2022 Fiscal Year Research-status Report
Merging Nature and Nation: Transdisciplinary Ethnography of the Kachin National Movement and Chinese Natural-Resource Economy
| Project/Area Number |
22K20072
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| Research Institution | The University of Tokyo |
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Principal Investigator |
KIIK LAUR 東京大学, 東京カレッジ, 特任研究員 (00964149)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2022-08-31 – 2024-03-31
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| Keywords | Kachin / Burma / Myanmar / China |
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
Main achievements:
1) Did two several-week-long ethnographic fieldwork sessions. These helped me learn about the changes in Kachin society, environmental issues, and the broader region during and after COVID and Burma's military-political crisis;
2) Began the transcription/translation of field interview recordings;
3) Wrote and submitted two manuscripts to peer-reviewed journals;
4) Gave talks and participated in four research workshops/conferences, gave a keynote talk at one international workshop, and co-organized one research workshop, on such topics as hydro-politics, violence, and grassroots environmentalism.
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| Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
2: Research has progressed on the whole more than it was originally planned.
Reason
Research has been progressing well, thanks to a supportive working environment.
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
I plan to continue the research largely according to the original project plan. Work for the next year will include more fieldwork, analysing existing interviews and fieldnotes, participating in 1-2 upcoming conferences/workshops, and writing manuscripts.
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| Causes of Carryover |
The left-over is savings to be used for research costs during this coming year.
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