Comprehensive Area Studies on Coexistence and Conflict Resolution Realizing the African Potentials | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research(S)

	Itaru Ohta (Project Leader)
	Professor, Center for African Area Studies, Kyoto University
Fields of Research	African Area Studies, Anthropology
Keyword	Coexistence, Conflict Resolution, Refugees and their Host Population, East African Pastoral Societies, Violence, Small Arms, Negotiation
Unit	Culture and Society
Cluster	East Africa
Research Interests	I developed interest in issues related to conflict resolution and coexistence in Africa after a large-scale refugee camp suddenly appeared in a northwestern Kenyan village where I had been conducting field research for many years. In this project, I wish to explore how the studies of macro-level (national and international) relations are articulated with those of micro-level (village and local communities) in materializing conflict resolution and coexistence.

Itaru Ohta