Graduate School ofGlobal Studies( Master’s Program / Doctoral Program )Kyoto, JapanGraduate School of Global Studies

PROFILE

Faculty Members as of AY2023

Purpose of the Graduate School of Global Studies

American Studies Cluster

Doshisha Universityʼs Graduate School of Global Studies (GSGS) is an independent graduate school launched in April 2010
in response to the pressing urgency of issues such as transnational migration, refugee ﬂows, regional conﬂict and theenvironment. Solving such large-scale problems requires a combination of regional and global perspectives, and awillingness to use multiple perspectives from the humanities and social sciences. Consequently the GSGS brings to bear
both regional and global expertise ranging across an array of disciplines to address pressing issues in the world today.
Rather than pursuing vague generalizations, GSGS encourages students to pursue focused research projects that investigate
how individual case studies help illuminate broader global trends. GSGS particularly promotes studies that cross disciplines

AKIBAYASHI Kozue

Gavin J. CAMPBELLKANNO Yuka

Gender and Peace

American History,
American Religion,
Transnational
American Studies

Queer Studies,
Film and VisualCulture Studies［Professor］

and national boundaries and that search for larger connections. As a result, GSGS seeks students with a clear focus,［Professor］

research agenda, and willingness to challenge the limits of any one discipline or approach. Masterʼs and doctoral students

AmericanStudies

MINAMIKAWA Fuminori[Professor]

Sociology,
Race and Ethnicity
Migration Studies

OKANO Yayo

CHRONOPOULOS Themis［Professor］[Associate Professor]

Western Political
Philosophy,
Feminist Theory

Urban Studies,
African American
Studies,
World Cities

American Politics
and Diplomacy,
International
Relations (IR)［Professor］

MIMAKI Seiko

Contemporary Asian Studies Cluster

belong to one of the following three clusters:

For more than a century the United States has played an outsized role on the global stage.
Japan has had a particularly complex relationship with American culture, society and politics.
The American Studies Cluster therefore encourages students to examine the United Statesfrom a global perspective. Faculty expertise is wide-ranging, from political philosophy, peacestudies, gender and sexuality studies, to anthropology, religious studies, history, African
Diaspora studies, and ﬁlm studies. Through classes and faculty direction, students develop adeep understanding of American history, society, culture and thought, as well as the multiple
transnational intersections and encounters that have shaped the United States.

［Professor］

MURATA Yujiro

OTA Osamu

OYAMADA Eiji
［Professor］［Professor］

QIAN OuTOMIYAMA Ichiro

YAN Shanping［Professor］［Assistant Professor］

Intellectual Historyof China, Modern
Chinese History,
Sino-Japan Relations in
the Modern Era

Korean Studies
Contemporary
Korean History,
History ofJapanese-Korean
Relations

Development andGovernance inDeveloping andEmerging Countries

Chinese Literature and Thought,
History of Modern andContemporary Sino-Japanese
Academic Relations,Culture and Ideology

Japanese History,
Okinawan Studies,
Cultural Studies

Chinese Economy andSociety, DevelopmentEconomics

Political History ofChina,
History of the Chinese
Communist Party［Professor］［Professor］［Professor］

ZHOU Jun

Global Society Studies Cluster

Contemporary AsianStudies

Faculty expertise in this cluster centers on China, the Korean Peninsula, Japan and Southeast
Asia. At the same time, students are encouraged to see Asia from both regional and global
perspectives to gain a more sophisticated understanding of the culture and life of people
living in the area. Todayʼs Asia faces numerous political, economic, and social issues, many ofwhich are diﬃcult to solve. But it is also a rewarding challenge to contemplate these issues
and seek solutions. The cluster welcomes students eager to think and discuss about East
Asian society and people.

Anne GONONKIKUCHI Keisuke

MINE Yoichi

NAITO Masanori

NAKANISHI Hisae

NISHIKAWA Yukiko

Moral Economies inContemporary
Society,Social Violence

Globalization Theory,
Racism Studies,
French Studies

African Area Study
Human Security

International MigrationStudies,
Middle Eastern Studies

Middle East Area Studies,
Islam and Gender,
Peacebuliding

Peace Studies
Development Studies［Professor］

Global Society
StudiesThis cluster addresses issues ranging from human security, conﬂict prevention, peace building,development and poverty to transnational migration, multicultural education, gender,citizenship, racism, class inequalities and environmental challenges. With diverse disciplinary
backgrounds and areas of specialization (Africa, the Middle East and Europe), faculty members
investigate various contemporary global issues, ﬂexibly applying both disciplinary approachand area studies. Another feature of this international cluster is that it accepts many students
from Central Asia and African countries as part of the human resources development support
project of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

Graduate School of Global Studies

2American Studies Cluster
Contemporary Asian Studies Cluster■ Global Society Studies Cluster

Doctoral Program

American Studies Cluster
Contemporary Asian Studies Cluster■ Global Society Studies Cluster■■■■［Professor］［Professor］［Professor］［Professor］

PAREPA Laura-Anca［Associate Professor］
International Security,
International Public Policy,
Conﬂict Studies

Areas of Study

Assistant

American Studies
Adamu Waziri
BABAGANA

Masterʼs Program［Professor］

Asmao DIALLO

the United States ofAmerica

Contemporary AsianStudies

Global SocietyStudiesChinaKorean PeninsulaSoutheast Asia
JapanMiddle EastAfrica
Europe3

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CURRICULUMNewInternational Developmentand Cooperation

Possible Research Topics:

Methods in Humanities
and Social Sciences

Diverse and Interdisciplinary Curriculum
The Graduate School of Global Studies (GSGS) consists of three clusters (American Studies, Contemporary Asian

Global Civil Society

Studies, Global Society Studies), but aside from a few required elective courses, students can design their own

Gender and Sexuality

curriculum in free and cross-disciplinary ways. Required elective courses such as “Introduction to Global Studies” and“Theories and Methods” familiarize students with a wide range of contemporary issues from global perspectives, whileoﬀering foundational knowledge and methodologies for research. GSGS also oﬀers many elective courses that cover

Asian Studies

diverse areas, issues, and disciplines, encouraging students to design their course of study through the detailed guidanceof the faculty. We conduct about half of the courses in English, which is another distinguished characteristic of ourcurriculum.
Dealing with contemporary global issues requires not only theoretical and specialized knowledge but also practical

Migration, Refugee,
Multicultural Coexistence

American Studies

eﬀorts to solve the worldʼs problems. GSGS therefore appoints professional experts in journalism and international
cooperation, and also incorporates ﬁeldwork and internship experience into the curriculum so as to cultivate people who
can assume a leading role in international institutions, think-tanks, NGOs and the media.

Integral Seminar

Examples of Recent Student Research Topics
・Evolution of Fandom in the Cyberspace: in Case

・The Narrative of Trans Men and Trans Masculine

Studies

People Looking Back Their Lives

・: An・Applying Self-management to Muslim Diabetics:

Studies (GSGS) provides small group education that facilitates close
communication between faculty and students and meticulous mentoring until thecompletion of the theses. In particular, seminars oﬀer students detailed advice
according to their individual awareness and needs, from technical aspects of how

Theory and Methods (1)thesis (or Seminar Paper) or a Ph.D. dissertation. The Graduate School of Global

Ethnic and Cultural Studies

The goal of graduate school education is for students to complete a Masterʼs

Theory and Methods (2)Small Group Instruction to Deepen Awareness

Gender, Civil Society and Education

Relevant?

Theory and Methods (3)and Nagoya's relationship

History, Culture and Post-Colonialism

Between Japan and the United States: Is It Still

Theory and Methods (4)・The Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security

Sino-Japanese Diplomacy: A case study on NanjingInternational Economy, Migration andMulticultural Coexistence・Relevance between Sino-Japanese Sister Cities andTheory and Methods (5)Fasting of the month of Ramadan

International Development and Cooperation

approach from Immigrants

to write an academic paper to advice on thesis structure and ﬁeldwork. Inaddition, each cluster regularly holds progress report sessions (Integral Seminar)
for students to present their thesis outlines to the faculty members.

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Introduction to Global Studies
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SUPPORT

International Research Environment

Message from Graduates

Communication withInternational Students

Wide Range ofInternational Partnerships

One of the distinguishing characteristics of the Graduate School of Global

Upholding “Internationalism” as one of its foundingof its student body. In addition to students from China, GSGS accepts
many students from Afghanistan and African countries as part of thepartnership agreements with more than 200 institutions inabout 45 countries. Graduate students are encouraged toStudies (GSGS) is that international students comprise approximately half

Japanese governmentʼs human resources development support project

managed by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The mixof students from diﬀerent historical, cultural and religious backgrounds
provides stimulating and invaluable opportunities to engage in
multicultural communication.

principles, Doshisha University currently has academic

take advantage of this extensive international network instudying abroad and research activities. In addition, GSGS

domestic and overseas universities and research institutions.

Number of International Students Enrolled［ 17 countries / regions, 88 students in total ］

Korea 2
Taiwan 2
Philippines 2

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Male 43％
Female 57％●

Male 31％
Female 69％

Timor-Leste

3

Hong Kong

3

Afghanistan

3

U.S.A.

4

China

60

Argentina
UgandaUkraineCanadaDominican Republic
PakistanBrazilVietnam
Mozambique 1（as of April 1, 2024）

Wealth of Support Services
Financial Support
Doshisha University provides an extensive range of scholarship programs to graduate students, including the “Scholarship for Young Doctoral
Students/Researchers” (awarded to up to a maximum 18 students in the Graduate School of Global Studies (GSGS)) that provides an amountequivalent to full university fees for three years to doctoral students aged 33 or younger at the time of admission, virtually making doctoral
programs free of charge, as well as the universityʼs own tuition reduction system. In addition, students are eligible to apply for scholarships oﬀered
by the Japan Student Services Organization and private and local public organizations through the universityʼs comprehensive ﬁnancial supportsystem (*for more details, please see the GSGS website).
We also have the teaching assistant (TA) and research assistant (RA) system which enables graduate students to engage in paid assistant work in
education and research. Working as a TA or an RA gives graduate students opportunities to gain teaching and research experience as well as
ﬁnancial resources to support their research activities.

Fieldwork
GSGS encourages students to conduct actual on-site survey
and research in the area of their interest, and oﬀers travelsubsidies for ﬁeldwork and other oﬀ-campus activities up to150,000 yen. The subsidies help facilitate their research
activities.

6Debut into a graduate school
after working as a member ofsociety

activities through its own individual partnerships with

Number of Students Enrolled

Domestic 44%

A Comprehensive Experience Of
Learning With and From
Each Other

actively pursues student exchanges and joint research［ GSGS Master's / Doctoral Program, 156 Students in total ］

International 56%

MESSAGEInternship Programs
GSGS oﬀers a wide range of internship opportunities both within Japanand overseas. Students may either participate in domestic internshipprograms oﬀered mainly in collaboration with the Mitsubishi ResearchInstitute, Inc., or in overseas internship programs at government bodies(provincial government, JICA etc.), NGOs (environment, education,health, child support and other ﬁelds), research institutes or corporations
through our academic partner institutions or other routes.

YOW Hiu Tung

TSUJI Naomi(Graduated MA program in 2021)（Graduated MA program in 2021）

With a background in sociology, I came to Japan with an interest in
studying gender and employment. The Graduate School of GlobalStudies (GS) provides an invaluable platform for international students
to study Japan in the context of globalisation in a supportive andvibrant educational environment, through its bilingual learning
mediums, multicultural and interdisciplinary graduate programmes.

At the end of September three years ago, the company where I worked
suddenly told me that I would be transferred from Tokyo to the Kansai
region. I decided that this was my opportunity to enroll in a graduate
school, and the following spring I became a working graduate student.
As the old expression says, “at ﬁfty I set my heart on learning.” Ever
since, I have been captivated by the joy of learning, and, after earninga masterʼs degree, I enrolled in the doctoral program where I am
continuing my studies.
The Graduate School of Global Studies oﬀers a wide variety of courses
following the latest research trends, and I am always enlightened by
the comments and advice from the faculty. Most of my classmates areyoung international students, but there are also others. One senior
earned a doctorate after retirement, which makes me feel I still have somuch to learn. As students can also choose courses oﬀered by othergraduate schools in the university, I have also taken some courses atother schools that interest me, such as courses on cultural policies andaesthetics. Moreover, the program also oﬀers many courses taught byresearchers from other universities and institutions, which broadens not
only my learning but also my network.
My own interest is in historical studies focused on cultural assets.
Every day I read books and articles, examine historical documents
one by one, and write. By continuing this work I have broadened myintellectual horizons, and I have also used my work experiences as abusinessperson in new ways. Itʼs up to me whether, or how much, Iwork, so I donʼt feel too strained (although my professor may be angry
to hear this and tell me to take my studies more seriously).
Enrolling in the graduate school has transformed my life. Now, I am at
an age when I should know a lot about life, but every day I still enjoy
having so much more I still can learn.

My Masterʼs study at GS had been greatly rewarding. I was fortunate
to be able to conduct my research under the guidance of experienced
scholars across diﬀerent ﬁelds of expertise, and the companionship offellow students of diverse backgrounds. The intellectual and cultural
exchanges had boarded my horizon and deepened my understandingof a wider range of issues. Together, we ventured beyond our research
and methodologies, and were inspired by new perspectives and ideasthat often beneﬁted each otherʼs studies in unexpected ways.
I had written my Masterʼs thesis on Japanese women working in
non-regular employment by looking at the prevalence of women in
the non-regular sector from the perspective of women themselves.
Exploring beyond unsatisfying working conditions, the incredible
sense of agency and resilience these women demonstrated throughtheir actions and decisions to navigate their lives, in the context ofneoliberalism, persistent patriarchal norms, and various structural andinstitutional forces, had inspired much reﬂection on ourselves, thesocieties we live in, and social suﬀerings and struggles.
After completing my Masterʼs studies, I am continuing my academic
pursuit as a doctoral student at GS. Here, I wish to play a part increating a global and academically stimulating environment for us learn
and grow together, as academics and to be better persons.

Career Path
The Graduate School of Global Studies (GSGS) aims tocultivate human resources that contribute to the promotion ofinternational exchange and understanding between
multicultural societies. Our graduates work actively in avariety of ﬁelds including international organizations, publicinstitutions, international business and journalism. There arealso many students who go on to the Doctoral program oroverseas graduate schools.

List of Major Employers (partial)
・Japan International Cooperation
Agency (JICA)

・Mitsubishi Motors Corporation

・Japan Broadcasting Corporation

・Soft Bank Group・Jiji Press, Ltd.
・West Japan Railway Company
・Nippon Express Co., Ltd.
・Panasonic Corporation
・Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
・Hitachi, Ltd.
・Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
・Mazda Motor Corporation

・Kirin Beverage Co., Ltd.
・Rakuten, Inc.
・Itochu Aviation Co., Ltd.
・Philip Morris Japan・Robert Walters Japan・National Museum of Ethnology
・Government Servicesetc.

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ProgramNumber ofStudents
AdmittedCluster

Types of Examination

Graduate School
entrance examination
Mature students
entrance examination

American Studies Cluster
Contemporary AsianStudies Cluster

MasterʼsProgram

45

Global Society Studies Cluster

American Studies Cluster
Contemporary AsianStudies Cluster

DoctoralProgram

Fall Entry

Examination

July

SeptemberInternational students
entrance examination(Japan residents)

DecemberJanuary

February

International students
entrance examination(Overseas residents)

July

Documentary
Screening

Graduate School
entrance examination

July

SeptemberInternational students
entrance examination(Japan residents)

18

Spring Entry
Application

Global Society Studies Cluster

International students
entrance examination(Overseas residents)

Application

Examination――――

DecemberFebruary
January
DecemberJanuary

July

FebruaryDocumentary December Documentary
Screening
Screening
January■ Admission for the Masterʼs Program is at the beginning of the semester in April, and for the Doctoral program either in Spring (April) or Fall (September).
■ Admissions for special students (Japan residents) will be decided solely on application documents.
■ Entrance examination guidelines are distributed in early June, and international student entrance examination guidelines are distributed in
mid-June. To receive guidelines, contact the oﬃce of the Graduate School of Global Studies.
■ For more information about entrance examinations, see the Entrance examination guidelines or access the following URLs:● Graduate school entrance examination:

https://www.doshisha.ac.jp/admissions̲graduate/ (Japanese Only)● Entrance examination for international students:

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