Keio University

Introduction to Research Seminars (Seminars)

Many faculty members in the Department of Politics offer research seminars (seminars) at the Mita Campus. Here, we introduce some of these seminars to show what students are learning.

List of Research Seminars

Political Thought

Politics and Society

・Keigo Obayashi (Constitutional Law, American Constitutional Law)

・Yuki Oda (Public Administration)

・Takinori Kasai (Community Sociology)

・Masayuki Karasudani (Political Communication Studies)

・Haruo Kondo (Politics and Society)

・Atsushi Sawai (Contemporary Social Theory)

・Yoshikazu Shiobara (Social Change Theory)

・Hirohisa Takenoshita (Social Stratification Theory)

・Naoko Taniguchi (Contemporary Political Theory)

・Hiroki Tsukiyama (Political Process Theory)

・Shuzo Yamakoshi (Mass Communication Theory)

Japanese Politics

Area Studies and Comparative Politics

・Atsushi Ogushi (Politics of Russia and Other Former Soviet States)

・Hiroshi Okayama (American Politics and Political History)

・Katsuko Kojima (Contemporary Chinese Politics)

・Akiko Sugiki (Contemporary African Politics and International Relations)

・Aiko Nishikida (Migration/Refugee Studies)

・Thomas Barrett (Area Studies and Comparative Politics)

・Shuichiro Masukata (Area Studies and Comparative Politics)

International Politics

The Faculty of Law has a special website prepared by the Seminar Committee. It contains detailed information about seminars, so please feel free to refer to it.