2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
An Ethnographic Study of Yapese Deterritorialized Public Sphere
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20520701
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Cultural anthropology/Folklore
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| Research Institution | Utsunomiya University |
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Principal Investigator |
KARAKITA Yasuyuki Utsunomiya University, 国際学部, 教授 (80204650)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2010
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| Keywords | オセアニア / 文化人類学 / 人口・移住 |
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| Research Abstract |
This study is based on an ethnography of associations of Yapese migrants in Pohnpei, FSM, and Guam, USA. The study reports that ethnic identities, leadership and social alliance are generated through activities of the associations, especially through fund raising, in Yapese deterritorialized public sphere.
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