Challenges of Multicultural Coexistence and Resettlement of Displaced People in The Post-COVID-19 Era : A Case Study of The Syrian Refugees

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 22K20122
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: 0106:Political science and related fields
• Research Institution: Ritsumeikan University
• Principal Investigator: Mochizuki Aoi 立命館大学, 衣笠総合研究機構, 特別研究員(PD) (20962012)
• Project Period (FY): 2022-08-31 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: シリア難民問題 / 多文化共生

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this research project, I focused on analyzing the refugee protection systems of each country up to the present day and comparing their multiculturalism. In addition to Jordan and Germany, which I have been researching so far, I focused on Japan's refugee policy. In 2022, we focused on Japan's immigration and refugee policies since the Ukraine crisis and researched the changes in Japan's policies regarding Syrian refugees, Afghan refugees, and Ukrainian refugees. In 2023, I researched how Japan's concept of "multicultural coexistence" is applied to Japan's refugee policies and gave an oral presentation in English at an international symposium.

Free Research Field

中東地域研究、難民研究

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究は、中東の難民問題を中心に、難民の受入政策について中東、欧州、日本の比較検討を行った。その背景にあるのは、グローバル化がさらに進展する中で、異なる文化的背景を持つ人々との共生社会をいかに築いていくことができるのかという大きな問いであった。現代の難民政策の傾向を分析することで、移民・難民・外国人労働者をとりまく今後の日本社会の在り方についての議論に貢献しようという点に、本研究の学術的意義がある。