Wataru Chida LL.M. Candidate, School of Law, Hokkaido University My research interests include the gpolitics of lifestyleh with reference to the dynamism of gendering welfare state. In Japan, since the enforcement of gThe Basic Law for a Gender-Equal Societyh in 1999, a heated argument over gender and lifestyles has intensified. Focusing on the gpolitics of lifestyleh and gThe Basic Law for a Gender-Equal Societyh, I would like to engage in the research of new relationship among family, work and welfare state. |