Doctoral Dissertation Research: Complex Dynamics of the Earthquake Recovery of an Ethnic Minority

博士论文研究：少数民族地震恢复的复杂动力学

• 批准号: 1323698
• 负责人: Nicholas Spitzer
• 金额: $ 1.41万
• 依托单位: Tulane University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2013-08-01 至 2016-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1323698&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Doctoral; Dissertation; Research; Complex; Dynamics

This research will explore the political, economic and cultural resources, processes and consequences of state-sponsored, culturally-oriented post-disaster reconstruction of an ethnic minority. After a devastating earthquake claimed about 10% of the ethnic population in 2008, many villages not only swiftly recovered materially, but were made into heritage tourist destinations with state planning to "restore and develop" their culture. The proposed research will examine both the state's conception of the ethnic minority through its policies and projects, and the range of villagers' response to the reconstruction and negotiation of lives and relationships revealing complexities and problems of this culturally sensitive recovery project.The researcher will conduct 10 months of fieldwork. Two more months will be spent interviewing officials and planners in the capital as well as archival research into official reconstruction policies and tourism plans. Physical changes of the villages and statistical data of the reconstruction will be collected and mapped. Participant observation, interviews, and focus group discussions will be conducted to understand how villagers differently perceive and interact with the newly-established living environment and changed lifestyle. Beliefs, rituals, traditional festivals and official events will be documented to show the negotiation and representation of emergent and differential identities. This research is important because it will contribute to the anthropological study of disaster recovery by examining the interplay of state-led planning and the core values of an affected ethnic minority. The knowledge gained will help the research, teaching and awareness of the complex effects of any recovery project that claims to seek justifiable and sustainable community development.

本研究将探讨少数民族灾后重建的政治、经济和文化资源、过程和后果。在2008年一场毁灭性的地震夺走了约10%的少数民族人口后，许多村庄不仅迅速恢复了物质生活，而且在国家计划“恢复和发展”其文化的情况下，被打造成了遗产旅游目的地。本次研究将考察国家通过政策和项目对少数民族的理解，以及村民对重建和谈判生活和关系的反应范围，揭示这个具有文化敏感性的恢复项目的复杂性和问题。研究人员将进行为期10个月的实地调查。另外两个月将在首都采访官员和规划人员，并对官方重建政策和旅游计划进行档案研究。收集并绘制那些村庄的物理变化和重建的统计数据。参与者将进行观察、访谈和焦点小组讨论，以了解村民对新建立的生活环境和改变的生活方式的不同看法和互动。信仰，仪式，传统节日和官方活动将被记录下来，以显示谈判和代表的紧急和差异的身份。这项研究是重要的，因为它将有助于人类学研究的灾难恢复通过检查国家主导的规划和受影响的少数民族的核心价值观的相互作用。所获得的知识将有助于研究、教学和认识任何声称寻求合理和可持续社区发展的恢复项目的复杂影响。