2025年度
教員名
専門領域・卒論指導可能分野
Japanese politics and foreign relations, political thought, modern Japanese history
演習題目
ゼミ紹介
I believe that most of you have critical views of the world today. However, to bring about social change, we need to make a scientifically valid and therefore convincing diagnosis before setting forth an appealing prescription. One aim of this seminar is to deepen our understanding of the current reality in order to envisage a better future. Or, if you already have an idea, let's develop it into a more concrete, consistent, and convincing argument. The focus of this seminar is set on politics because I understand this concept as actions – both physical and verbal – intended to construct, deconstruct, and reconstruct communities. Though we mostly speak about politics at the national level, I do not identify community with the state. I am willing to discuss politics at various levels ranging from an office to the international arena. Because of my wide definition of politics, there are no requirements for joining this seminar. I rather want you to expand your knowledge and horizon by studying various fields during the three years before choosing your seminar.
卒論・卒業研究について
A graduation thesis is the result of individual and autonomous research conducted by the students. Since the aim of academic research is to expand the horizons of the existing scholarship, there is no ready-made answer to the research question in advance of the completion of the research. Therefore the academic instruction provided in the seminar consists of nothing more than comments and suggestions concerning the research method, the selection of materials, and the reasoning leading to the conclusion. A specific thesis topic is what students have to bring to the seminar by themselves. Any theme is acceptable as long as it fits with the broad definition of politics I articulated in the previous section “seminar introduction.” The senpai of this seminar have worked on topics such as "corporate multiculturalism," "dual citizenship," "educational support for immigrant children," "the voting behavior of Brazilians in Japan," "nuclear power in the Japanese media," "urban planning in Tokyo," "Japanese-Americans and the comfort women issue" etc.
受講上の注意など
The graduation thesis may be written in either English or Japanese. However, following the rules of the School of Japan Studies, those who write in English must attach a summary in Japanese, and vice versa. Presentations and discussions in the seminar will also be conducted bilingually in a mixture of English and Japanese.
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