Considering the issue of race in modern American cities.
Social Infrastructure (Saitama University Research Seed Collection 2025-27 p.26)
Keywords: urban politics, urban history, public transportation, racism, widening gap between rich and poor, gentrification
Why is the issue of race a significant problem in America? Many may think that racial discrimination has disappeared due to the abolition of slavery by President Lincoln and the achievements of the civil rights movement, famously associated with Dr. King. However, incidents and protests stemming from discrimination continue to occur, and as you know, it remains a major topic in the current presidential election. What I am researching is the process by which racial discrimination, which should have been eradicated, continues to persist within urban environments and institutions. Even when rights are guaranteed, many racial minorities who have not been given sufficient opportunities in employment and education remain trapped in poverty. Focusing on this point, I analyze over time factors such as living conditions, schools, and the scale of public services to investigate how and why their poverty has been maintained and rendered "invisible," and how such situations are ultimately connected to racial discrimination. It is also my task to demonstrate that discrimination is not an inherent, sensory trait of humans, but rather something that is structurally generated and maintained in connection with economic and environmental factors.
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Ichiro Miyata, Professor Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences 【Recent Research Themes】 ● The decline of rural areas in America and its implications ● Social changes due to the rise of Sun Belt cities and inter-racial relations ● The impact of the economic recession in the 1970s on urban environments ● The transformation of the social character of suburban Atlanta during the transition to the 21st century
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【Appeal Points to the Industry】 ● Clarifying the reasons for the continuation of discrimination from a socio-economic context ● Understanding the issues faced by contemporary American cities 【Examples of Practical Application, Case Studies, and Utilization】 ● Grasping the problems faced by municipalities from a global perspective and conceptualizing solutions ● Understanding the efforts to address urban fiscal crises since the 1980s and their social impacts ● Clarifying the social significance of gentrification in contemporary America ● Unraveling the developments of racial discrimination in the real estate market and the social impacts of the subprime mortgage crisis
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