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Course Detail

Degree
Doctor
Standard Academic Year
1 - 3
Course delivery methods
Subject
Social studies, Languages, Historical & philosophical studies
Program
School
Doctoral Program in International and Advanced Japanese Studies
Department
Doctoral Program in International and Advanced Japanese Studies
Campus
Tsukuba Campus
Classroom
Course Offering Year
2023-2024
Course Offering Month
October - December
Weekday and Period
Fri3
Capacity
Credits
1.0
Language
English
Course Number
0BBE403

Japan’s Politics and Civil Society 4 University of Tsukuba

Course Overview

Following "Japan's Politics and Civil Society 3", we aim to improve the participants' researches through examination of English literatures other than those of "Japan's Politics and Civil Society 3" concerning Japanese politics and civil society. We examine literatures ciritically in terms of research questions, methodology, implications, and so on.

Learning Achievement

(1)Students can examine the features of Japanese politics and civil society from comparative perspectives (Capacity for Creative Scientific Research, Global Awareness, and Research Ability).
(2)Students can accurately understand previous research and envision new research based on it (Research Ability).
(3)Students can collect appropriate documents and data and analyze them (Capacity for Creative Scientific Research, Research Ability, and Expertise Acquisition).
(4)Students can discuss with other students from different backgrounds and relativize their thoughts (Communication Ability, and Global Awareness).

Competence

Generic Competencies: Capacity for Creative Scientific Research, Communication Ability, and Global Awareness
Degree Program Competencies: Research Ability, and Expertise Acquisition

Course prerequisites

Nothing in particular

Grading Philosophy

Reporting on literature in charge 40%; participation in class discussions 60%

Course schedule

In this class, we will read a series of articles that examine the relationship between socioeconomic inequality and politics in Japan.
While examining the excellent papers, we will consider how to achieve peer review acceptance in academic journals.
This class is held online, this year.

Course type

Class Exercises

Online Course Requirement

Instructor

Yamamoto Hidehiro

Other information

In this class, the ability to use Japanese and English is required.
It is also desirable to have knowledge of quantitative analysis.

Site for Inquiry


Link to the syllabus provided by the university