International Relations and Area Studies Course
Overview
This course is designed to deepen students’ understanding of global issues and area studies while enhancing their practical foreign language proficiency. It aims to develop individuals who can address complex social challenges and contribute meaningfully to international relations. Additionally, we offer an English program that features courses taught entirely in English.
Research Field of the Academic Staff
| Name | Reasearch Fields | |
|---|---|---|
| ABE David Kiyoshi ※ | Criticism of Postcolonialism, Japanese American | dabe4@staff. |
| ISHIGURO Morihisa | Political Thought, Renaissance Cultural History, Western Early Modern History | ishiguro@ed. |
| OKAMOTO Yoshitaka ※ | Contemporary History, British Diplomatic History, History of International Relations in Europe | y.okamoto@staff. |
| KATO Atsuyuki ※ | Applied Econometrics, International Economics, Productivity Analysis, Trade and Growth | akatoecon@staff. |
| KUBO Takuya ※ | American Literature, Gender Studies (Masculinity Studies), General Literature | tkubo@staff. |
| KUBO Yutaka ※ | Film Studies, Queer Studies | ykubo@staff. |
| KOIZUMI Tatsuya ※ | Chinese Modern and Contemporary History, British Imperial History, Hong Kong History | tatsuyakoi@staff. |
| SATO Shunsuke ※ | International Institutions, International Organizations | s-sato@staff. |
| THELEN Timo ※ | Cultural Anthropology, Japanese Studies, Media Tourism | thelen@staff. |
| NAKANO Ryoko ※ | Theory of International Relations, International Politics of East Asia, Modern Japanese Thought | rnakano@staff. |
| FOX SENAN JAMES ※ | International Relations, International Political History of East Asia, Maritime Issues in East Asia | senanfox@staff. |
| MAENO Seitaro | Rural Sociology | s-maeno@staff. |
| MAMMADOVA Aida ※ | UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Eco-Parks, and Geoparks Intergenerational Dialogue, Environmental Education in Geoparks | mammadova@staff. |
| MINAMI Connie | Japanese Sociocultural Studies, Comparative Gender Studies, European Literature | connie.minami@staff. |
| YAMAGUCHI Yoshinari ※ | Early American Literature and Culture | yoshiyam@staff. |
| YAMAMOTO Taku ※ | British Literature, Pacific Literature, Post-Colonialism | yamatea@ed. |
| YE Wenxi■ | Chinese Language, Culture and Society; Chinese Linguistics and Communication | yewenxi@staff. |
| WATANABE Atsuko | International Relations, History of Ideas, Human Geography | atsukowtnb@staff. |
| WATANABE Tatsuo | Sociology of Education | tatsuode@staff. |
| WADA Kazuya | Development Economics | kwada@staff. |
| WARASY Kasim ※ | Post-Conflict Peace Building, Democratization, and Nation Building | wafayezada@staff. |
- Note:Those with ■ on the right of the name column will not be Senior Supervisors because they will transfer in March 2026, ☆ in March 2027, and ★ in March 2028.
- Note2: ※ to the right of the name indicates faculty members in charge of courses taught in English.
- Note3: Please add “kanazawa-u.ac.jp” after the “E-mail” field.
Laboratory Introduction
My research focuses on the politics of the European Union, particularly on the movement of people and its policies, which have resulted in the free movement of EU citizens within the EU while forming the Common Migration and Refugee Policy externally, The EU is itself a political system of great interest, but its unique way of moving people raises important questions, both theoretically and practically. For example, how does the existence of EU citizenship affect the national identity of member states, how does practical movement of persons occur, and what are its implications for the member states’ welfare states? What are the difficulties in forming a common migration and refugee policy, or how do crises such as the refugee crisis and Brexit and growing populism affect EU migration and refugee policy and EU legitimacy? These are just a few examples, but I think they are all issues worth facing. If you are interested, we invite you to join us in our research.
Course / Program Name
International Politics Program / International Politics E Program
Faculty Member
Shunsuke SATO
Research Project Title / Project Title and Research Supervisor
European Integration, EU and Human Mobility (Shunsuke SATO)
Other research topics / issues
- European Integration, Crisis and Solidarity
- European Integration and Citizenship
- EU Migration and Refugee Policy
- EU Politics and Diplomacy