2022 Fiscal Year Research-status Report
Staying or leaving? Choices of further mobility or settlement of European migrants in Japan
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19K13895
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| Research Institution | Ryukoku University |
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Principal Investigator |
DEBNAR Milos 龍谷大学, 国際学部, 准教授 (90735292)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2019-04-01 – 2024-03-31
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| Keywords | migration / Europe / Japan / whiteness / return |
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
The researcher was able to conduct the planned long-term fieldwork in Europe. The fieldwork was planned for FY2021 but due to Covid-19 pandemic and travel restrictions, it was realized in FY2022. During the fieldwork, the researcher conducted interviews with individuals with an experience of living in Japan and currently residing in European countries (eight different countries) which further facilitated the understanding of decisions on staying and leaving Japan. The progress in research was also made by consulting the preliminary results, theoretical development and potential collaboration with scholars based at different universities in the UK, Belgium, Netherlands, Austria, Sweden, and Germany.
Additionally, a survey on Central European students' motivations to study in East Asia was conducted in collaboration with researchers at the University of Vienna and three other Central European universities as a part of JSPS Fund for Fostering Joint International Research (A) related to the current project. The results from this survey will be utilized to further enhance the findings from this project.
Finally, the preliminary results of the fieldwork conducted in previous years in Japan as well as some preliminary results from the fieldwork conducted in Europe were presented at multiple international conferences and workshops in Europe.
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| Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
3: Progress in research has been slightly delayed.
Reason
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, long-term fieldwork in Europe was postponed by one year (realized in 2022). As a result, the project has been extended by one year.
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
In the final year of the project, the interview data and other data from the fieldwork will be analysed and results are planned to be presented at an international conference and submitted for publication.
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| Causes of Carryover |
Due to the extension of the project, there is an incurring amount to be spend in the following fiscal year.
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