2019 Fiscal Year Annual Research Report
Coming back home: An examination of the importance of community in recovering from disaster in Shinchimachi, Fukushima
| Project/Area Number |
16K12382
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| Research Institution | International Christian University |
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Principal Investigator |
JUNG JooーYoung 国際基督教大学, 教養学部, 教授 (40552336)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2016-04-01 – 2020-03-31
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| Keywords | Fukushima / Disaster / infrastructure / Storytelling network / Stigma / Civic engagement / Community / PTSD |
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
In the academic year 2019, I have achieved the following research activities:
1. I conducted a community survey of 650 responses in four towns in Fukushima Prefectures: Fukushima City, Koriyama, Kitakata, and Aizu. The survey examined residents' connectedness to their neighborhood communication resources, mainstream and local media use, collective efficacy, stigma perception, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and future outlook.
2. I presented two papers at the International Communication Association Annual Convention (Washington D.C.) in May, 2019. One paper was based on an online survey I conducted in Fukushima in January, 2019 and the other was based on a survey in Shinchimachi, Fukushima.
3. I published two articles in international journals.
4. I conducted a survey in March 2020 regarding people's media use and social understanding under the COVID-19 pandemic situation.
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