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  SANADA Kie
   Department   Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University College of Asia Pacific Studies
   Position   Assistant Professor
■ Education
1. 2013/01～2017/09 〔Doctorial Course〕, Institut für Asien- und Afrikawissenschaften, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Completed, Ph.D.
2. 2010/09～2012/06 〔Master Course〕, Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, Lund University, Completed, M.Sc.
3. 2005/04～2009/03 School of International Liberal Studies, Waseda University, Graduated, B.A.
■ Academic and professional experience
1. 2024/01～2025/12 European Institute of Japanese Studies, Stockholm School of Economics Affiliated researcher
2. 2022/08～2023/08 European Institute of Japanese Studies, Stockholm School of Economics Postdoctoral Researcher
3. 2018/04～2022/03 Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen Temporary lecturer
■ Current research
My expertise lies in the sociological observation of globalized social challenges within specific geographical contexts. My primary objective is to uncover the mechanisms behind the emergence and persistence of global social challenges. Among the myriad of social issues prevalent today, I am especially interested in investigating the topic of spatial inequality. To pursue this research objective, I frame my study within the epistemological and theoretical framework, originally developed by Pierre Bourdieu. My most recent research explores how smart city investments can contribute to economic development and social innovation in the wider region, taking a comparative perspective on Japan and the EU.
■ Current specialized field
Sociology, Japanology (Key Word：Regional Policy, Smart Cities, Community Energy, Community Building, Circular Economy, Service Ecosystem, Pierre Bourdieu) 
■ Books and theses
1. 2024 Article Negotiation of Strategic Distance: A Smart City Project with Japanese Official Development Assistance in Bang Sue, Thailand. International Quarterly for Asian Studies 55(1),pp.93-115 (Collaboration) 
2. 2023 Book A Short History of Social Inequality Studies in Modern Japan. Global Handbook of Inequality pp.1-29 (Single)  Link
3. 2023 Article Smart cities in Japan and the EU: In search of structural focal points in respective policy development TRAMES 27(3),pp.291-310 (Single) 
4. 2020 Book Pre-modern local collective structures and their manifestation in contemporary society: a case study from Japan  pp.201-218 (Collaboration) 
5. 2020 Article 日本の地域主義の構造分析：尾鷲市のケースの社会学的研究  pp.284-307 (Single) 
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■ Academic or professional association memberships
1. European Association of Japanese Studies
■ Conference presentations
1. 2023/11 Innovation via Local Forest: Implication as a regional policies and lessons from Japanese cases (Mirai2.0 R&I Week) Link
2. 2023/09 Toward mutually informed sociological market research: research propositions situating SD-Logic in the field of sociology (International Conference of Serviceology)
3. 2023/08 Spatial analysis of ‘actually existing’ smart cities in Japan: case studies from Okayama (17th International Conference of European Association of Japanese Study)
4. 2023/06 Nagotiation of Strategic Distance between Donor and Host Countries: Smart city project supported with Japanese ODA in Bangkok, Thailand (17th Nordic Association of Japanese Study Conference)
5. 2022/11 Society 5.0: Political Dynamics and its implication from inequality study (Mirai 2.0: R&I week)
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■ Homepage
   Academia.edu
■ JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number
00994542
■ Researchmap researcher code
R000059300