Faculty Members: Academic Areas and Research Topics
Major in Sociology, Graduate School of Sociology
AOKI, Sadashige
Professor
Analysis of media society’s structure
Advertising theory, branding theory
Methods of developing and planning effective brand advertising
ARAI, Yoko
Professor
Adult Education Study
Social Education and Adult Education Study, Social Education Legal System Study, Adult Education Movement Study, Kominkan Study
BEPPU, Minako
Professor
International comparative studie of journalistic norms, historical research of photo-journalism and documentary films
Analysis of social memories and journalistic records
DOBASHI, Shingo
Associate professor
Digital Media Studies
Media Technology and Everyday Life, The Co-Construction of Users and Media Technology
ERA, Satomi
Associate professor
Sociology of Work and Industry, Global and Transnational Sociology
Globalization, Employment Relations, Labor markets, Migration and Social Integration
FUJISHIRO, Hiroyuki
Professor
Journalism, study of social media
The role of journalism and media in the social media age; entrepreneurial journalism
FUJITA, Mafumi
Professor
Communication theory, media theory
Analysis of mass media content, especially TV dramas and news
FUTAMURA, Madoka
Professor
International Relations, International peace and security, International criminal justice
The United Nations and a globalized world, peacebuilding
HASHIZUME, Ayako
Lecturer
User Engineering, User Centered Design
Survey and analysis of user behavior in the real situational context
HIGUCHI, Akihiko
Professor
Community policy theory
Social exclusion and subsumption, youth theory, NPOs and NGOs, diversification in work modes
HIRATSUKA, Maki
Professor
Pedagogic research on youth transition
Youth work and youth policies in European countries and Japan
HORIKAWA, Saburo
Professor
Environmental sociology, urban sociology
Historic preservation, community development (machizukuri), community residents’ campaigns, follow-up surveys of polluted sites
KANAI, Akihito
Professor
Cognitive science, artificial intelligence and visual rhetoric
Analyzing the relationship between narrative and images and their effects on viewers from the standpoint of cognitive science
KATADA, Kaori
Associate Professor
Social policy, welfare sociology, gender theory
Criical social policy theory, analysis of issues relevant to poverty and gender
KIKUZAWA, Saeko
Professor
Sociology of family, aging and the life course, mental health/wellbeing,
quantitative methods
KOBAYASHI, Naoki
Professor
Research on history of media culture and TV archives
Research on “records and memory” in media environment
KO, Mika
Associate professor
Cinema, social representation studies
Minorities, nationalism, multiple culture, gender representation, adapted films in Japanese cinema
LEE, Sunji
Lecturer
Philosophy of Education
Philosophy of Education of Media and Memory
MITSUI, Sayo
Professor
Clinical sociology, care and support theory
Interactive theoretical approaches to social issues related to medical care and social welfare
MORI, Mikihiko
Associate Professor
Intelligent informatics, Humanistic informaticsInformation systems to support human activities through sensing and analysis
MOROKAMI, Shigemitsu
Professor
Consumer Psychology, Cognitive Neurosciences
Analyzing consumer behaviors from the perspective of cognitive neurosciences
OKANOUCHI, Tadashi
Professor
Social theory, international political economics, irenology, international development studies, Mideast research
Human rights and peace issues in international society, basic income research
OSAKI, Yuji
Professor
National integration and ethnic policies in contemporary China
Contemporary China (East Asia) regional research
SAITO, Yuriko
Professor
Theoretical Sociology, Mathematical Sociology
Social Psychology of Fairness, Sociology of What Ought to Be
SATO, Shigeki
Professor
Comparative nationalism research, historical sociology, sociology theory
Nationalism and globalization
SHIN, Changu
Professor
Modern and recent history
Modern and recent history of the Korean Peninsula, history of Japan-Korea relations, studies on colonies, studies on the history of Koreans living in Japan
SHIRATA, Hideaki
Associate professor
Information law, intellectual property right law
Research on laws and regulatory regimes related to mass media and the Internet
SUZUKI, Munenori
Professor
Theoretical sociology
Critical theory issues in contemporary society
SUZUKI, Tomomichi
Associate Professor
Historical sociology, sociology of education
Historical sociology of education, social history of the family, childhood and youth
SUZUKI, Tomoyuki
Professor
Sociology theory, cultural sociology
Sociological analysis of discourses, particularly research into narrations involving one’s self and others and their social conditions
TAJIMA, Junko
Professor
Global Sociology, Migration and Ethnic Studies
Cultural citizenship of Chinese migrants and issues surrounding their second generation
TAKEDA, Shunsuke
Professor
Cultural sociology, sociology of local community, media studies
Considering local community from the perspective of cultural studies and media studies
TOKUYASU, Akira
Professor
Social systems theory
Social phenomena as seen from the dual perspectives of people and social systems
TSUCHIKURA, Eiji
Associate Professor
Social psychology, Cognitive science, Qualitative psychology
Creativity, Learning by doing and creating, Community building
UNO, Hitoshi
Professor
Organizational behavioral science, social network, business administration
Social network, organization theory, decision theory
YOSHIMURA, Mako
Professor
Asian Studies, Southeast Asian Studies
Global social issues with perspectives of globalization, economies and politics