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For Future Students
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For prospective graduate students
The Graduate School of Economics, Kyoto University, offers a 2-year master
program, leading to the degree MA in Economics, and a 3-year doctoral program,
leading to the degree PhD in Economics. Teaching and supervision are conducted
in Japanese. Only a limited number of courses are taught in English.
Although I can teach and supervise you in English individually, all courses
I'm involved are offered in Japanese. The graduate school as a whole is
not ready for those who cannot communicate in Japanese. As notified below,
however, we have launched a new graduate course for international students.
Also, if you would have a chance to be selected as a Japanese government
scholarship student, a certain level of Japanese might be enough to apply
for admission. There is some information available on the following websites:
Ministry of Education (MEXT)
http://www.mext.go.jp/english/abroad/index.htm
General information
http://www.studyjapan.go.jp/en/index.html
Kyoto University
http://www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/education/international
Graduate School of Economics
http://www.econ.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/admissions/
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International Graduate Proframme for East Asia Sustainable Economic Development
Studies
As I've been in charge of the director of this international graduate programme
committee, I mainly accept and supervise international students of the
programme. For the detailed information, please visit the following website:
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Thesis options
I'm doing research and education on the basis of the theoretical and methodological framework of political economy. As far as food and agriculture is concerned, some theoretical frameworks of sociology and political science are also applied. That means you are required to learn qualitative analysis rather than quantitative analysis, though the latter is also important. For my own research, I focuses on the role of food and agriculture-related biosciences and technologies in global transformation, and the role of agribusinesses and relevant policies in the process. Recently my academic interest also covers the issue of corporate social responsibility in agribusiness, as well as global governance of "right to food" in light of on-going food crisis. It would be nice if you're interested in such topics. Of course, you are welcome insofar as you do thesis on whatever related to food and agricultural socio-economic and political issues. Several research themes that were or have been carried out by our students are listed below:
- Simone M. Altoe (Brazil) A Study on Sustainable Rural Development and Institutional
Support in Brazil: The Case of Small Soybean Farmers in the State of Rio
Grande do Sul, PhD in Agricultural Economics (Hokkaido University), March
2005
- Sangeeta Jordan (Australia) Conventionalisation in the Australian Organic
Industry: A Case Study in the Darling Downs Region, MSc in Agricultural
Economics (Hokkaido University), March 2005
- Nona Namekata (Japan) A Study on Japanese Seed Businesses under Globalized
Seed Market: The Case of Sakata Seed Co., MSc in Agricultural Economics
(Hokkaido University), March 2005
- Miki Nakanishi (Japan) Historical Development of Export-oriented Agriculture
and Agricultural Capitalism in Chile, Doctor of Economics (Kyoto University),
September 2008
- Kae Sekine (Japan) Transnational Agribusinesses and Local Agricultural
Structure: The case of Dole Company's Fresh Vegetables Business in Japan
and Europe, ongoing
- Ni Hui (China) Development of Sericultural Industry in China, ongoing
- Yoshifumi Ikejima (Japan) U.N. Systems and Agribusinesses: The case of
FAO and Industry Cooperative Programme, Master of Economics (Kyoto University),
March 2007
- Sangeeta Jordan (Australia) A Comparison of the Conventionalisation Processes
in the Japanese and Australian Organic Sectors, PhD in Agriculture (Hokkaido
University), March 2010
- Kae Sekine (Japan) Multinationa Agribusinesses and Local Agriculture: A
case study of Dole Food Co. in Japan and France, PhD in Economics (Kyoto
University), March 2011
- Ni Hui (China) Development of Sericulture and Silk Industry in China, PhD
in Economics (Kyoto University), March 2012
- John Lambino (Philippines) The Regionality of Economic Development under
Globalization: Focusing on the Dynamism of Unevenness and Migration in
the Philippines, PhD in Economics (Kyoto University), March 2012
- Yurie Ohnishi (Japan) Formation and Development of the Irrigation/Reclamation
Works and the Community Farming System in Koto Region, Shiga Prefecture,
Master in Economics (Kyoto University), March 2013
- Yoshufumi Ikejima (Japan) International Development Policies and Global
Governance: Polittical Economy of International Organisations, PhD in Economics
(Kyoto University), March 2013
- Jung, Sungwoong (South Korea) Dynamics and Transformation of Alternative Food Network (AFN) in South Korea, Master of Economics (Kyoto University), September 2013
- Zhang Xiaoli (China) The Development and Challenges of Rural Tourism in
China: From the Perspective of Standardization based on the Case Study
in Shanghai, Master of Economics (Kyoto University), September 2013
- Benjamin Wainer Infante (Chile) Adaptation to Organic Farming by Latin American Small Farmers under Globalization, Master of Economics (Kyoto University), March 2014
- Akkharaphon Thongpoon (Thailand) Reshaping Thailand’s Seed Market: A Discussion of the MNC-dominated Structure and the Exercise of Agency among Conflicting Stakeholders, Master of Economics (Kyoto University), September 2014
- Zulfa Utami Adiputri (Indonesia) Legitimacy of Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) in Melawi District, West Kalimantan, Indonesia, Master of Economics (Kyoto University), September 2015
- Zhao, Lan (China) An Analysis of the production and distribution of pollution-free vegetables: A Case of Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China, Master of Economics (Kyoto University), March 2016
- Anom Sigit Suryawan (Indonesia) Political Economy of Halal Food Certification and Labelling in Indonesia, Master of Economics (Kyoto University), September 2016
The list below shows possible issues and topics that can be used to develop
your own research question, though you can approach me with different ideas.
- Critical case study on CSR (corporate social responsibility) initiatives
of transnational agribusinesses
- Critical case study on social and environmental standard complex emerging
in the agro-food system
- Political economy and sociology of the plant genetic resource management
and stakeholder involvement at the local and global levels
- Discourse and policy analysis of the concepts of "right to food" and "food sovereignty" (as alternatives to the mainstream concept of "food security") in the context of globalisation and re-localisation
- Political economy of agricultural trade policy (WTO, FTA, TPPA) and its
impact on local/national/regional agri-food systems and peasant communities
in Asia/Pacific region
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