| Career Outline |
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April 1995
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Professor, Faculty of Law, Hokkaido University (in charge of Political Science II and Analysis of Contemporary Politics) |
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April 1992
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Professor, Faculty of Law, Niigata University |
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Oct. 1988
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Niigata University (in charge of Political Process and Comparative Politics) |
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| Academic Background |
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1980
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Graduated from the Faculty of Law, Tohoku University |
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1990
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Completed Doctoral Course, Department of Political Science, University of Toronto (Ph. D. in Political Science) |
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| Research Projects |
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April 1995 - present
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Investigation into the Socialist Party of Japan and social democratic theories while Professor at the Faculty of Law, Hokkaido University |
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April 1992 - March 1995
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Research into the Canadian welfare state and post Japanese-style welfare politics while Professor at the Faculty of Law, Niigata University. |
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October 1988 - March 1992
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Research into the political processes of Japanese welfare, while Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law, Niigata University |
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1984 - 1988
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Comparative research on welfare states as a Graduate Student of the Department of Political Science, University of Toronto |
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1980 - 1984
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Research on Pluralism and power as post-graduate student at Tohoku University |
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| Research Abroad |
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5-13 March 2001: Research meetings and collection of materials relating to “International Comparative Research on Americanization and Nationalism in the Era of Globalization”
Countries visited: Singapore and Taiwan |
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4-6 August: Ottawa, 6 - 31 August : University of Toronto
Research on the third political party of Canada |
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8-19 March 2000: Aural inquiries into the development of social democracy in the UK, Spain, and France |
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22-28 Nov. 1999: Attendance at the Workshop on Canadian National Policies (Ottawa) and aural inquiries at Health Canada and the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. |
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5.
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March 1999: Australian National University |
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6.
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March 1998: Ehrlangen and Nuremburg universities, Germany |
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Aug.- Sept. 1995: University of Toronto |
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June- August 1990 University of Toronto ( doctorate dissertation oral examination) |
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Oct. - Dec. 1993: Visiting professor at the University of Alberta |
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Sept. 1984 - Sept. 1988: Doctoral Course, Department of Political Science, University of Toronto |
