Seminar Theme
- Livelihood Security in the World and Japan: Social Welfare and Civil Society
Faculty member in charge
- TSUJI Hidetaka
Seminar Outline
In this seminar, we will compare and contrast the attempts made to support the lives of the socially vulnerable in Europe and Japan, in line with the circumstances in each region. The course will cover a wide range of aspects of life, including medical care, long-term care, employment, adult education, childbirth and childcare, not only through government administration, laws and systems, but also through mutual human assistance ("solidarity") and the activities of civil society, such as NPOs and NGOs.
Seminar Details
The seminar will include the following activities
(1) Literature subscription: Participants will read important literature (mainly in Japanese) related to the theme.
(2) Group work: Participants will be divided into groups according to their own interests and report on what they have researched.
(3) Debate: Groups will debate each other on topics related to the theme of the seminar.
Sub-seminars are held every other week (mainly in the spring semester) for preparation of thesis reports and group work.
(5) Graduation thesis report: Students report on the progress of their preparation for the final thesis of the seminar (as needed, for 4th year students only).
⑥ Seminar camp and field trip: to be held once a year.
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State of the Seminar 1 FY2019
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State of the Seminar 2 FY2019
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Seminar in 2013
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Seminar camp 2013 (joint with Doshisha and Toyama Universities) at Ichigaya (1)
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Seminar camp 2013 (joint with Doshisha and Toyama Universities) at Ichigaya (2)
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Seminar camp 2012 (joint with Doshisha University and University of Toyama) at Toyama (1)
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Seminar camp 2012 (joint with Doshisha University and University of Toyama) in Toyama (2)
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2011 Seminar