Special Contents

The following is a selection of additional information
and video that will give you insight into the College of International Relations.

Studying International Relations

Global Studies Major 10th Anniversary American University Ritsumeikan University Joint Degree Program
IR STUDY Studying International Relations IR STUDY Studying International Relations

We describe what you can learn through International Relations, drawing on the research of our professors and richly illustrated with stories.

IR STORY:
Messages from professors to students

HONNA Jun

Politics and International Relations in Southeast Asia, Indo-Pacific Strategic Affairs, Non-Traditional Security, Democratization, Civil-Military Relations/Security Sector Reform

ATAKA Hiroaki

Critical International Relations Theory, International political Economy

TSUJIMOTO, Toshiko

Transnational Sociology, Studies on International Migration and Gender, Philippine Studies (Japanese Only)

WATANABE, Matsuo

Economic Development, African Economies, West Balkan Study (Bosnia and Herzegovina) (Japanese Only)

ISHIKAWA, Sachiko

International Development Education, Conflict and Peace Studies, Area Studies (Southeast Asia, ASEAN) (Japanese Only)

SMITH, Nathaniel M.

Cultural Anthropology: Nationalism, Urban Studies, Japanese Studies

ADACHI, Kenki

International Politics, Disarmament and Arms Control, Global Governance, Civil Society (Japanese Only)

NISHIMURA, Tomoaki

Interational Law, International Environmental Law (Japanese Only)

KUNSCHASK, Claudia

Intercultural Communication, Language Pedagogy, Comparative Education

TORIYAMA, Junko

Gender Studies, Gender Studies on the Middle East, Cultural Anthropology (Japanese Only)

YANE, Haruka

International Economics, International Trade and Labor, Economic Policies (Japanese Only)

Mock/Online lecture series

Global International Relations
and Modern Japanese History

Associate Professor FRENCH, Thomas W.

International Nationalism, Digital Activism,
and Changes in Civil Society Post-2000

Associate Professor SMITH, Nathaniel M.

Looking at Africa, looking from Africa.
How are we connected to the other side of the world? (Japanese Only)

Professor SHIRATO, Keiichi

Genocide
-Why we should stop using this word (Japanese Only)

Associate Professor OCHI, Megumi