2021 Fiscal Year Research-status Report
The State Interest and International Norm Dialectic: A Cross-National Empirical Analysis of the Advent of an Opportunistic Humanitarian Protections Regime for Refuge Seekers
Project/Area Number |
19K13640
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Research Institution | Sophia University |
Principal Investigator |
細木 一十稔ラルフ 上智大学, 総合人間科学部, 助教 (00820557)
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Project Period (FY) |
2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
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Keywords | rights / humanitarian protections / desert / asylum seekers / refuge / international norms / cross-national analysis / OECD |
Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
This year, I collected new secondary data, updated the statistical data used in my dissertation chapter in preparation for an updated and more refined analysis, further developed and presented on the project’s theoretical framework which draws cross-disciplinary parallels between sociological and philosophical logics on the social construction of desert (deservingness) of protections and rights, and published a paper (March 2022) outlining this theoretical framework and its purchase for analyzing protection levels for various itinerant populations, including internationally displaced persons seeking refuge.
I will present my most recent research developments at the upcoming IMISCOE annual conference (June 29 - July 1, 2022 in Oslo [and online]; submission status: accepted).
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Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
3: Progress in research has been slightly delayed.
Reason
The project’s initial third-year plan hinged on compiling primary and secondary data to conduct an event history analysis, but due to the constraints imposed by the pandemic, primary data collection has not been possible, and this stage of the project is behind schedule, requiring continuous and flexible adjustment. I have applied to extend the project's funded period by a year (extension granted) in order to move forward in conducting a longitudinal analysis of the secondary data I have acquired.
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Strategy for Future Research Activity |
In the upcoming year of this project, in addition to gathering more secondary data, I plan to refine my theoretical framework with the aim of applying it to analyze changes in protection levels for refuge seekers across countries and time. As I prepare a journal article manuscript, I will also search for an international outlet to present my research findings and receive feedback.
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Causes of Carryover |
Funds remain from the third year because due to the pandemic, overseas travel to collect data was not possible/feasible. I also reserved some funds to allow for the purchase of necessary books and access to secondary data during the one-year extension period of the project.
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Research Products
(2 results)