2006 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Local Concept of 'Development' and its Practice in Papua New Guinea Marginal Area
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16401032
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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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 | Rikkyo University |
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Principal Investigator |
TOYODA Yukio Rikkyo University, the Faculty of Tourism, Professor, 観光学部, 教授 (20197974)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
SAITO Hisafumi Chukyo University, School of Contemporary Sociology, Professor, 現代社会学部, 教授 (10170523)
KUMAGAI Ikeichi Ochanomizu University, the Faculty of Letters and Education, Professor, 文教育学部, 教授 (80153344)
KAWASAKI Ippei Tokai University, School of Marine Science and Technology, Professor, 海洋学部, 教授 (10259377)
KAMIMURA Toru Kobe City College of Nursing, Associate Professor, 看護学部, 助教授 (40295770)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2004 – 2006
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| Keywords | Papua New Guinea / Cultural Anthropology / Human Geography / Area Studies / Development / Tourism / Globalization / Christianity |
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| Research Abstract |
First, we found that the people in Papua New Guinea have unique point of view toward 'development'. They tend to think that the leaders of the development are supposed to be 'outsiders', and that the development comes from 'outside', not from 'inside'. They think that the 'development' is offered from 'outside', and not achieved by their own effort. They tend to think that their society is totally different from Westerners', and they do not think that these two consists a sort of continuum. Therefore, they do not think that the 'development' is achieved through their own, continuous effort. This way of thinking prohibit them their doing their effort to achieve development.
Secondly, the notion of 'culture' and/or 'ethnic group' is changing as a result of modernization and/or development. The people have learned these concepts from Westerners, and they began to use them as their 'own' ideas to express their present situations. Together with this change, the ground has been valued highly because of the discovery of gold, and there arose a number of conflicts and disputes over ground. As a result, it has been found that the new concept of 'culture' and the traditional ones exist together, and mixed up and are opposed to each other.
Thirdly, through modernization and development, space division by gender is changing. Traditionally, the space of their villages is divided strictly into male and female space, and the people's behaviors are restricted according to their traditional rules. But as modern houses are becoming popular, which have little distinction by gender, people's behaviors are not influenced by traditional rules any more.
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Research Products
(17 results)
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[Journal Article] "Ethnic Tourism" in Papua New Guinea2005
Author(s)
Y.Toyoda
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Journal Title
Studies on Human Migration and Acculturation : Proceedings of the Symposium, Centre for Human Migration and Acculturation Studies (Centre for Human Migration and Acculturation Studies (ed.)) (Rikkyo University)
Pages: 185-200
Description
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[Journal Article] 「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
Author(s)
Y.Toyoda, H.Nelson
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Journal Title
The Pacific War in Papua New Guinea : Memories and Realities. Rikkyo University Centre for Asian Area Studies
Pages: 458
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