2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The Role of Religion in Political Mobilization of the South Asian Diaspora
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21402015
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 海外学術 |
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| Research Field |
International relations
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| Research Institution | Senshu University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
ISHIKAWA Kazuo 専修大学, 法学部, 教授 (60095552)
ITO Toru 防衛大学校, 人文社会科学群, 准教授 (50403465)
KITAGAWA Masayuki 神戸女学院大学, 文学部, 講師 (00365694)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2011
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| Keywords | 南アジア / ディアスポラ / 宗教施設 / 移民政策 / マイノリティ / 多文化主義 / グローバル化 / エスニック紛争 |
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| Research Abstract |
This study has analyzed the political activities of three South Asian diaspora communities, namely the Kashmiri Muslims, the Sikhs and the Sri Lankan Tamils, with a special attention to the role of religion. The ethnic identity, the use of religious institutions and political activities in both their host and home countries vary among the three communities. Main variables are considered to be the characteristics of the ethnic conflict in their home country, the nature of religion, immigration and minority policies of the host country, the efforts of the host country and the international community to reconstruct the conflict affected region and the impact of globalization.
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