The Great East Japan Earthquake and the Change of Disaster Victims' Lives

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24730431
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Sociology
• Research Institution: Tohoku Gakuin University
• Principal Investigator: Saito Yasunori 東北学院大学, 経済学部, 准教授 (00516081)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 東日本大震災 / 応急仮設住宅 / みなし仮設 / 津波被災 / 原発被災 / ボランティア / NPO / 支援

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011 brought many disaster victims. Some of them were forced to evacuate to outside their municipalities because of not only the huge tsunami but also the nuclear accident. This study is about the sudden transformation of spheres of their daily lives and the occurrence of their new life problems. This study, based on intensive interview surveys, describes the process of their rehabilitation from disaster and the social interactions between disaster victims and supporters such as volunteer groups and non-profit organizations, in the transition period from temporary housing to permanent housing.

Free Research Field

社会学