| Country : |
Cameroon |
| Leader : |
ICHIKAWA Mitsuo |
| Co-workers : |
KIMURA Daiji, YAMAKOSHI Gen |
| Theme : |
Conservation and sustainable use of
tropical forests in Africa |
| Contents : |
This Field Station will undertake education
and research in the forests of Southeast Cameroon, with
a comparative view of other forest areas in Africa. In
the research, man and nature relationships in the forest
are examined in ecological, historical, economic and political
contexts, with particular emphases on hunting-gathering,
sustainable agriculture, local exchange systems, inter-ethnic
power relations. The relationship of these activities
to economic and political systems of a broader world is
also analyzed. Based on these, positive recommendations
will be made concerning sustainable agricultural and hunting
systems, the relationship between environmental conservation
and the rights of local residents, multi-ethnic co-existence,
etc. |
| Keywords : |
Tropical rain forests, agricultural
people, hunting and gathering people, resource utilization,
co-existence between nature and people |
| Counterparts : |
Faculty of Arts, Letters and Social
Sciences (University of Yaounde, Dakar University, Bossou
Environmental Research Institute) |
| Report of Faculty Members : |
[FY2004]
ICHIKAWA Mitsuo |
| |
[FY2003]
ICHIKAWA Mitsuo |
| Outline and news of Field Stations : |
[FY2004]Annual Reports, [FY2003]Annual Reports, Interim Reports |
| Report of Students : |
[FY2005]
ISHIMOTO Yudai(FY2005|2006),USUI Hiraku(FY2005|2006) |
|
[FY2004]
ISHIMOTO Yudai, ENDO Satoko, SHIKATA Kagari, YASUOKA Hirokazu |
| |
[FY2003]
SHIKATA Kagari, HATTORI Shiho(FY2003-2004)@ |
| |
[FY2002]
YASUOKA Hirokazu |
| Seminar Reports : |
[FY2004]HATTORI Shiho
[FY2003]KIMURA Daiji |
| Essay from the Field : |
[FY2003]
SHIKATA Kagari |
| Country : |
Ethiopia |
| Leader : |
SHIGETA Masayoshi |
| Co-workers : |
OHTA Itaru, ITANI Juichi |
| Theme : |
Creation of multidimensional symbiotic
society in North East Africa and the role of area studies |
| Contents : |
North East Africa is distinct in the
great diversity of its nature, culture and society. This
Field Station will identify the structure of the people's
livelihoods under this environment through area studies
undertaken jointly with local researchers and residents.
With a focus on Ethiopia, which experienced three different
political systems in the past 50 years, and looking at
socio-ecological history, the Field Station will study
the transformation of conventional technologies, utilization
and preservation of resources, and occupations of people
involved in the "development" process, thereby contributing
to the building of a multidimensional symbiotic society
in the 21st century. |
| Keywords : |
Socio-ecological history, occupational
structures, "development," protection of natural resources,
conventional wisdom |
| Counterparts : |
Addis Ababa Institute of Ethiopian Studies,
Faculty of Social Sciences, Addis Ababa Institute of Ethiopian
Studies Faculty of Technology, Addis Ababa Institute of
Ethiopian Studies; Faculty of Agriculture, University
of Southern Ethiopia |
| Outline and news of Field Stations : |
[FY2004]Annual Reports, [FY2003]Annual Reports, Interim Reports |
International
Workshops : |
 [FY2003] 20 - 30 Oct
>>
 Photo Gallery(Workshop/Study Tour) |
| Comparative Area Studies : |
[FY2003]
HIRAI Masaaki |
| Report of Faculty Members : |
[FY2005]
SHIGETA Masayoshi |
| |
[FY2003]
SHIGETA Masayoshi, NEJIMA Susumu, OHTA Itaru ,
ITANI Juichi |
| Report of Students : |
[FY2005]
BELLE Asante, ITO Yoshimasa |
| |
[FY2004]
NISHI Makoto, BAHETA, Daniel,
SATO Yasuaki(FY2004|2005) |
| |
[FY2003]
SAGAWA Toru, BAHETA, Daniel, NISHI Makoto,
KAWASE Itsushi(FY2003|2004) |
| |
[FY2002]
MAMO H. Wabe, KANEKO Morie, BAHETA, Daniel |
| |
Ethiopia Field Station HP  |
| Country : |
Indonesia (Bogor) |
| Leader : |
KOBAYASHI Shigeo |
| Co-workers : |
SUGISHIMA Takashi, IGARASHI Tadataka,
MIZUNO Kosuke |
| Theme : |
Development, resources and local societies
in Indonesia |
| Contents : |
With an eye on governmental policies
under the Suharto regime and the many resulting problems,
the Field Station will study and research the complex
situation in Indonesia in which development, assistance,
resource distribution and management, regional autonomy,
identity politics, etc. are intertwined. |
| Keywords : |
Development, distribution of resources,
resource management, regional autonomy, identity politics,
NGOs |
| Counterparts : |
Bogor Agricultural University |
Outline and news
of Field Stations : |
[FY2004]Annual Reports, [FY2003]Annual Reports |
International
Workshops : |
 [FY2003] 23 March
Photo Gallery(Workshop/Study Tour) |
| Report of Faculty Members : |
[FY2004]
SUGISHIMA Takashi |
| Report of Students : |
[FY2006]
KATAOKA Miwa(FY2005|2006),KUSUMANINGTYAS, Retno
|
|
[FY2005]
KOIZUMI Miyako,KUSUMANINGTYAS, Retno,
KATAOKA Miwa(FY2005|2006) |
| |
[FY2004]
KOIZUMI Miyako, KUSUMANINGTYAS, Retno |
| |
[FY2003]
SHIMAMURA Tetsuya, Wahyu Prasetyawan, MASAKI Keiko, KOIZUMI Miyako |
| Country : |
Indonesia (Makassar) |
| Leader : |
OKAMOTO Masaaki |
| Co-workers : |
TANAKA Koji |
| Theme : |
Community transformation and resource
management in East Indonesia under the global economy |
| Contents : |
Based on an analysis of the process
of decentralization and economic globalization in East
Indonesia, this Field Station will study the consequential
changes in ecosystems, people's occupations, local communities,
and the natural resource management system. Basic data
will be gathered concerning the activities of government,
NGOs, local residents, corporations and international
organizations. |
| Keyword : |
East Indonesia, community transformation,
resource management, area studies, field work skills |
| Counterpart : |
Hasanuddin University |
| Outline and news of Field Stations : |
[FY2004]Annual Reports, [FY2003]Annual Reports, Interim Reports |
| Report of Students : |
[FY2004]
KUSUDA Kenta |
| |
[FY2003]
Andi Amri |
| |
[FY2002]
Andi Amri no1.no2. |
| Country : |
Kenya
|
| Leader : |
OHTA Itaru |
| Co-workers : |
KAJI Shigeki, MIZUNO Kazuharu |
| Theme : |
Social changes and the transformation of
subsistence economy in East African arid region |
| Contents : |
Pastoral communities in East Africa, which
occupy arid regions, have been seen as being far from
"modern" so far. However, due to the spread of the market
economy, implementation of development programs, spread
of school education and Christianity and the penetration
of the state's administration, those communities are undergoing
rapid transformation. Coupling quantitative analysis of
subsistence activities and residents' resource usage with
the study of the social, economic and political factors
of the transformation, the Field Station will study and
clarify the process of transformation and the dynamics
of the pastoral societies through interdisciplinary researches
between social and natural sciences. |
| Keywords : |
Pastoralism, dry land agriculture, resource
utilization, market economy, development |
| Counterparts : |
Institute of African Studies, University
of Nairobi; Faculty of Social Sciences, Makerere University |
| Outline and news of Field Stations : |
[FY2004]Annual
Reports, [FY2003]Annual
Reports,
Interim
Reports |
| Report of Faculty Members : |
[FY2005]
KAJI Shigeki
|
| |
[FY2004]
OHTA
Itaru |
| |
[FY2003]
OHTA
Itaru,
TANAKA Jiro |
| Report of Students : |
[FY2005]
MUTUA,
Charles Musyoki |
| |
[FY2004]
MUTUA,
Charles Musyoki,SATO
Yasuaki(FY2004|2005),HAZAMA Itsuhiro |
| |
[FY2003]
NAKAMURA
Kyoko,
SAKAI
Kikuko,
SHIRAISHI
Soichiro |
| |
[FY2002]
SUN
Xiaogang,
NAKAMURA Kyoko,
SAKAI Kikuko |
| Publish : |
  Adornments
of the Samburu in Northern Kenya: A Comprehensive Listh |
| Country : |
Laos |
| Leader : |
TAKEDA Shinya |
| Co-workers : |
HIRAMATSU Kozo, IWATA Akihisa, ANDO Kazuo, KONO Yasuyuki, MASUHARA Yoshiyuki |
| Theme : |
Biological resource utilization and
local communities in Laos |
| Contents : |
Laos is one the few areas in South East
Asia where a rich natural environment still remains. The
area is also very important in terms of preserving biological
diversity on a global scale. As such, strong international
pressure exists for the preservation of biological resources,
and their usage is strictly regulated, in a way that will
drastically change the occupations and livelihoods of
the local residents. Conflicts are emerging between the
policy taken from a global perspective and local ecosystems.
The Laos Field Station will, based on field research,
study the relationship between the utilization of biological
resources and local communities, which is now facing a
major change. |
| Keywords : |
Laos, Southeast Asian mountainous areas,
biological resources, local community, on-site education |
| Counterpart : |
National University of Laos |
| Outline and news of Field Stations : |
[FY2003]Annual Reports, Interim Reports |
International
Workshops : |
 [FY2003] 9 - 10 February
Photo Gallery(Workshop/Study Tour) *Japanese |
| Comparative Area Studies : |
[FY2004]
KOSAKA Yasuyuki |
| Report of Faculty Members : |
[FY2003]
TAKEDA Shinya, HIRAMATSU Kozo,IWATA Akihisano1,no2 |
| Report of Research Fellows : |
[FY2004]
MASUHARA YoshiyukiNo.1, No.2, |
| |
[FY2002]
UBUKATA Fumikazu |
| Report of Students : |
[FY2006]
YOSHIDA Kayoko,VILAYPHONE, Anoulom |
|
[FY2005]
YOSHIDA Kayoko, INTHAVONG, Soulaphone,
KOSAKA Yasuyuki |
| |
[FY2004]
INTHAVONG, Soulaphone |
| |
[FY2003]
THATHEVA, Saphangthong, KOSAKA Yasuyuki, BADENOCH, Nathan Augustus, INTHAVONG, Soulaphone |
| |
[FY2002]
KOSAKA Yasuyuki |
| Country : |
Malaysia
|
| Leader : |
ISHIKAWA Noboru |
| Theme : |
Understanding Everyday Experiences of
the State in Malaysia |
| Contents : |
In Malaysia the state involvement in
everyday life of the people has been reinforced since
the New Economic Policy (NEP), generally called the Bumiputra
policy, was launched in 1971. The everyday life here includes
the people's or communities' daily practices regarding,
for instance, the births and deaths, meals and clothing,
languages and communications, "traditional" economic activities
such as farming and fishing, or religious beliefs and
rituals. How has the state through its institutions committed
itself to these daily practices? How have the people as
actors reorganized their daily practices while reacting
to the state commitment? These are the general topics
with which the students and staffs of Kuala Lumpur F ield
Station are concerned. The field station renders the facilities
to the students and staffs who conduct fieldwork and to
the staffs who engage in on-site education for their students,
while all of its members try to promote the academic cooperation
with ATMA. It also plans to make electronic databases
regarding the above-mentioned topics. The Field Station
covers Singapore as well. |
| Keywords : |
Development policy, people's experience
of the state, Melayu, economic activities, Islam |
| Counterparts : |
Institute of the Malay World and Civilization
(ATMA), National University of Malaysia |
| Outline and news of Field Stations : |
[FY2004]Annual Reports, [FY2003]Annual Reports, Interim Reports |
| Report of Faculty Members : |
[FY2005]
TONAGA Yasushi |
| |
[FY2004]
NAGATSU Kazufumi |
| |
[FY2003]
UMEKAWA Michihisa, KITANI Kimiya |
| Report of Students : |
[FY2005]
OTMAZGIN, Nissim,NAITO Daisuke |
| |
[FY2004]
OTMAZGIN, Nissim, TAKAHASHI Miyuki, KAWANO Motoko |
| |
[FY2003]
KATO Yuko |
| Country : |
Myanmar |
| Leader : |
ANDO Kazuo |
| Co-workers : |
FUJITA Koichi, KONO Yasuyuki, HIRAMATSU
Kozo, TAKEDA Shinya, SUZUKI Reiji |
| Theme : |
Diversity of Myanmar society and its
transformation |
| Contents : |
With the Southeast Asian Ministers of
Education Organizations Regional Centre for History and
Tradition (SEAMEO-CHAT) acting as a coordinator, an interdisciplinary
team will be formed together with researchers and graduate
students from the University of Yangon, Center for Research
on Myanmar History, Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation,
University of Agriculture and Institute of Forestry. The
Field Station will undertake holistic and basic research
on farming villages as a joint study in the areas of ecology
and environment, primarily in the Rakhine State and Irrawaddy
Delta. An office will be established in SEAMEO-CHAT for
the joint study, permanently staffed by a COE junior researcher,
who will organize holistic joint researches and regular
study sessions. The study themes will include the socio-economic
structure of rural communities, local administration and
rural communities, changes in land use, water usage and
environmental problems, utilization of ecological resources,
transformation of forestry, and agricultural technologies.
Topographies, local literatures, statistics and other
basic documents for the field work from the time of the
British era shall be gathered and made available, so that
the data collection and analysis can be completed on site,
jointly with the local counterparts. |
| Keywords : |
Southeast Asian Continent, holistic
and basic research on agricultural communities, local
data collection, ecological climate, literary society
|
| Counterparts : |
The Southeast Asian Ministers of Education
Organizations Regional Centre for History and Tradition
(SEAMEO-CHAT) University of Yangon Ministry of Agriculture
and Irrigation University of Agriculture Institute of
Forestry Centre for Research on Myanmar History |
International
Workshops : |
 [FY2003] 16 - 17 March
MOMOSE Kuniyasu
(Report of Faculty Members) |
| Report of Faculty Members : |
[FY2004]
MOMOSE Kuniyasu, HIRAMATSU Kozo, TANABE Akio |
| |
[FY2003]
TAKEDA Shinya, MOMOSE Kuniyasu |
| Report of Students : |
[FY2003]
SUZUKI Reiji, YAMAGUCHI Takayoshi,ADACHI Shinpei |
| |
[FY2002]
SUZUKI Reiji |
| Country : |
Philippines |
| Leader : |
ABINALES, Patricio Nunez |
| Theme : |
Democratization in local context, governance,
resource management and policy |
| Contents : |
This Field Station will study how government
performance and the spread of a civil society-type mass
politics in the Philippines are affecting resource management,
historical preservation and social programs, including
programs concerning the flow of people and resources both
at home and abroad. |
| Keywords : |
Local politics, nation state, government
performance, mass politics, social programs |
| Counterparts : |
College of Social Work and Regional
Development, University of the Philippines |
| Report of Students : |
[FY2003]
FUJII Miho |
| Country : |
Tanzania |
| Leader : |
ITANI Juichi |
| Co-workers : |
KAKEYA Makoto, IKENO Jun |
| Theme : |
Transformation and linkages of social,
economic and natural environments under globalization
|
| Contents : |
In mid-1980s, Tanzania introduced a structural
adjustment program, and under it liberalized its economy.
In the early 1990s, a multi-party system was restored
and administrative reforms in the form of decentralization
were promoted. Globalization has compelled the country
to undertake various reforms at the national level, which
brought about social and economic transformation at the
local level, even affecting the natural environment. Field
studies and on-site education will be undertaken with
a focus on those linkages. |
| Keywords: |
Natural environment, social structure,
livelihood, economic liberalization |
| Counterparts : |
SUA Centre of Sustainable Rural Development
(SCSRD)(Sokoine University of Agriculture) & University
of Dar es Salaam. |
| Outline and news of Field Stations : |
[FY2004]Annual
Reports, [FY2003]Annual
Reports,
Interim
Reports |
| Report of Faculty Members : |
[FY2005]
ITANI Juichi
|
| |
[FY2004]
TONAGA
Yasushi
|
| |
[FY2003]
ITANI
Juichi,
IKENO Jun |
| Report of Students : |
[FY2006]
FUJII Chiaki |
|
[FY2005]
MIZOUCHI
Yoshiyuki(FY2005|2006),
YATSUKA Haruna(FY2005|2006) |
| |
[FY2004]
KUROSAKI
Ryugo,
KONDO Fumi |
| |
[FY2003]
HASEGAWA
Tatsuo,
MHANDO, David Gongwe,
KONDO Fumi,
OGAWA Sayaka(FY2003|2004) |
| |
[FY2002]
HASEGAWA
Tatsuo,
NINDI, Stephen Justice,KONDO
Fumi |
| Country : |
Vietnam |
| Leader : |
IWATA Akihisa |
| Theme : |
Utilization of ecological resources
and societal transformation in the Mekong Delta |
| Contents : |
Along the Mekong River, one of the world's
biggest rivers, live a total of 65 million people from
six Southeast Asian countries. The area along the river
encompasses diverse ecological environments, cultures
and societies. At the mouth of the river spreads a vast
Delta zone, which constitutes an important primary industry
area for agriculture and fishing. Historical changes in
the ecological resource utilization in this region will
be identified in two contexts, i.e., the natural environment
along the Mekong River and the social transformation of
Vietnam and its neighboring countries, with a view to
contributing to South East Asian studies through on-site
education and research |
| Keywords: |
Mekong Delta, Vietnam, ecological resources
utilization, societal transformation, interdiscipline |
| Counterparts : |
Nha Trang Institute of Material Science.
Nha Trang University of Fisheries. Can Tho University.
Ho Chi Minh City University of Agriculture and Forestry. |
| |
[FY2004]Annual Reports, [FY2003]Annual Reports |
| Report of Students : |
[FY2003]
Andi Amri |
| Country : |
Zambia
|
| Leader : |
ARAKI Shigeru |
| Co-workers : |
SHIMADA Shuhei, MIZUNO Kazuharu, TAKADA
Akira |
| Theme : |
Socio-economic change in southern African
countries and its impact on environment and the life of
rural people |
| Contents : |
Among Sub-Saharan African countries, those
of southern Africa occupies a unique position in that
the life of local people and environment are in drastic
change through penetration of monetary economy by the
big capitals from South Africa, which means marginalization
as well as involvement for rural societies. Currently,
policies are being implemented with a focus on promoting
participatory sustainable development designed to protect
nature and local residents. With the view that such protectionisms
of rural minority and environment underlies the development
theory in Africa today, the Field Station will focus on
studying the structure of development-oriented practices
in which state organizations, change in rural life and
environment are involved. |
| Keywords : |
Southern Africa, socio-economic change,
environmental change, participatory development, environmental
protection policy |
| Counterparts : |
Institute of Economic and Social Research,
University of Zambia |
| Outline and news of Field Stations : |
[FY2004]Annual
Reports, [FY2003]Annual
Reports,
Interim
Reports |
| Report of Faculty Members : |
[FY2005]
TAKADA Akira |
| |
[FY2004]
TAKADA Akira,
MIZUNO Kazuharu,
ARAKI Shigeru |
| |
[FY2003]
TANAKA Jiro |
| Report of Students : |
[FY2005]
FUJIOKA
Yuichiro |
| |
[FY2004]
FUJIOKA
Yuichiro |
| |
[FY2003]
NAKAYAMA
Setsuko,
MURAO
Rumiko(FY2003|2004) |
| Country : |
South Asia |
| Leader : |
FUJIKURA Tatsuro |
| Theme : |
South Asia in transformation |
| Contents : |
South Asia is in the midst of transformation.
This Field Station will study such concrete themes as
the violence involving Dalits, the revival of Gandhiism,
formation of a nation state in Bhutan, development and
Islamic restoration in Bangladesh, and the mixing of Ayurvedic
medicine with other forms. |
| Keywords : |
Violence, thought, nation building,
Islamic restoration, development, medicine |
| Counterparts : |
Jawaharlal Nehru University The Centre
for Bhutan Studies University of Peradeniya |
Outline and news of
Field Stations : |
[FY2004]Annual Reports, [FY2003]Annual Reports |
| Report of Faculty Members : |
[FY2003]
TANABE Akio |
| Report of Students : |
[FY2006]
CHAKMA Swapan Sirsir,UDDIN Nasir,ISHIZAKA Shinya |
|
[FY2005]
UDDIN Nasir, TSUNASHIMA Hiroyuki,
CHAKMA Swapan Sirsir |
| |
[FY2004]
TSUNASHIMA Hiroyuki, TOJO Bunpei(FY2004|2005),
CHAKMA Swapan Sirsir |
| |
[FY2003]
MIYAMOTO Mari,ISHIZAKA Shinya, SHIME Taisuke, KASEZAWA Masato |
| Country : |
West Asia |
| Leader : |
TONAGA Yasushi |
| Co-worker : |
KOSUGI Yasushi |
| Theme : |
Practice of Islamic codes and Islamic revivalism in Egypt |
| Contents : |
This Field Station will study the practice of Islamic codes and revivalism in West Asian countries, positioning the process in the context of the countries' politics, economics and societies. Based on the accumulation of researches and educational activities achieved at the former field station in Egypt , this project will expand its scope of research to the West Asian World, including Turkey and Syria . A new method for holistic regional studies will be explored, with Islamic studies as a new addition to the discipline. Specifically, the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt and Syria , its related social movement organizations, the contemporary situation of Islamic revivalism in secular countries such as Turkey , and Tariqah, an order of Islamic mysticism, will be focused on in the study. |
| Keywords : |
Muslim Brethren, Tariqah, order of mysticism, Islamic social activities, reform of legal interpretation |
|
| Counterparts : |
The Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Developing Countries Studies and Research Center , Cairo University
Faculty of Theology, Ankara University |
| Outline and news of Field Stations : |
[FY2004]Annual Reports, [FY2003]Annual Reports, Interim Reports |
| Report of Faculty Members : |
[FY2005]
TONAGA Yasushi |
| |
[FY2004]
TONAGA Yasushi |
| |
[FY2003]
TONAGA Yasushi |
| Report of Students : |
[FY2005]
TOBINA Hiromi |
| |
[FY2003]
ARAI Kazuhiro, YOKOTA Takayuki |
| |
[FY2002]
YOKOTA Takayuki |
|
21st Century COE Program
-Aiming for COE of Integrated Area Studies-
