Religio-Demographic Study of Religious Practices among Muslim Minorities in Western Europe

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K00079
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 01030:Religious studies-related
• Research Institution: Waseda University
• Principal Investigator: Kojima Hiroshi 早稲田大学, 社会科学総合学術院, 名誉教授 (90344241)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: イギリス / ムスリム / COVID-19 / ウェッブ調査 / 宗教実践 / 健康 / 日本 / 在留外国人

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The most important achievement of this research project is the implementation of the post-pandemic survey on changes in religious practices and health status and experience among British Muslims during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, the rare survey on differentials within religious minority population is implemented and we could publish a preliminary survey report and preliminary analysis is conducted on the relationship between the changes in religious practices and health as well as the relationship between COVID-19 related experiences. A Japanese survey data of foreign residents is used for entangling the relationships between COVID-19 related experiences, for assessing the possible effects of local health policy, and for recognizing the specific nature of female marriage migrants, with possible implications for the analysis of British Muslim survey.

Free Research Field

宗教人口学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の学術的意義として、日本と同様、ユニバーサルな健康保険制度をもつ、イギリスでのCOVID-19パンデミック終息直後にムスリムのパンデミック中の宗教実践・健康行動等の情報を収集して、集計・分析したことが挙げられる。イギリスのムスリムと同様に社会経済的に排除されているためCOVID-19への感染リスクが高い、日本の移民系マイノリティの保健政策面での排除・関連要因やCOVID-19関連経験間の関連を示し、イギリス・ムスリムに関する分析への示唆を得たことにも意義があろう。また、イギリスのマイノリティに対する保健政策の影響を明らかにできれば、日本の外国人政策・保健政策への示唆を得ることができよう。