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2025.10.08

The Research Project of Open Seminar (=Graduate School Seminar) will be held in November, 2025.

Would you like to join the Open Seminar of Research Project?

Graduate School of Policy Science (GSPS) offers a class called "Research Project" as a core aspect of our research guidance. The class consists of faculty members from different fields of academic research as well as graduate students who are organized into research teams.

The Open Seminar of the “Research Project” of GSPS will be held for two weeks in mid-November during Graduate School Week at Ritsumeikan University. It will provide a great opportunity to experience what the research guidance of the Graduate School is like as it will be conducted in the same way as a normal class on campus would be held. We hope that you will join us!


Research Project TitleDates, times, and languages available
for Open Seminar in 2025 
Ⅰ．Resilience and SustainabilityNov. 5（Wed）5 Period…English
6 Period…English
Nov. 12（Wed）5 Period…Japanese
6 Period…Japanese




Ⅱ．Regional issue and Social Policy




Ⅲ．Chinese Society in Transition   		Nov. 5（Wed）5 Period…English
6 Period…Japanese
Nov. 12（Wed）




Nov．5 （Wed）  		5 Period…Japanese
6 Period…English



5 Period...English
Ⅳ．Policy System in Pluralistic Welfare SocietyNov. 6 (Thu)5 Period…Japanese.English
6 Period…Japanese
Nov. 13 (Thu)5 Period…Japanese.English
6 Period…Japanese.English
Ⅴ．Law and PoliticsNov. 6 (Thu)5 Period…English
6 Period…Japanese
Nov. 13 (Thu)5 Period…Japanese
6 Period…English
Ⅵ．Public Policy in AsiaNov. 6 (Thu)5 Period…English
6 Period…Japanese
Nov. 13(Thu)5 Period…Japanese
6 Period…English
Ⅶ．Global Governance and Energy/
　　Environmental Policy		Nov. 6 (Thu)5 Period…Japanese
6 Period…English
Nov. 13 (Thu)5 Period…Japanese
6 Period…Japanese
Ⅷ．Housing, Community and Urban PlanningNov. 6 (Thu)5 Period…English
6 Period…Japanese
Nov. 13 (Thu)5 Period…Japanese
6 Period…Japanese

The 5th period class will be held from 16:40 to 18:15 and the 6th period class will be held from 18:25 to 20:00.
Face-to-face or online observations are available.

Advance Registration is Required!

To those who wish to participate in the Open Seminar, please email us with the following information.

  • Name
  • Affiliation
  • Research Project Title you wish to participate
  • Preferred Language
  • Preferred Date
  • Preferred Period
  • Participation Method (Classroom/Online)

Email: gsps-adm(at)st.ritsumei.ac.jp ※Please replace (at)with @.
We will provide specific instructions on how to participate in the classroom or online (Zoom) later.

Application Period
  • To those who wish to participate on Nov.5(Wed)・Nov.6(Thu),
    please apply by Nov.4 (Tue), 9:00 am.
  • To those who wish to participate on Nov.12 (Wed)・Nov.13 (Thu),
    Please apply by Nov.10 (Mon), 9:00am.

Find out what research projects you can participate in!

The composition of the faculty members of each research project and the topics they are working on that you can participate in are as follows.

Ⅰ．”Resilience and Sustainability” Research Project

Faculty Members: Prof. KANEGAE Hidehiko, Prof. INOGUCHI Munenari, Associate Prof. SAKURAI Ryo, Associate Prof. TOYODA Yusuke, Associate Prof. SAUCEDO SEGAMI Daniel Dante

Representative Works in recent years:
  • Inoguchi, M. (2024) ‘Development of cloud-based support tools for effective evacuation focusing on time-phase from pre-registration to post-incident response to improve literacy for disaster resilience’ “Journal of Disaster Research” 19(1), pp. 56–71.
  • 鐘ヶ江秀彦（2022）「第III部 サステイナブルな社会の構築　第9章 災害・安全とサステイナビリティ」『SDGs時代のサステイナビリティ学』pp.94–104，法律文化社．
  • サウセド・セガミ・ダニエル・ダンテ（2022）「第17章 パブリック考古学の実践」関雄二監修，山本睦・松本雄一編『アンデス文明ハンドブック』pp.312–325，臨川書店．
  • 桜井良・渡邉圭・秋葉圭太・山本幸（2025）「知床ウトロ学校におけるヒグマ授業発展の経緯と現状：関係者への聞き取りと生徒への意識調査より」『野生生物と社会』13, pp. 7–18．
  • Toyoda, Y. (2025) The evolution of disaster education in Japan. In P. Cavaliere & J. Otani (Eds.), “The Handbook of Disaster Studies in Japan” pp. 68–93, MHM Limited.
Ⅱ．“Regional Issue and Social Policy” Research Project

Faculty Members: Prof. MORI Hiroyuki, Prof. ISHIKAWA Ibuki, Prof. SAKANISHI Akiko, Associate Prof. FUKUI Haruna,  

Representative Works in recent years:
  •  森裕之（2024）『地方財政の新しい地平』自治体研究社
  •  Akiko Sakanishi (2020),“Urban commuting behavior and time allocation among women: Evidence from US metropolitan areas”, Regional Science Policy & Practice, Volume 12, Issue 2, 2020, Pages 349-363.

  • Ishikawa and Sakamoto (2025) An Analytical Framework of Dynamic Capabilities: An Answer to Why the Firm Sustains a Competitive Advantage in the Long Run. In Hayashi and Sakamoto[ed], Strategic Management and Innovation Strategies: from the Perspective of Revisiting Dynamic Capabilities., Springer.

Ⅲ．"Chinese Society in Transition " Research Project

Faculty Members: Pro.AZUMA Yoshifumi, prof.INABA Mitsuyuki

Reprezentive Works in recent years：
  • Azuma, Y. and Amanda, A. （2025）, Ride-Hailing Application (RHA) Drivers and Passengers in Jakarta: With Particular Focus on the Impact of COVID-19 Using Word Cloud, Journal of Business Ecosystems (JBE) 6, eds, Lavassani, K and  Kumar, V, https://www.igi-global.com/gateway/article/full-text-html/385545 
  • Inaba, M., & Kakai, H. (2023). Grounded text mining approach: An integration strategy of grounded theory and textual data mining. In C. N. Poth (Ed.), The Sage handbook of mixed methods research design (pp. 328–345). SAGE.　　

  • 稲葉光行, 細井浩一, Thawonmas, R., 中村彰憲, 上村雅之. (2023). メタバース上での「遊び」を媒介とした日本文化学習支援に関する研究. Replaying Japan Journal, 5, 27–33. https://research-db.ritsumei.ac.jp/rithp/k04/resid/S002271/R230502061354685631/821　

Ⅳ．“Policy System in Pluralistic Welfare Society” Research Project

Faculty Members: Prof. HICKS Kimberley Anne, Prof. IIDA Miki, Prof. KAMIKUBO Masato, Prof. SAKURAI Masanari, Prof. OTSUKA Yoko

Representative Works in recent years:
  • 桜井政成『コミュニティの幸福論：助け合うことの社会学』明石書店、2020年
  • Masato Kamikubo "Age of eligibility to run election in Japan: a barrier to political careers?"JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY EAST ASIA STUDIES2019, VOL. 8, NO. 1, 14-29
  • Yoko OTSUKA　"Yoko Otsuka and Lingyan Chen, “Who Are the Caregivers for the Elderly? The Role of Women in the Welfare State in the Nordic Countries and in East Asia”, Stein Kuhnle, Per Selle and Sven E.O. Hort(eds), Globalizing Welfare: An Evolving Asian-European Dialogue, Edward Elgar, 2019, pp. 106-124."
  • 飯田未希『女たちよ、大志を抱け――戦時下、外地で就職する』中公選書、2025年　
  • HICKS, Kimberley Anne (Salem) 2019 International Student Mobility: Stay Factors and Challenges in Japan, International Journal of Research in Teaching, Learning, Creativity & Technology, 2(1), 133-153.
Ⅴ．”Law and Politics”

Faculty Members: Prof. MORI Michiya, Prof. TSAY Shiow-Ching, Associate Prof. FUJII Tadasuke, Associate prof. NARITA Hiroki, Prof. MABUCHI Masaru

Representative Works in recent years:
  • KIDO, Hideli（2024）「Administrative Decentralization and Public Service Provision in Japanese Municipalities」『政策科学』31巻4号。
  • 蔡秀卿編著『公衆衛生緊急事態と公法上の原則』（日本評論社、2026年3月予定）
  • NARITA, Hiroki（2024）”Recognition, power, and trust: Epistemic structural account of ideological recognition”, Constellations 31(1).
  • 森道哉（2024）「行政研究における時間的射程」『政策科学』31巻4号。 
Ⅵ. “Public Policy in East Asia” Research Project

Faculty Members: Prof. NISHIMURA Yozo, Prof. KISHI Michio, Prof. KAMIKO Akio, Prof. ODA Hisaya,　Associate Prof. FUNAHASHI Toyoko, Associate Prof. TAKASHINO Nina

Representative Works in recent years:
  • Oda, H., Tsujita, Y., & Rajan, S.I. (2022) An Analysis of Nurses’ Intention not to Migrate: Evidence from Nurses in Tamil Nadu,In Rajan, S. I. (ed.). Indian Migration Report 2022: Health Professionals' Migration, Routledge.
  • Parvin, G. A., Takashino, N., Islam, S., Rahman, H., Abedin, A., & Ahsan, R. (2022) Disaster-induced damage to primary schools and subsequent knowledge gain: Case study of the Cyclone Aila-Affected community in Bangladesh, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 102838.
  • 舟橋 豊子（2021）『フィリピンのサリサリストア―流通構造と人々のくらし―』五絃舎.
  • 岸 道雄（2019）「地方自治体の公共調達における社会的価値を考慮した総合評価方式に関する一考察－障害者雇用に焦点を当てて－」『地域情報研究』第8号、立命館大学地域情報研究所.
Ⅶ. “Global Governance and Energy / Environmental Policy” Research Project

Faculty Members: Prof. ZHOU Weisheng, Prof. MIYAWAKI Noboru, Associate Prof. NAKANO Katsuyuki

Representative Works in recent years:
  • Zhou, W., et al, “East Asian Low-Carbon Community”, Springer, Feb. 2021.
  • Noboru Miyawaki et al, “Border Closures in Mongolia in the Era of Hybrid Warfare: Did the COVID-19 hit democratic regimes?” Journal of Policy Science, Vol.14, 2021, pp.111-143.
  • 宮脇昇編『ウクライナ侵攻はなぜ起きたのか』早稲田大学出版部、2022年
  • 中野勝行（2023）企業におけるライフサイクルアセスメントの高度化,日本包装学会誌 , 32(1), pp.55-61
Ⅷ. “Housing, Community, and Urban Planning” Research Project

Faculty Members: Prof. SHIKI Kimiko, Prof. YOSHIDA Tomohiko, Prof. ISHIHARA Kazuhiko

Representative Works in recent years:
  • 石原一彦 (2021)「分譲マンション空家におけるアスベスト暴露のリスクと課題－特定空家分譲マンションにおける吹付アスベスト問題事例を通じて－」『地域情報研究：立命館大学地域情報研究所紀要』10, pp. 15-37.
  • 式王美子他(2022)「ひとり親世帯の公営住宅団地の地域選択における傾向: 地理的限定と子供の成育環境に着目して」『都市住宅学』116, pp.125-136.
  • Hiroyuki Mori, Tomohiko Yoshida, and Ari-Veikko Anttiroiko(eds.) (2022) City, Public Value, and Capitalism: New Urban Visions and Public Strategies. Northwestern University Libraries.

* The composition of research projects will change by Academic Year.
* This composition is for the fall semester of the 2025 academic year.

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