Research on "depopulation-type transition" of young people in disaster areas.

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20H01650
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 09020:Sociology of education-related
• Research Institution: Osaka Seikei University
• Principal Investigator: Suzuki Isamu 大阪成蹊大学, 教育学部, 教授 (90452383)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 山本 晃輔 関西国際大学, 社会学部, 准教授 (30710222) ; 志水 宏吉 大阪大学, 大学院人間科学研究科, 教授 (40196514) ; 榎井 縁 大阪大学, 大学院人間科学研究科, 特任教授(常勤) (50710232) ; 高原 耕平 公益財団法人ひょうご震災記念21世紀研究機構, 人と防災未来センター, 研究員 (10844566) ; 宮前 良平 福山市立大学, 都市経営学部, 講師 (20849830) ; 岡邑 衛 千里金蘭大学, 生活科学部, 准教授 (80735233)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 被災地 / 過疎地 / 移行

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study focused on young people in depopulated disaster-affected areas, examining their reasons for being active in the area and their life course. Interviews were conducted with young people of various patterns, including those who were from the region, those who had experienced a U-turn, and those who had emigrated to the region. The common threads were (1) that the region has changed due to the disaster experience. And, (2) their feelings toward their own community have also changed. Many people from the region reaffirmed their attachment to the region, and those who had no connection to the region realized how wonderful the region was. In addition, (3) they realized that self-realization was possible in the region, even if they did not live in the city. These factors have influenced their life course.

Free Research Field

教育社会学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の学術的／社会的意義は、第１に、過疎地域である災害被災地において若者が活動する動機を、彼らのライフヒストリーも考慮しながら検討した点である。第２に、被災とその後の救援活動による地域の社会構造や人間関係の変容を、被災者の語りから明らかにした点である。そして、第３に、地域に若者を増やすための学校や企業の在り方について検討した点である。これらの知見は、過疎地に若者を呼び寄せ、彼らが中心となってその地域を活性化し、地域の生活の質を向上させる上で重要な示唆を与えてくれると考えている。