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Faculty Information Details
All data is as of October 27, 2025.
- KAWAI NOBUHARU
- Associate Professor
| Affiliation | Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences |
|---|---|
| Discipline | History |
| Academic Degrees |
Seikei University University of Rostock |
| Research Fields |
Humanities; History; History of Europe and America |
| Research Keywords | Socialism, East Germany, Leisure, Ordinary Life and Politics, Modern German History, Political and Social History |
| Comments | My research interested in explaining the natures of society in the Cold War by considering a meaning of the socialist system in contemporary history. So far, my study was about leisure in the GDR. In the present my study will describe waht natures has the socisty of the GDR after 1970. My investigation extends also the notion for the Soviet Union and West German history. |
| Profiles of Faculty and Research Scholars |
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| Past media appearances | |
| Topic |
Europe History of Japan/World International Politics |
| SDGs |
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| Educational Programs |
[Bachelor Degree Program] School of Integrated Arts and Sciences : Department of Integrated Arts and Sciences : Integrated Arts and Sciences [Master's Program] Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences : Division of Humanities and Social Sciences : Integrated Arts and Human Sciences Program [Doctoral Program] Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences : Division of Humanities and Social Sciences : Integrated Arts and Human Sciences Program |
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