An Investigation of Networking: Legal and Social Welfare Collaboration

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25870316
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Fundamental law; Social welfare and social work studies
• Research Institution: Toin University of Yokohama (2014-2015); Nagoya University (2013)
• Principal Investigator: YOSHIOKA Suzuka 桐蔭横浜大学, 法務研究科, 客員教授 (60588789)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 司法と福祉 / ネットワーク / 連携 / 法的支援

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study aims to find out how legal and social welfare specialists collaborate and what is necessary to maintain a collaborative relationship. In addition, this research investigates the factors which influence the initiation, sustenance and reproduction of the collaborative environment.
From such study purpose, the researcher conducted quite a number of interviews including observations of the interactions in both legally depopulated area and urban centers.After three years of research and study, patterns of collaborative interactions were established which allowed us to diagram the structure of how the network is initiated, nurtured, disappears, reappears, morphs and develops which should open the door to further research into classification in this field.

Free Research Field

基礎法学