Faculty Members

American Studies Cluster

Picture	Name	Research Areas
	Kozue AKIBAYASHI Professor (Doctoral Program)	Gender and Peace
	Gavin James CAMPBELL Professor (Doctoral Program)	American History, American Religion, Transnational American Studies
	Themis CHRONOPOULOS Professor (Master's Program )(NON-Tenured)	Urban Studies, African American Studies, Global Cities
	Yuka KANNO Professor (Doctoral Program) ※Conducting research abroad (Oct. 2026–Mar. 2027)	Queer Studies, Film and Visual Culture Studies
	Seiko MIMAKI Professor (Doctoral Program)	American Politics and Diplomacy, International Relations (IR)
	Fuminori MINAMIKAWA Professor (Doctoral Program)	Sociology, Race and Ethnicity, Migration Studies
	Yayo OKANO Professor (Doctoral Program)	Western Political Philosophy, Feminist Theory

※Professors (Doctoral Program) also teach the Master's Program.

Contemporary Asian Studies Cluster

Picture	Name	Research Areas
	Yujiro MURATA Professor (Doctoral Program)	Intellectual History of China, Modern Chinese History, Sino-Japan Relations in the Modern Era
	Osamu OTA Professor (Doctoral Program)	Korean Studies, Contemporary Korean History, History of Japanese-Korean Relations
	Eiji OYAMADA Professor (Doctoral Program)	Governance and Development in Developing and Emerging Countries
	Ou QIAN Professor (Doctoral Program) ※Conducting research abroad (Apr. 2026–Mar. 2027)	Outline of the Modern Thought between Japan and China
	Ichiro TOMIYAMA Professor (Doctoral Program)	Japanese History, Okinawan Studies, Cultural Studies
	Shanping YAN Professor (Doctoral Program)	Chinese Economy and Society, Development Economics
	Yuta YOKOYAMA Assistant Professor(NON-Tenured)  ※Scheduled to leave Doshisha University as of September 2026.	International History of Post-war East Asia, History of the Cold War, History of Sino–Japanese Relations

※Professors (Doctoral Program) also teach the Master's Program.

Global Society Studies Cluster

Picture	Name	Research Areas
	Keisuke KIKUCHI Professor (Doctoral Program)	Globalization Theory, Racism Studies, French Studies
	Haruko KUDO Associate Professor (Master’s Program)	Transnational Sociology, Refugee and Forced Migration Studies, Queer Migration Studies
	Keiichiro MATSUMURA Professor (Doctoral Program)	Cultural Anthropology, African Studies
	Masanori NAITO Professor (Doctoral Program) ※Scheduled to retire in March 2027.	International Migration Studies, Middle Eastern Studies
	Hisae NAKANISHI Professor (Doctoral Program)	Middle East Area Studies, Islam and Gender, Peacebuilding
	Yukiko NISHIKAWA Professor (Doctoral Program) ※Conducting research in Japan (Apr. 2026–Mar. 2027)	International relations, Foreign Policy, Security Studies, and Security in East and Southeast Asia
	Laura-Anca PAREPA Associate Professor (Doctoral Program) (Non-Tenured)	Defense and Security Studies, International Relations, Conflict Studies, International Public Policy

※Professors (Doctoral Program) also teach the Master's Program.

Assistant

Visiting Professors