Eric Hurlburt (M.A. & Ph.D in Global Studies Area) I graduated from the GPGS Master's program in 2016 and tunity to pursue research that was from the Doctorate program in 2020. I chose Sophia and the closely tailored to my academic inter- GPGS for several reasons. There are of course several small ests. I wrote my M.A. thesis on the perks: the campus is conveniently located in central Tokyo American occupation of Japan and the (which allowed me easy access to resources such as the propaganda produced during that National Diet Library), the facilities are up-to-date, excellent period. I wrote my Ph.D. dissertation on library, etc. But the reason I first became interested in Sophia American wartime propaganda in the was my desire to have a western style curriculum while study- 20th century. Both topics are interdisci- ing in Japan. Classes in the GPGS are organized and taught plinary in nature and the GPGS not much like their counterparts in western universities and being only provided several avenues to approach these topics but from the United States, it is the type of learning environment I also allowed me to benefit from the varied expertise of the am used to. The class sizes are small which allows for much professors who were of tremendous help in each step of writing more interaction with the professors which greatly helps when process. Additionally, the GPGS staff were key in navigating the tackling more difficult texts or concepts. submission processes and university deadlines. The program faculty was another reason that I chose the My time with Sophia and the GPGS was one of both GPGS program. The students work very closely with the profes- personal and academic growth. The program enabled me to sors who are lifesavers when it comes to completing your develop relationships and networks that not only allowed me to research. In class they are very engaged in the subjects they contribute my own small part to the world of academia but also teach and often bring a plethora of real-world experience to succeed in life after Sophia. I would highly encourage anyone their lectures. They all are very approachable and are more than who wants to develop themselves as an academic in an envi- willing to take the time to help students. ronment that will allow them to thrive to consider Sophia and However, the main reason I chose the GPGS was the oppor- the GPGS program. Yajun Hu (MA in Global Studies Area) I am Yajun Hu and completed my two-year MA degree in Studies (American University in Cairo) as an exchange student Global Studies in March 2017. Returning back to Sophia in my thanks to the Global Studies Consortium Program. I also gained memories, I do feel privileged to have studied in such a cosmo- credits by participating in the training related to the UN system politan environment where we examined global and transnation- and its global challenges at the United Nations University, al issues through a multi-disciplinary approach. Along the way, I Tokyo. came to focus my academic interest on forced migration, spe- After graduation, I was able to implement my academic cifically related to Syrian refugees in Sweden (where I conduct- knowledge learnt in Sophia on the ground, specifically in Nairo- ed my field research), under the inspiring bi firstly (International Peace Support Training Centre and guidance of my supervisor, Prof. James UNHCR Kenya) and subsequently in Ethiopia. Currently, I am Farrer. deployed in the Tongo Refugee Camp located in Western Ethio- I still vividly remember all my class- pia near the border between Sudan and South Sudan. By es when students from different coun- upholding the motto of Sophia University -“Men and Women tries could share and shape their own for Others, with Others” - I will continue to proceed along the views freely and sometimes with lively humanitarian path with the same perseverance and determina- debates. I spent my third semester at tion that had been shaped and strengthened by my two years in the Center for Migration and Refugee Global Studies at Sophia University. The Graduate Program in Global Studies GPGS is part sors from other graduate programs in the university are also of Sophia University, a leading private university in Japan. The affiliated with the GPGS. GPGS, founded in April 2006 formerly the Graduate Program Africa Japan 5 9 in Comparative Culture from 1979 to 2005 , builds on Russia Sophia s traditional strengths in area studies, particularly 3 Asia other than Japan Asian studies, to study globalization. It emphasizes inquiry into 55 global issues through a curriculum focused on three areas: Europe Global Studies, Japanese Studies and International Business 15 and Development Studies. All three areas offer advanced GPGS Students disciplinary training as well as interdisciplinary and transna- Latin America 10 by Region tional perspectives. The approximately 30 faculty members （Autumn 2020） in the GPGS have advanced degrees from leading universities around the world and are actively engaged in research and publication in their specializations. They represent many North America different disciplines, nationalities and cultural backgrounds, 14 Near and middle east ensuring a diverse range of perspectives. A number of profes- Oceania 5 6 中面 ◎Global Studies ◎International Business and ◎Japanese Studies ■Curriculum Development Studies ■Curriculum ・INTRODUCTION TO GLOBAL STUDIES 1 & 2 ■Curriculum ・INTRODUCTION TO JAPANESE STUDIES 1 & 2 ・COMPARATIVE POLITICS ・MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES IN BUSINESS AND ・MODERN JAPANESE VISUAL CULTURE ・DEMOCRACY IN GLOBALIZATION ECONOMICS ・JAPANESE ART HISTORY ・EMPIRE AND AFTERMATH - A GLOBAL HISTORY ・BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC STATISTIC ・MODERN JAPANESE ART HISTORY ・CHINA-THE GLOBAL HISTORY OF A RISIN G POWER ・CORPORATE STRATEGY AND ORGANIZATIONAL ・CRITICAL THEORY IN MEDIA AND CULTURAL ・GLOBALIZATION AND POPULAR RELIGION DEVELOPMENT STUDIES ・TOPICS IN SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY ・INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION SYSTEM AND ・INTERPRETATIONS OF MODERNITY 1 & 2 ・APPROACHES TO DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT ・CONTEMPORARY JAPANESE LITERATURE ・GLOBAL MIGRATION ・FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING ・COMPARATIVE LITERATURE 1 & 2 ・GLOBAL HEALTH ・ASIAN COMPARATIVE MANAGEMENT ・PRE-MODERN JAPANESE LITERATURE 1 & 2 ・QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS ・INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ・READING IN JAPANESE SOURCES ・HUMAN RIGHTS ・INTERNATIONAL MARKETING ・RELIGION AND JAPANESE SOCIETY ・QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS ・MANAGING MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS ・JAPANESE HISTORY ・GLOBAL CITIES ・CORPORATE FINANCE ・MODERN JAPANESE HISTORY ・GLOBAL POLITICS ・DEVELOPMENT THEORY AND POLICY ・JAPANESE ETHNOGRAPHY ・MEDIA AND POLITICS ・INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS ・POPULAR CULTURE ・NATURE, TECHNOSCIENCE AND SOCIETY ・SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT ・URBAN SPACE STUDIES ・DIPLOMATIC HISTORY ・E NVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND POLICY ・TOPICS IN CONTEMPORARY JAPANESE BUDDHISM ・THE ANTHROPOLOGICAL IMAGINATION ・TOPICS IN BUSINESS AND DEVELOPMENT 1 & 2 ・SOCIAL ISSUES IN CONTEMPORARY JAPAN ・INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS THEORY ・JAPANESE LANGUAGE COURSE A & B ・SOVEREIGNTY, NATIONHOOD, LIBERALISM ・TOPICS IN GLOBAL STUDIES ■Research Interests of ・FIELD PRACTICUM: RIVERS GPGS Faculty Members ■Research Interests of GPGS Faculty Members ■Research Interests of GPGS Faculty Members Akihito Asano, Associate Professor / Ph.D. Australian National University Edward Drott, Associate Professor / Tadashi Anno, Professor / Development economics Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania Ph.D. University of California, Berkely History of Japanese religion, religion and the body Peter De Maeyer, Associate Professor / Theories of international relations and comparative politics, globalization and the future of the Ph.D. Columbia University Bettina Gramlich-Oka, Professor / nation-state, nationalism, Soviet and Post-Soviet politics Marketing, pricing, quality and satisfaction, advertising Ph.D. Tübingen Universität Tina Burrett, Associate Professor / Gabriel Fuentes Cordoba, Assistant Professor / early modern economic thought Ph.D. Cambridge University Ph.D. Tohoku University Governance, leadership, democratization, political Development economics Michio Hayashi, Professor / accountability, the role of the media in politics Ph.D. Columbia University Parissa Haghirian, Professor / Modern and contemporary art, history and visual Makiko Deguchi, Professor / Ph.D. Vienna University of Economics culture, aesthetic theory and criticism Ph.D. Boston College and Business Administration Cultural psychology, psychology of social oppression, Japanese market entry, knowledge transfer, Shion Kono, Associate Professor / area studies intercultural communication, headquarter-subsidiary Ph.D. Princeton University relations in Japanese multinational corporations, Comparative Literature, Modern Japanese Literature Sandra Fahy, Associate Professor / Japanese consumer behavior Ph.D. School of Oriental and African Studies, Noriko Murai, Associate Professor / University of London Takuya Hasebe, Associate Professor / Ph.D. Harvard University Message from the Director Social and cultural anthropology of East Asia region Ph.D. City University of New York Modern art history, visual culture, gender studies Econometrics, Labor Economics, Health Economics, James Farrer, Professor / Applied Microeconomics Kiyokazu Okita, Associate Professor / Ph.D. University of Chicago M. St., Ph.D. University of Oxford The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated how globally connected Urban sociology, foodways and cuisine, sexuality, Yacob Khojasteh, Professor / Literature, Philosophy and Religion nightlife, skilled migration (expatriates) Ph.D. University