Department of International Politics and Economy

Department of International Politics and Economy

What is the International Politics and Economy

In contemporary international society, “international politics” and “international economics” have become more closely intertwined, and are now closely related to global environmental issues. The nature of these dizzying changes can only be understood from a multidisciplinary perspective that transcends the conventional frameworks of political science, economics, and environmental studies.

The Department of International Political Economy aims to build new, cutting-edge, cross-disciplinary knowledge based on such multifaceted thinking. In particular, we focus on political and economic relations among Japan, Asia, the U.S., Europe, and other countries in the context of globalization, and on the construction of sustainable societies.

The Department of International Political Economy is organized as a course of study in international politics, international economics, and sustainability. The courses in this course cover international political relations and sustainability science in the international environment surrounding Japan, including security, regional conflicts, nationalism, trade, regional economic integration, global economic system, circular economy, carbon neutrality, and risk management. By doing so, the program aims to provide research and education to unravel the close international relations in politics, economics, and the environment.

This course provides an educational program that cultivates the ability to gain insight into international political, economic, and social phenomena by applying cross-disciplinary knowledge based on political science, international relations, economics, environmental studies, information science, and other social sciences, and strives to develop human resources with broad knowledge and creative analytical skills to unravel the complex and diverse realities of contemporary international society.

Department of International Politics and Economy Department of International Politics and Economy Department of International Politics and Economy

Special Subjects

  • History of International Relations between Europe and the United States
  • East Asian International Relations
  • International Social Studies
  • Global Governance
  • Resource Recycling and Environmental Systems
  • Project Risk Management
  • Regional Planning and Development
  • International Political Economy
  • International Economic Policy
  • Law and International Affairs

Teachers in charge

Jeongsoo Yu Professor

Jeongsoo Yu/Professor

Research Themes
  • Integrated waste management and resource recycling
  • Decarbonization and the circular economy
  • Sustainability and social co-creation
E-mail
jeongsoo.yu.d7[@]tohoku.ac.jp
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Ryo Ikeda Professor

Ryo Ikeda/Professor

Research Themes
  • International Political History
  • Cold War History of Europe and Asia
  • Comparative Study of Colonial and Decolonization Policies
  • International Relations of the Middle East and North Africa
E-mail
ryo.ikeda.d2[@]tohoku.ac.jp
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Kazuaki Okubo Associate Professor

Kazuaki Okubo/Associate Professor

Research Themes
  • Civil Engineering Planning
  • Decision Making Under Uncertainty
  • Circular Economy and Machine Learning
E-mail
kazuaki.okubo.d5[@]tohoku.ac.jp
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Moniz Bandeira, Egas Associate Professor

Moniz Bandeira, Egas/Associate Professor

Research Themes
  • Global constitutional and legal history
  • Global intellectual history (Modern East Asian political thought)
  • Interpretation of history in modern East Asia
  • History of translation in modern East Asia
E-mail
moniz-bandeira[@]tohoku.ac.jp
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Tohoku University Researchers
Asuka Matsumoto Senior Assistant Professor

Asuka Matsumoto/Senior Assistant Professor

Research Themes
  • Global Governance Theory
  • American Politics and Diplomacy
  • International Public Opinion
E-mail
asuka.matsumoto.c6[@]tohoku.ac.jp
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Gaku Manago Assistant Professor

Gaku Manago/Assistant Professor

Research Themes
  • International Cooperation in Environmental and Social Engineering
  • Water and sanitation in developing countries
  • Development of sustainable recycling technologies
E-mail
gaku.manago.e4[@]tohoku.ac.jp
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Liu Xiaoyue Assistant Professor

Liu Xiaoyue/Assistant Professor

Research Themes
  • Environmental Policy
  • Sustainable Resource Circulation
  • Recycling Cooperative Action
E-mail
liu.xiaoyue.a5[@]tohoku.ac.jp
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Master's Thesis Title

Completed in FY2024

  • UK and US Middle East policy in the Fourth Arab-Israeli War
    --Focusing on the UK-US conflict over Britain's "neutral" Middle East policy--
  • Potential analysis of biomass energy for the construction of a new energy supply system
    --Focusing on the case of wood biomass power generation business in the Tohoku region--

Completed in FY2023

  • Problem analysis and policy recommendations for the plastic container and packaging recycling system
    –Focusing on the analysis of the actual situation at recycling sites–
  • Constructing an Effective Plastic Recycling Method of Food Containers and Packaging:
    A Case Study of Social Experiments in Supermarkets
  • Environmental Impact Assessment of the E-commerce Business:
    A Case Study on JD.com in China
  • Forecasting Lithium Battery volume and its recyclability:
    Focusing on Ternary Lithium Batteries and Lithium Iron Phosphate Batteries in Vehicles
  • Britain and the Konfrontasi, 1963-1966:
    The China Factor in the UK's Policymaking
  • Characteristics and challenges of Chinese-affiliated recycling companies in Japan
    –Using plastic recycling as a case study–
  • An Integrated Approach of Solid Waste Management in Indonesia:
    Focusing on Plastic Waste Treatment within Municipal Level

Completed in FY2022

  • The Contribution of JICA’s Agricultural Projects to Poverty Reduction in Cameroon
  • Regional Security in the Pacific Islands:
    Securitization Dynamics amid Sino-US Rivalry
  • De-colonization of Southern Rhodesia and Britain's Cold War Policy
    –In relation to the situation in Southern Africa in the 1970s–
  • Normalization of diplomatic relations between Japan and China and US-China-Japan-Taiwan relations
    –Focusing on the Senkaku Islands issue–
  • A study on residual performance evaluation of batteries for next-generation vehicles
    –Focusing on the effect of vehicle usage conditions on battery performance–

Doctoral Dissertation Title

Completed in FY2023

  • Park, Seohee Ashley(Seohee Park)
    A Study on Technonationalism and the Semiconductor Industry in Northeast Asia: Case Studies of Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan
  • Shiori Osanai
    Research on a New Sustainability Education for Human Resource Development for Regional Revitalization: Focusing on Comparative Analysis of SDGs Education between Japan and South Korea

Completed in FY2021

  • Xiaoyue Liu
    Proposal for a new recycling system aimed at improving the resource recovery efficiency of municipal waste
    –Focusing on the relationship between waste administration and the resource waste collection systems of recycling companies–

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