June 28, 2018
Osamu Uemura, a third-year doctoral student at the Graduate School of Media and Governance, has won the 10th Ishibashi Tanzan Award for New Scholars, which recognizes outstanding research papers by young researchers.
Since fiscal year 2008, the Ishibashi Tanzan Award for New Scholars has been awarded to outstanding research papers, primarily by graduate students in the humanities and social sciences, that are directly or indirectly related to the ideas of Ishibashi Tanzan (liberalism, democracy, and international pacifism). The award was established with the aim of supporting human resource development and the advancement of research in these fields, where Japan is not necessarily seen as being at the forefront globally.
While many excellent papers were submitted this year, Mr. Uemura's paper was selected for the award in recognition of its profound critical perspective.
The award-winning paper is published in the Keio SFC Academic Society's KEIO SFC JOURNAL - Vol. 16, No. 2, 2016.
Comment from Osamu Uemura
As a working adult and graduate student, I am surprised that my first paper, which I wrote while struggling to balance work and childcare, has won this award. At the same time, I feel a renewed sense of purpose, as if I am now standing at the starting line of an academic world where work is judged on its content. I am deeply grateful to my supervising professor, Makiko Nakamuro, and other faculty members, as well as my fellow researchers. I also appreciate the environment at Keio University, which allows working adults to pursue research through features like distance learning and online library services. From now on, I hope to leverage my perspective as a working professional to further my research in a way that contributes to the public good.
Source: General Affairs (Public Relations) Section, Shonan Fujisawa Campus (SFC) Office