2007 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
An Anthropological Study of Glocalization and National Culture in the Microstaties of Oceania.
| Project/Area Number |
16251008
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 海外学術 |
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| Research Field |
Cultural anthropology/Folklore
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| Research Institution | Kobe University |
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Principal Investigator |
SUDO Kenichi Kobe University, Graduate School of Intercultural Studies, Professor (10110082)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
HAYASHI Isao National Museum of Ethnology, 民族社会研究部, Asociate Professor (80270495)
KARAKITA Yasuyuki Utsunomiya University, Faculty of Studies International, Professor (80204650)
YASUI Manami Tenri University, Faculty of Literature, Associate Professor (40309513)
ICHIKAWA Tetsu National Museum of Ethnology, 研究戦略センター, Researcher (40435540)
YOSHIOKA Masanori Kobe University, Graduate School of Intercultural Studies, Professor (40128583)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2004 – 2007
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| Keywords | community building / continuity of social relationship / utilization of migrant's network / role of traditional chiefs / strike and political reform / tourism and national culture / re-migration of overseas Chinese / trans-nationalism |
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| Research Abstract |
The scientific research was conducted in Micronesia, Polynesia, Melanesia, and Australia. As results we could get information and data how did Oceanian people respond to the effects of globalization and adopt selectively some items of global culture to create new tradition and culture in Microstates.
1.Micronesia
Sudo conducted research in Yap States, Federated States of Micronesia, and got intensive information about the building process of outer islander's communities in Yap and network formation in Guam. Karakita did research on life history of migrants from outer islands and intimate relationship between them and people of homeland. Yasui conducted fieldwork in Republic of Palau to reconfirm the roles of female chief's and their activities.
2.Polynesia
Sudo could analyze political system through collecting information of strike, political reform, and riot in Kingdom of Tonga. Yamamoto did research on the democracy and voting system in Samoa. Yoshioka studied migration to capital and building new community in Tuval.
3.Melanesia
Hayashi got data of development of tourism through National program which performs mask festival and preserves of traditional cultures in Papua New Guinea. Sekine did research on agricultural development by NGO support and Miyauchi conducted research on peace making in Solomon Islands. Hashimoto conducted research on democracy in Fiji and Shirakawa did research on custom of urban people in Vanuatu. Kazama conducted fieldwork to understand the Gilbert Islanders in Fiji. Ichikawa could collect data of life histories of Chinese overseas, who re-migrated to Australia from Papua New Guinea.
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