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Seki Koki
Professor
Affiliation Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Discipline Cultural Anthropology
Academic Degrees Rikkyo University　Ph.D.
University of the Philippines　Master of Arts
Research Fields Humanities; Cultural anthropology; Cultural anthropology
Humanities; Philosophy; Area studies
Research Keywords urban development and politics / Anthropology of Social Policy and Development / Anthropology of Civil Society and Citizenship / risk, uncertainty, and precarity / Globalization and Migration / Governmentality and Subjectivity / The Philippines
Comments My research deals with various aspects of contemporary globalization and develpment through cultural anthropological approach, particulalry focusing on the Philippines as a field. Current researches are on social policy and welfare state as a modern institution of governmentality, and how these influence people's mode of life and its transformation. Specific topics are: urben poverty, land tenure security and social housing projects in the slum community, natural resource management, and transnational migration.
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Topic Aging Society/Social Welfare
Asia/Oceania
Issues on Cities
Situations Surrounding Developing Countries
Sociology
SDGs 1 No poverty 2 Zero hunger 3 Good health and well-being 5 Gender equality 10 Reduced inequalities 11 Sustainable cities and communities 14 Life below water 15 Life on land 16 Peace, justice and strong institutions
Educational Programs [Bachelor Degree Program] School of Integrated Arts and Sciences : Department of Integrated Global Studies : Integrated Global Studies
[Master's Program] Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences : Joint International Master's Programme in Sustainable Development (Hiroshima University - University of Graz)
[Master's Program] Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences : Division of Humanities and Social Sciences : International Peace and Co-existence Program
[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 : International Peace and Co-existence 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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