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Tomoko Watarai
 
Organization
Graduate School of Urban Social and Cultural Studies Department of Urban Social and Cultural Studies Associate Professor
School of International Liberal Arts Department of International Liberal Arts
Title
Associate Professor
Homepage
http://www.yokohama-cu.ac.jp/urban/staff/watarai_tomoko.html
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RESEARCH FOCUS

・   Constructivist approaches in social theory and their applications

・   Theoretical refinement and operationalization of systems theory

・   Spatial contingency and urban space as a bundle of accessibilities

・   Emergent social dynamics in contexts of encounter and difference

・   Migration, refugees, and dynamics of inclusion and exclusion

・   Empirical studies of local migrant support practices

・   Postmigrant society and theatrical public spheres

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Degree

  • Ph.D ( Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München )

Research Interests

  • Migrant Support

  • Inclusion

  • Exclusion

  • Space

  • Social Theory

  • System Theory

  • Migration Policy

  • Local Governments in Germany

  • Sociology

  • Social Policy

Research Areas

  • Humanities & Social Sciences / Sociology  / Sociology, Sociological Theory

Research History

  • Technical University of Berlin, Collaborative Research Centre (CRC) 1265 “Re-Figuration of Spaces”   Permanent Fellow

    2026.5

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    Country：Germany

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  • Technical University of Berlin, Collaborative Research Centre (CRC) 1265 “Re-Figuration of Spaces”   Visiting Fellow

    2025.9 - 2026.5

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    Country：Germany

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  • Yokohama City University   Associate Professor

    2012.4

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Professional Memberships

  • KANSAI SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION

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  • JAPAN ASSOCIATION FOR MIGRATION POLICY STUDIES

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  • THE JAPAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF HISTORY OF SOCIOLOGY

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  • JAPAN SOCIOLOGICAL SOCIETY

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Committee Memberships

  • Editorial Board, The Japanese Sociological Review   Editorial Board Member, The Japanese Sociological Review  

    2026.1   

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  • DAAD Scholarship Application Review Committee   Committee Member & Interview Examiner  

    2022 - 2025   

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  • Yokohama City Advisory Council on School Attendance Support Measures   Committee Member, Yokohama City Advisory Council on School Attendance Support Measures  

    2019.4 - 2025.3   

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    Committee type：Municipal

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Papers

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Books

  • Problems of Post-Rationality. Max Weber and the legacy of his works.

    Tomoko WATARAI（ Role： Sole translatorKarl Acham “Rationalität als Handlungs-, Geschichts- und Erklärungsprinzip: Betrachtungen zu Max Weber”）

    2023.2  （ ISBN:4915832961 ）

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    Total pages：262   Language：Japanese  

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  • Sociology: The key concepts

    （ Role： Sole translator）

    2021.7  （ ISBN:9784623089284 ）

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    Total pages：xiii, 352, 5p   Language：Japanese  

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  • 自分でするDIY社会学

    景山, 佳代子, 白石, 真生（ Role： Contributor「５章 結婚」(50-61)「１３章 学ぶ」(147-158)）

    法律文化社  2020.6  （ ISBN:9784589040480 ）

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  • Sociology : concepts and propositions

    （ Role： ContributorReduction of complexity）

    2017.6  （ ISBN:9784641174306 ）

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    Total pages：ix, 301p   Language：Japanese  

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  • Die Gesellschaft der Religion.

    （ Role： Joint translator）

    2016.6  （ ISBN:4588010425 ）

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    Total pages：488   Language：Japanese  

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  • Gunther Teubner (Hg) Nach Jacques Derrida und Niklas Luhmann: Zur (Un-)Möglichkeit einer Gesellschaftstheorie der Gerechtigkeit

    Tomoko WATARAI（ Role： Sole translatorFatima Kastner “Das Welttheater des Pardons: Zum Verhältnis von Recht, Vergebung und Gedächtnis”）

    2014.3  （ ISBN:4787714058 ）

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    Total pages：320   Language：Japanese  

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  • Sociology of Constructionism.

    Tomoko WATARAI（ Role： Sole translatorRobert M. Emerson, Kerry O. Ferris and Carol Brooks Gardner “On Being Stalked”）

    2006.5  （ ISBN:4790711773 ）

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    Total pages：vii, 369p   Language：Japanese  

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MISC

  • ドイツの移民統合政策は自治体でどのように受け取られ遂行されたのかーミュンヘン市を事例にー Invited

    渡會知子

    DAADアルムニ・フォーラム2023論集   9 - 14   2024.4

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    Authorship：Lead author   Language：Japanese   Publishing type：Article, review, commentary, editorial, etc. (other)  

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  • 新聞を編む 若者との接点

    東京新聞   2023.12

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    Publishing type：Article, review, commentary, editorial, etc. (trade magazine, newspaper, online media)  

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  • Future and possibility of studies on the history of sociology Invited

    Shiro Saito, Noriko Sato, Naoto Hashimoto, Tomoko Watarai, Takeshi Deguchi

    Studies on the history of sociology   43   19 - 40   2021

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    Language：Japanese   Publishing type：Article, review, commentary, editorial, etc. (scientific journal)  

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  • ニクラス・ルーマン『社会システム理論』を読む Invited

    渡會 知子

    思想   2019.8

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  • Migration in its 50th Year: On the memorial ceremony at Munich Central Station and the "catch-up" integration policy in Germany Invited

    WATARAI Tomoko

    Migraion Network Magazine   ( 152 )   18 - 19   2012.8

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  • Participation at distance: A performative roll of Luhmann's theory of "inclusion" and "exclusion" in the contemporary socio-political discourses

    31 - 38   2012.5

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    Language：Japanese   Publishing type：Meeting report  

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Presentations

  • Complex, Dynamic, and Sensitive: Street-Level Bureaucracy As a Reflexive Contact Zone

    Tomoko WATARAI

    International Sociological Association XX World Congress of Sociology  2023.6 

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    Event date： 2023.6 - 2023.7

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  • On the Contingency of Spatial Figures - Thinking Space as a Dynamic Process at the Interface of Spatial Sociology and Systems Theory Invited

    Tomoko Watarai

    DFG-Collaborative Research Centre 1265 "Re-Figuration of Spaces", Plenum  2026.2 

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  • システム論的構成主義の射程 Invited

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    日本社会学史学会関西例会  2004.11 

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    Language：Japanese   Presentation type：Symposium, workshop panel (nominated)  

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  • コミュニケーション過程における「包摂／排除」概念の分析

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    日本社会学大会  2005.5 

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    Language：Japanese   Presentation type：Oral presentation (general)  

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  • Acceptance and Transformation of “Constructionism” in Japanese Sociology of Social Problems. International conference

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    East Asian International Conference  2006.1 

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  • Regionalization of Social Work: Is there a way to reconcile national integration policy with transnational everyday worlds? International conference

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    General Congress of the European Sociological Association  2009.9 

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  • Inklusion und Exklusion in der Migrationshilfe - Am Beispiel der Vernetzung der Einrichtungen in München Invited International conference

    WATARAI Tomoko

    Das interkulturelle Wissenschaftsnetzwerk  2009.9 

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    Language：German   Presentation type：Public lecture, seminar, tutorial, course, or other speech  

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  • From ‘Integration’ to ‘Multiple Inclusion’: The Role of Migrant Associations in the Context of Contemporary Germany International conference

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    General Congress of the International Sociological Association  2010.7 

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  • ドイツ地方自治体における『移民統合政策』の現状と課題――ミュンヘン市におけるインタビュー調査をもとに

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    移民政策学会  2011.5 

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  • Radical Constructivism: A way to reconcile the realistic dilemma of constructivists?

    WATARAI Tomoko

    2003.5 

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  • Will as Communication Media: Functional Analysis of the Activating Social Policy in Germany International conference

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    General Congress of the European Sociological Association  2011.9 

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  • 「固定概念、ヒエラルキーを超えた医療を！〜ひと味違う他業種連携」基調講義 Invited

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    日本プライマリ・ケア連合学会 学生・研修医部会 関東支部ワークショップ  2013.11 

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  • “Communicating the Discrepancy: Operational outcomes of the activation policy in the field of local support activities for migrant residents in Germany” International conference

    WATARAI Tomoko

    XVIII World Congress of Sociology, International Sociological Association (ISA)  2014.7 

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  • “The Death or the Reinventing of the Social? A system-theoretical contribution to changing the semantics of inclusion and exclusion in activation welfare strategies” International conference

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    XVIII World Congress of Sociology, International Sociological Association (ISA)  2014.7 

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  • Space, Care and Inclusion: Reform of German Migration Policy in the Sight of Luhmann's Systems Theory Invited

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    "Frontier of Sociological Theories2: Space" Symposium at the Japan Association for the Study on the History of Sociology  2016.6 

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  • From Space to Boundary: An "atopic" pathway of social theory from Simmel to Luhmann Invited International conference

    WATARAI Tomoko

    ISA World Congress of Sociology (RC19 Sociological Theory, The Spatial Reconfiguration: Challenges for Social Theory)  2018.7 

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  • 「移民による移民支援」と自治体行政の役割 Invited

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    ドイツ学術交流会(DAAD)アルムニフォーラム  2023.9 

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  • 『距離化』を通しての『関係化』――N.ルーマンの「包摂と排除」論の遂行的役割

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    日本社会学大会  2011.9 

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  • ドイツにおける活性化政策と移民の統合—ローカルな実践の観察とシステム理論の応用の試み Invited

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    第19回 大阪大学社会学研究会  2012.7 

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  • 構築主義とラディカル構成主義――二つの＜構成＞的観察

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    日本社会学大会  2003.10 

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  • Räumliche Kontingenz - Raumfiguren an der Schnittstelle von Raumsoziologie und Systemtheorie denken Invited

    Tomoko Watarai

    MA-Seminar Theoretische Raum-, Kultur- und Architektursoziologie. TU-Berlin  2026.1 

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    Language：German   Presentation type：Public lecture, seminar, tutorial, course, or other speech  

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Awards

  • Faculty of International Liberal Arts Dean's List

    2023   Yokohama City University  

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  • Director's Prize for Core Curriculum

    2023   Yokohama City University  

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Research Projects

  • 現代ドイツ文学におけるホロコースト表象と公共圏の相互作用

    2024.4 - 2027.3

    日本学術振興会  科学研究費助成事業  基盤研究（C）

    伊藤白

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  • N.ルーマンの社会システム理論における空間の位置づけ

    Grant number：23K12602  2023.4 - 2026.3

    日本学術振興会  科学研究費助成事業 若手研究  若手研究

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    Grant amount：\3900000 （ Direct Cost: \3000000 、 Indirect Cost：\900000 ）

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  • Literature and public sphere. Library as a social system.

    Grant number：21K00441  2021.4 - 2024.3

    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science  Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)  Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

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    Grant amount：\3510000 （ Direct Cost: \2700000 、 Indirect Cost：\810000 ）

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  • 文芸公共圏を形成する社会システムとしての図書館 レッシング受容を事例に

    2020.4 - 2021.3

    学習院大学人文科学研究所  共同研究プロジェクト 

    伊藤白

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  • Inclusion/Exclusion in Luhmann's System Theory: Toward a social theory of the post-national welfare state

    Grant number：17K13847  2017.4 - 2024.3

    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science  Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)  Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

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    Authorship：Principal investigator 

    Grant amount：\4030000 （ Direct Cost: \3100000 、 Indirect Cost：\930000 ）

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  • Public Sociology: Investigating its Theoretical and Empirical Potential in the Contemporary Social Contexts

    Grant number：23530625  2011.4 - 2014.3

    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science  Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research  Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

    DEGUCHI Takeshi

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    Grant type：Competitive

    The purpose of this study is to make clear the conditions which realize 'the publicness of sociology' by conducting theoretical and historical research of sociology. We discuss following five points: (1) renewal of Max Weber's theme 'freedom from values,' (2) reconsidering Critical Social Theory of the Frankfurt School and N. Luhmann's social system theory, (3) comparing German studies of constitutional law and public sphere with French theories of intermediate group, (4) examining social theory and law in Germany, and (5) inquiry into individualization and changes of social solidarity in the age of internet. In conclusion, public sociology can be realized in that sociological theory justified itself by 'theoretical practice,' or pose or re-pose political issues by describing social reality in different ways.

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  • Ｎ．ルーマンにおける「包摂／排除」論の経験的研究への応用可能性

    2007.8 - 2009.9

    Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) 

    WATARAI Tomoko

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  • Reconsidering Constructionisms: From the Viewpoint of the "Radical Constructivism" in Luhmann's Systems Theory

    2005.4 - 2007.3

    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science  Research Fellow 

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Teaching Experience

  • 地域社会文化論攻究

    2021.4 Institution：横浜市立大学都市社会文化研究科

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  • 地域社会論特講

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  • 基礎ゼミ

    Institution：横浜市立大学

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  • 教養ゼミ

    Institution：横浜市立大学

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  • 卒論演習I, II

    Institution：横浜市立大学

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  • 社会理論演習I, II, III, IV

    Institution：横浜市立大学

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  • 家族社会学

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  • 課題探求科目（現代社会の見方）

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  • 社会学

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  • 社会思想

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Social Activities

  • The Sociology of “Boundaries”: Rethinking the Strangeness of the “Ordinary”

    Role(s)： Appearance

    Yokohama City University  Campus Open Day 2024  2024.7

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  • サイエンスリテラシーII

    Role(s)： Advisor

    横浜サイエンスフロンティア高校  2022.9 - 2023.1

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  • サイエンスリテラシーII

    Role(s)： Advisor

    横浜サイエンスフロンティア高校  2022.1

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  • インターネットの功罪ー日常から考える

    Role(s)： Lecturer

    横浜市立金沢高等学校  金高リレー講座 自己形成プログラム  2019.6

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  • 障がい者と健常者の接触から生まれるシナジー効果

    Role(s)： Appearance,　Organizing member

    横浜市立大学地域貢献センター  エクステンション講座  2017.7

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  • 海外のライフスタイルNOW!

    Role(s)： Lecturer

    横浜市立大学地域貢献センター・横浜市温暖化対策統括本部  海外のライフスタイルNOW!ー素敵な生活は、「環境に優しい生活」  2017.6

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  • TRY&ACTグローバル発表会

    Role(s)： Advisor

    横浜市立南高等学校  2017.1

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  • 社会学で、生活を読みとく

    Role(s)： Lecturer

    横浜市立大学地域貢献センター、横浜市温暖化対策統轄本部  「自分で考える『世渡り力』の磨き方講座ーあなたの知らない、環境に繋がる、生活行動」  2016.6

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  • リフレクシブな時代を生きるためのリフレクション

    Role(s)： Panelist,　Lecturer

    HEAD研究会  2014総会シンポジウム「七つの予言、そしてその先へ towards 2030」  2014.5

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  • 「固定概念、ヒエラルキーを超えた医療を！〜ひと味違う他業種連携」基調講義

    Role(s)： Lecturer,　Advisor

    日本プライマリ・ケア連合学会 学生・研修医部会 関東支部  2013.11

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