Reconstructing Processes of Local Identity and Collective Memory in the Affected Communities after the Great East-Japan Earthquake

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K03885
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Sociology
• Research Institution: Waseda University
• Principal Investigator: Urano Masaki 早稲田大学, 文学学術院, 教授 (20160335)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 川副 早央里 早稲田大学, 文学学術院, 助手 (50778660)
• Research Collaborator: Nozaka Shin 早稲田大学, 文学学術院, 助手 (10801798)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 地域アイデンティティ / 災害 / 集合的記憶 / 復旧復興期 / 地方都市圏

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this project we focused on the restructuring and reconstructing processes of local identity and collective memory in the affected communities of low population density after the Great East-Japan Earthquake. In those communities there have been a lot of problems for a sustainable　development and recovery. Based on building collective memory several trials to recreate and to share a local vision have been made there so that they could build up new social network and new social paradigm to seek relationship among different activities of community life, such as activities for reconstructing their industry and securing sufficient opportunities for employment, activities for enhancing good health care and supporting appropriate health and medical services, and activities for providing sufficient community services. Building up the widely acceptable local vision is a fundamental factor for their successful recovery.

Free Research Field

地域社会学、災害社会学