University of Tsukuba Pre-Strategic Initiatives Empirical Social Science Research Center
for Policy Solutions to Disparities and Inequalities

MEMBERS

Name  Affiliation Research Interests / Fields
  Principal Investigator     
Hidehiro YAMAMOTO Professor, Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences,                            University of Tsukuba Political Sociology, Civil Society Theory
  Internal Members – University of Tsukuba  
Yoshihiko TAKENAKA Professor, Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences Political Science, Japanese Politics
Muneo KAIGO Professor, Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences Humanities and Social Informatics
Jun-ichi AKASHI Professor, Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences International Relations, Migration Policy
Aki TONAMI Associate Professor, Institute of Business Sciences International Relations, Environmental Policy
Koichi KAWAI Associate Professor, Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences Political Science, Public Administration
Yida ZHAI Associate Professor, Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences Political Psychology
Ayaka SUZUKI Associate Professor, Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences Gender, Sociology
Sae OKURA Assistant Professor, Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences Political Science, Political Process
Akane MEGURO Assistant Professor, Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences Sociology, Historical Sociology, Gender
Tsubasa SHINOHARA Assistant Professor, Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences International Law, New Frontier Law
Amelia KATIRAI Assistant Professor, Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences Humanities and Social Informatics, AI and Society
  External Members    
Hiroki MORI Professor, Faculty of Law, Doshisha University Political Science, Political Process
Shinsuke HAMAMOTO Professor, Graduate School of Law and Politics,                                                        Osaka University Political Science, Political Process
Yoshiaki KUBO Professor, School of Policy Studies, Kwansei Gakuin University Political Science, Public Policy
Masahisa ENDO Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences, Waseda University Political Science, Political Process
Itaru YANAGI Professor, College of Law, Ritsumeikan University Political Science, Public Administration
Katsunori SEKI Associate Professor, Graduate School of International  Development, Nagoya University Political Science, Comparative Politics
Willy JOU Associate Professor, Faculty of Political Science and Economics,                  Waseda University Political Science, Comparative Politics
Takanari MASUDA Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Niigata University Political Science, Political Process