2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Community-building among foreign residents during crises and its implications on the host society: The case of Japan during the COVID-19 pandemic
| Project/Area Number |
21K12385
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Review Section |
Basic Section 80010:Area studies-related
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| Research Institution | Ritsumeikan University (2022-2023)
Osaka University (2021) |
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Principal Investigator |
Kim Viktoriya 立命館大学, 国際関係学部, 准教授 (00638231)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
マカベンターイケダ マリア 京都産業大学, 経済学部, 准教授 (40388236)
BABOVIC ALEKSANDRA 大阪大学, 大学院人間科学研究科, 特任助教(常勤) (40870100)
M・R・D Carlos 龍谷大学, 国際学部, 教授 (90335414)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2021-04-01 – 2024-03-31
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| Keywords | foreign residents / COVID-19 pandemic / integration / intersectionality / anticipatory governance / polycentric governance / tabunka kyosei / ethnic communities |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
During 2023 the group conducted weekly meetings to discuss research activities, presentations and publications. The main frameworks of the study were set on integration processes, anticipatory and polycentric governance, and intersectionality. The group has been working on sorting publications about COVID-19, migration and Japan to finalize scoping review on the pandemic and migration narratives in Japan.
We analyzed data collected in 2021-2022 to understand the relations between migration status, gender and other categories and the varying impact of COVID-19 on them to identify vulnerable groups and information access issues. Our findings were presented at 3 international and 1 domestic conferences. We published 1 academic paper, 1 academic paper is under review, 2 articles and 2 book chapters are in the writing process. We interviewed 5 individuals: 1 Brazilian, 2 Filipinos, 2 Russians to learn about the impact of COVID-19 on their decision to settle in Japan long-term.
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| Free Research Field |
sociology, migration, gender, ethnicity
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| Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
Scientific significance: development of theoretical frameworks for resilient migrant integration by analyzing migrants' vulnerabilities. Social significance: addressing the increased vulnerabilities of marginalized groups and understanding their vulnerabilities and coping mechanisms.
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