War Reconstruction and Social Integration after Civil Conflict in Sri Lanka

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20H01497
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 07040:Economic policy-related
• Research Institution: Kobe College (2023); Kobe University (2020-2022)
• Principal Investigator: Yamazaki Koji 神戸女学院大学, 文学部, 教授 (30319818)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 伊藤 高弘 神戸大学, 国際協力研究科, 准教授 (20547054) ; 佐藤 希 神戸大学, 国際協力研究科, 助教 (30838040)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: スリランカ / 内戦 / 家計調査 / コロナ / 貧困

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Based on data collected from the household survey, we found the following results: (1) Violent events in the neighboring areas had negative impacts on child health, (2) War victimization reduced years of education of children in the affected households, (3) Tamils are those who suffered most during the civil conflict, and they also tend to be adversely affected by recent Covid-19 and economic crisis, (4) Those who experienced human victimization during their impressionable years (18-25 years old) tend to think that their life outcome is the result of luck, not their efforts.

Free Research Field

開発経済学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

武力紛争が広まっている現代において、その長期的な影響が子供の教育や健康に発生していることや、紛争被害を受けた世帯が他の経済ショックにも脆弱であること、そして青年期に家族や親戚を紛争で失った経験が、その後の人生における努力の重要性を低く考える傾向があることなどを明らかにしたことで、他の紛争においても、その悪影響を長引かせず、復興を促す政策のあり方を検討する際に、大いに考慮すべき視点を提供している。