Mechanisms of return migration among Japanese youth

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K13713
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 08010:Sociology-related
• Research Institution: Nanzan University
• Principal Investigator: Hazama Ryotaro 南山大学, 総合政策学部, 准教授 (90808312)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 若者論 / 地域移動 / 還流移動 / 社会階層

Outline of Final Research Achievements

For this research project,　I conducted a survey of return migration of young people living in non-metropolitan areas and a survey of out-migration of young people from non-metropolitan areas. By comparing these two surveys, I was able to compare those who have returned to their hometowns and those who have not, although they are both from non-metropolitan areas. The results of the comparison suggest that attachment to the hometown does not lead to return migration, and that a certain number of male return migrants returned to their hometowns against their will.

Free Research Field

社会学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

これまでの地域移動研究は集計データを用いたマクロな分析と特定の地域に注目したミクロな分析が多かった。本研究課題は、そのどちらでもなく、全国を対象としたアンケート調査を実施し、個票データを分析することで研究を行った。これにより、日本全国を対象としつつも、個々人が置かれた社会的な立場やものの考え方と還流移動の結びつきについて明らかにできた。本研究課題とこれまでの研究の知見を組みあわせることで、人びとの地域移動のメカニズムを複眼的に考えることができるようになったと考える。