectiveness of a Community-based Process Evaluation Method for long-term disaster recovery in Kizawa, Niigata, Japan (2016)
  • Author(s): Kusago, T. and Miyamoto, T.
  • Organizer: 2016 HDCA (Human Development and Capability Association) Annual Meeting
  • Place of Presentation: 一橋大学
  • Year and Date: 2016-09-01
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Neighborhood Study Method (JIMOTOGAKU) for Community Development: A Place-based Collaborative Action Research (2016)
  • Author(s): Kusago, T.
  • Organizer: 2016 HDCA (Human Development and Capability Association) Annual Meeting
  • Place of Presentation: 一橋大学
  • Year and Date: 2016-09-01
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Action Research For Citizen-Based Community Development: A Collaborative Project On Well-Being City Of Nagakute In Japan (2016)
  • Author(s): Kusago, T.
  • Organizer: The Community Development Society & International Association for Community Development Annual International Conference 2016
  • Place of Presentation: Bloomington, Minnesota, USA
  • Year and Date: 2016-07-24
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Evolutionary Path of the Hyogo Vision Project and the Hyogo Well-Being Index in Japan (2015)
  • Author(s): Takayoshi KUSAGO
  • Organizer: 13th International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies Conference
  • Place of Presentation: Phoenix, Arizona, USA
  • Year and Date: 2015-10-17
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Local initiatives for improvement of people’s well-beings in Japan: Can local governments collaborate with local people? (2014)
  • Author(s): Takayoshi Kusago
  • Organizer: International workshop Improving the people’s lot? Different conceptions of well-being between promises and reality
  • Place of Presentation: German Institute for Japanese Studies (DIJ), Tokyo
  • Year and Date: 2014-07-29 – 2014-07-30
  • Invited
• [Book] 市民自治の育て方～協働型アクションリサーチの理論と実践～ (2018)
  • Author(s): 草郷孝好
  • Total Pages: 161
  • Publisher: 関西大学出版部
  • ISBN: 9784873546704
• [Book] 市民自治力向上とアクション・リサーチに関する研究（「調査と資料」第114号） (2016)
  • Author(s): 草郷孝好、岡絵理子、岡本由美子、栗林知絵子、榊原貴倫、関口昌幸、田口太郎、武田丈、竹端寛、中村みどり、藤井隆至、松井修視、宮本匠、村井雅清、室田信一、山下裕子、Patrick Guyer
  • Total Pages: 352
  • Publisher: 関西大学経済・政治研究所