2023 Fiscal Year Research-status Report
Staying or leaving? Choices of further mobility or settlement of European migrants in Japan
| Project/Area Number |
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 – 2025-03-31
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| Keywords | migration / Japan / Europe / whiteness / return |
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
The main research activity in this year was focused on the analysis of the acquired data and presenting the results. Frist, the experience of whiteness by migrants in Japan before and during the pandemic was further analysed. Diverging experiences of white individuals in Japan emphasize the increasing diversity of positions such migrants occupy and their everyday experience of whiteness requires nuanced analysis and focus on intersections with other identities, such as class and gender. These findings were published in one publication and the analysis of the experience during the pandemic was used for an international collaborative project that is expected to finish next year.
Secondly, a further analysis of the decisions to stay or leave Japan was conducted, particularly focusing on the role of class and its intersections with whiteness. Some of the results were partially used for the abovementioned project as well, and were summarized separately for a major international conference.
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| Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
3: Progress in research has been slightly delayed.
Reason
Delays in the project caused by the pandemic led to postponing of the fieldwork and extension of the project for one year. In order to finalize the analysis of acquired data and summarizing findings for publishing, another extension is required.
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
The final year will be dedicated to finalizing the analysis and summarizing the results of previously acquired qualitative and quantitative data for further publication.
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