2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Endogenous Development in Mountainous Communities in Developing Countries: Action Research on Neighborhood Study Method in Bhutan
| Project/Area Number |
26570014
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Area studies
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| Research Institution | Kansai University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
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| Keywords | 地元学 / 内発的発展 / アクションリサーチ / ブータン |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This research is action research to support the younger generation of Bhutan becoming initiators of modernization with the characteristics of Bhutanese society where modernization rapidly progresses. In collaboration with Bhutan Media and Democracy and the Royal University of Bhutan, we conducted a community mapping project in two Bhutanese villages by "neighborhood study method" developed in Minamata City. The method promotes endogenous development. This research project has produced research papers and book chapters and made presentations in academic meetings.
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| Free Research Field |
開発学
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