2001 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Multidisciplinary Study of the Dynamic Change in Contemporary South Asia
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10116101
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Priority Areas (A)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Institution | Ryukoku University, Faculty of Intercultural Communications |
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Principal Investigator |
NAGASAKI Nobuko Ryukoku University, Faculty of Intercultural Communication, Professor, 国際文化学部, 教授 (70012979)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
YANAGISAWA Haruka The University of Tokyo, Institute of Oriental Culture, Rrofessor, 東洋文化研究所, 教授 (20046121)
HIROSE Takako Daito Bunka University, Faculty of International Relations, Professor, 国際関係学部, 教授 (20119431)
ESHO Hideki Hosei University, Dept. of Economic, Professor, 経済学部, 教授 (10061243)
OSHIKAWA Fumiko National Museum of Ethnology, Japan Centre for Area Studies, Professor, 地域研究企画交流センター, 教授 (30280605)
KOTANI Hiroyuki Tokyo Metropolitan University, Professor, 人文学部, 教授 (00086943)
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| Project Period (FY) |
1998 – 2001
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| Keywords | South Asia / India / Pakistan / Hinduism / Migration / Gender / Indian Ocean / the Cold-War |
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| Research Abstract |
This project analysed the forces of change that occurred as a result of the economicreforms in the 1990s in South Asia from a multidisciplinary perspective. Itconsisted of seven groups, each dealing with issues relating to economy, politics, environment culture, gender, transnational networks and the worldsystem. In addition, the project had an umbrella group in charge of theacademic and organizational coordination. It was called MultidisciplinaryStudy of the Dynamic Change in Contemporary South Asiad, and held a number ofinter-group seminars, workshops and internal conferences, as well as two majorinternational conferences. This group successfully helped integrate theacademic achievements of the seven groups of researchers, and was responsible forthe publication of newsletters, discussion papers, conference proceedings andother edited volumes. It greatly activated international exchange of scholarsspecialized in South Asia. The main result of the research this project hasundertaken will be published in Japanese in six volumes from the University ofTokyo Press during the year of 2002. English publications are also expected.
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