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 Title | Dates, times, and languages available for Open Seminar in 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ⅰ．Resilience and Sustainability | Nov. 4（Wed） | 5 Period…Japanese 6 Period…English |
| Nov. 11（Wed） | 5 Period…English 6 Period…Japanese All session will be conducted intepriter by AI. | |
Ⅱ．Social Governance and Environmental Management | Nov. 4（Wed） | 5 Period…English 6 Period…Japanese |
| Nov. 11（Wed） | 5 Period…Japanese 6 Period…English 5 Period...English 6 Period...Japanese | |
| Ⅳ．Policy System in Pluralistic Welfare Society | Nov. 5 (Thu) | 5 Period…Japanese.English 6 Period…Japanese.English |
| Nov. 12 (Thu) | 5 Period…Japanese.English 6 Period…Japanese.English | |
| Ⅴ．Law and Politics | Nov. 5 (Thu) | 5 Period…English 6 Period…Japanese |
| Nov. 12 (Thu) | 5 Period…Japanese 6 Period…Japanese | |
| Ⅵ．Public Policy in Asia | Nov. 5 (Thu) | 5 Period…English 6 Period…English |
| Nov. 12(Thu) | 5 Period…Japanese 6 Period…English | |
| Ⅶ．Global Governance and Energy/ Environmental Policy | Nov. 5 (Thu) | 5 Period…Japanese 6 Period…English |
| Nov. 12 (Thu) | 5 Period…Japanese 6 Period…Japanese | |
| Ⅷ．Housing, Community and Urban Planning | Nov. 5 (Thu) | 5 Period…Japanese・English 6 Period…Japanse・English All session will be conducted intepriter by AI. |
| Nov. 12 (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.4(Wed)・Nov.5(Thu),
please apply by Nov.2 (Mon), 9:00 am. - To those who wish to participate on Nov.11 (Wed)・Nov.12 (Thu),
Please apply by Nov.9 (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, Prof. TOYODA Yusuke, Prof. SAKURAI Ryo, 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．
- Toyoda, Y., Tomeno, R. and Kanegae H. (2025) Applying Gaming and Simulation to Community-based Disaster Risk Management, Kikkawa, T., Kriz, W., Sugiura, J. and Heeswijk, W. (Eds.) “Transferring Gaming and Simulation Experience to the Real World” pp.135-150, Springer.
Ⅱ．“Social Governance and Environmental Management” Research Project
Faculty Members: Prof. MORI Hiroyuki, Prof. ISHIKAWA Ibuki, Prof. SAKANISHI Akiko, Associate Prof. ANDO Yuta , Associate Prof. FUKUI Haruna,
Representative Works in recent years:
- 森森裕之著『地方財政の新しい地平: 「人と人のつながり」の財政学 』(現代自治選書)
- 平岡和久・森裕之・石川伊吹・小杉隆信（2025）「浜松地域の光・電子技術と地域経済ーA-SAPプロジェクトの事例分析を中心にー」『政策科学』第32巻 第2号
- 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, Prof KATSUMURA Makoto
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『読書スタディーズ―本好きはどうつくられるのか』明石書店、2026年。
- Sakurai, Ryota, Masanari Sakurai, Hiroyuki Suzuki, and Yoshinori Fujiwara. “Preference for Solitude Paradox: The Psychological Influence of Social Isolation Despite Preference.” Journal of Affective Disorders, Vol. 365, 2024, pp. 466–473.
- 桜井政成「質的研究における再帰性（リフレキシビティ）実践の議論―ナラティブレビューによる整理と今後の展望」『政策科学』第32巻第1号、2024年、19–29頁。
- 上久保誠人『煽動政治』三省堂、2026
- 上久保誠人『逆説の地政学』晃洋書房、2018
- Masato Kamikubo ”Japan as a Developmental State: The Need for a New Approach”, in Stein Kuhnle and Sven E.O. Hort eds., Globalizing Welfare. Edward Elgar, 2019
- 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."
- 大塚陽子「北欧福祉モデルと北欧諸国のケア・介護の持続性をめぐる課題」（特集論文）『北ヨーロッパ研究』第22巻、2026年10月、pp. 13-25。
- 大塚陽子「高齢者ケアとジェンダー」（招待論文）『都市計画』Vol. 73, No.1 (366)、日本都市計画学会、2024年1月、pp. 58-63。
- 飯田未希『非国民な女たち』中央公論新社、2020年。
- 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) 2024 The language of DEI in universities in Japan. Ritsumeikan Journal of Policy Science, 32(1), 31-48.
- HICKS, Kimberley Anne (Salem) 2023 Critical thinking about policy: Intersectional feminist policy analysis, Ritsumeikan Journal of Policy Science, 31(1), 1-16.
- HICKS, Kimberley Anne (Salem) 2023 Bracing for the future: Student Usage of Generative Artificial Intelligence. Ritsumeikan Journal of Policy Science, 31(1), 51-60.
Ⅴ．”Law and Politics”
Faculty Members: Prof. MORI Michiya, Prof. TSAY Shiow-Ching, Associate prof. NARITA Hiroki, Prof.KAKUMOTO Kazumasa
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（2026）『公衆衛生緊急事態と公法上の原則－日本・台湾・中国のCOVID-19対応の検証』（日本評論社）。
- NARITA, Hiroki（2024）”Recognition, power, and trust: Epistemic structural account of ideological recognition”, Constellations 31(1).
- 角本和理（2025）「プライバシーから見る民事不法行為の構造と意義―帰責性判断における個別性と普遍性への多元的応答」『法律時報』97（４）。
Ⅵ. “Public Policy in East Asia” Research Project
Faculty Members: Prof. NISHIMURA Yozo, Prof. KISHI Michio, Prof. ODA Hisaya, Prof. FUNAHASHI Toyoko, Prof. TAKASHINO Nina
Representative Works in recent years:
Oda, H. (2023). An analysis of the impact of international remittances on child education: Evidence from Pakistan. In S.I. Rajan (Ed.) Migration in South Asia, Springer.
Keeni, M., Takashino, N. Encampment policy and public perception: a cross-country analysis of host community responses to Rohingya refugees. CMS 13, 48 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40878-025-00471-x
- 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, Associate Prof. YAMADE Miya, Associate Prof. KURATA Noriko
Representative Works in recent years:
石原一彦（2024）「タイの住宅政策の概要とコミュニティ主導のスラム住環境整備事業 －バーン・マンコン事業について－」、『政策科学』31(3)、3-33
式王美子・妻木進吾・内田龍史・吉田友彦（2025）「改良住宅譲渡事業推進の現状と地域の自立化の試みに関する初歩的考察：滋賀県の一自治体を事例に」、『都市住宅学』127、104-110
藏田典子・伊勢武史（2025）「日本大震災における避難者数の時間的・空間的変動―データサイエンス手法による全国避難者数の解析―」『地理学評論』98(3)、129-145
山出美弥（2024）震災復興のまちづくりにおける農家民宿の発展過程とその役割－福島県二本松市東和地区に着目して－」『政策科学』32(1)、67-73
* The composition of research projects will change by Academic Year.
* This composition is for the fall semester of the 2026 academic year.
Inquiry
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gsps-adm(at)st.ritsumei.ac.jp
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