Indigenous Autonomy in Latin America

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19KK0325
• Research Category: Fund for the Promotion of Joint International Research (Fostering Joint International Research (A))
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Politics
• Research Institution: Chuo University
• Principal Investigator: Funaki Ritsuko 中央大学, 商学部, 教授 (20580054)
• Project Period (FY): 2019 – 2023
• Keywords: ラテンアメリカ / 先住民 / 自治 / 質的比較研究 / 土地権

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Since the 1990s, Latin America has seen a legislative movement towards recognizing "indigenous autonomy." By ratifying international treaties that acknowledge the rights of indigenous peoples and by amending or enacting new constitutions, most countries in the region have explicitly institutionalized the recognition of indigenous autonomy. However, in practice, the implementation of these recognized rights has often been neglected. This study, conducted in collaboration with researchers and indigenous organization leaders from Latin American countries (Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina) and Canada, examines the realities following this institutionalization. The findings were published in the form of a book and an online seminars.

Free Research Field

比較政治学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究成果の学術的意義として、ラテンアメリカ諸国の先住民自治の制度化状況に関して、最重要となる「自治権」と、同等に重要な意味を有する「土地権」の「制度と運用の乖離」状況について、質的データを用いた分析により、客観的指標をもって状況の深刻度を可視化することに成功した。共同研究の主要な過程において、当該地域の研究者・先住民組織指導者・国際NGO（International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs）・国際機関（米州機構人権委員会）と連携して調査報告活動を進めることができ、調査結果の共有過程では直接的な社会還元効果が実感された。