| 研究課題/領域番号 |
20K13709
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| 研究機関 | 早稲田大学 |
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研究代表者 |
Sunam Ramesh 早稲田大学, 高等研究所, 講師(任期付) (30852719)
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| 研究期間 (年度) |
2020-04-01 – 2023-03-31
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| キーワード | Labour migration |
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| 研究実績の概要 |
My Kakenhi research project draws on the comparative, multi-sited investigation of labor migration from Nepal to Japan and Malaysia. It is interdisciplinary project which seeks to generate nuanced, differentiated theoretical understandings of migrant precarity in Asia in the global context of the rapid growth of precarious employment.In terms of research achievements, despite the Covid-19 pandemic affecting research fieldwork, I have published two papers: One article in the peer-reviewed journal Geoforum and the other blog paper Focaal. Another big achievement is that I have been awarded a 2020 Waseda University Research Award (High-impact publication) (https://www.waseda.jp/inst/research/news-en/70925). I also gave an invited talk in the (virtual) Talk series: Japan’s Foreign Residents in the Age of COVID-19,organised by the Chuo University. Similarly, I presented papers at two conferences: the Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA) conference (international) and The Japanese Association for South Asian Studies 34th Annual Conference (Domestic).
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| 現在までの達成度 (区分) |
現在までの達成度 (区分)
3: やや遅れている
理由
The research project is progressing well. In 2020-21, I had planned to conduct literature review; design survey questionnaire and create semi- structured interview guides; and conduct surveys and interviews in Japan and in Malaysia. As per the plan, I completed developing literature review, survey questionnaire and semi-structured interviews guide. I carried out interviews and I am now conducting online surveys with Nepalese migrant workers living in Japan. Due to travel restrictions, I was not able to travel to Malaysia for conducting surveys and interviews. However, I will complete surveys and interviews in 2021-22 through field trip to Malaysia, depending on the Covid-19 situation.
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| 今後の研究の推進方策 |
For 2021-22, I have planned to finish the unfinished activities in 2020: surveys and interviews in Malaysia. I will also complete the data collection tasks: workshop and interviews in Nepal. I hope that travel restrictions will be relaxed soon so that I will be able to make field trips. If the Covid-19 pandemic and the travel restrictions continue, I will collect data using online tools (Google forms or Kobo) for surveys and Zoom for interviews. Then I will focus on analysing data and writing journal articles and book chapters. I will also present paper at the two conferences: The Japanese Association for South Asian Studies 34th Annual Conference Program (domestic) and the 12th International Convention of Asia Scholars (international).
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| 次年度使用額が生じた理由 |
Due to the pandemic and travel restrictions, I was not able to travel to undertake fieldwork across Japan and in Malaysia. I will use the remaining funds this year for conducting research activities.
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