Specialization Areas : Area studies
No. Name Department / Course Title / Position Specialization Areas
1 College of International Relations
Department of International Relations
Professor Design and evaluation of sustainable and environmental conscious system, Area studies, Sociology, Agricultural science in rural society and development
2 College of Gastronomy Management
Department of Gastronomy Management
Professor Cultural anthropology, Eating habits, Area studies, Linguistics, Japanese language education, Foreign language education
3 College of Policy Science
Department of Policy Science
Professor Area studies, Cultural anthropology, Economic statistics
4 College of Letters
Global Studies Program
Professor History of Asia and Africa, Area studies, Agricultural and food economics
5 College of Global Liberal Arts
Department of Global Liberal Arts
Professor Historical studies in general, Area studies, Japanese history, Economic history
6 College of Economics
Department of Economics
Professor Area studies, Economic theory, Economic policy
7 College of Global Liberal Arts
Department of Global Liberal Arts
Professor International relations, Area studies, Politics
8 College of International Relations
Department of International Relations
Professor Area Studies, Politics, International Relations
9 College of Economics
Department of Economics
Professor Area Studies, History of Thought, European literature, Foreign Language Education
10 College of International Relations
Department of International Relations
Professor Area Studies, Philosophy/Ethics, Linguistics, English linguistics, Foreign Language Education, Cultural anthropology, Social Psychology
11 College of Letters
East Asian Studies Program
Professor Area Studies, Historical studies in general, History of the Orient
12 College of Gastronomy Management
Department of Gastronomy Management
Professor Area studies, Aesthetics and studies on art
13 College of International Relations
Department of International Relations
Professor Area studies, Politics
14 College of Letters
Area Studies Program
Professor Geography, Area studies, Human geography
15 Ritsumeikan Asia-Japan Research Organization
Asia-Japan Research Institute
Professor International relations, Area studies, History of thought, Foreign language education, Politics
16 College of Economics
Department of Economics
Professor Home economics/Human life, Area studies, Economic statistics
17 College of Social Sciences
Department of Social Sciences
Professor Area Studies, Social welfare and social work studies, Special needs education
18 College of International Relations
Department of International Relations
Professor Area studies, Social-ecological systems, Rural sociology and agricultural structure, Environmental agriculture
19 College of Social Sciences
Department of Social Sciences
Professor Area studies, Sociology, Communication Studies
20 College of Economics
Department of Economics
Professor Tourism Studies, Politics, Area studies, Tourism education
21 College of Policy Science
Department of Policy Science
Professor Politics, International Law, pedagogy, gamification, Reginal Studies (Russia and Eastern Europe, Mongolia)
22 College of Letters
Global Studies Program
Professor Area Studies, Historical studies in general, Western History, Economic History
23 College of Letters
Area Studies Program
Professor Geography, Area studies, y Human geography, Environmental Influence Valuation/Environment Policy
24 College of Social Sciences
Department of Social Sciences
Professor Sports Science, Developmental mechanisms and the body works, Management, Commerce, Sociology, Area Studies, Social Psychology, Education on school subjects and activities, Applied Economics
25 College of Social Sciences
Department of Social Sciences
Professor Sociology, Area studies, Social welfare
26 College of Policy Science
Department of Policy Science
Professor South Asia Area Studies, Economic Policy
27 College of Letters
International Studies and English Communication Program
Professor Area Studies, Gender, Historical studies in general, Western History, Others
28 Graduate School of Core Ethics and Frontier Sciences
Professor Area studies, Cultural anthropology
29 College of Science and Engineering
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Professor Town planning/ Architectural planning, Area Studies, Clothing life/Dwelling life
30 College of Letters
Global Studies Program
Professor Environmental policy and social systems, Area Studies, History of Thought, Literature in general, History of Europe and America, Cultural anthropology, International relations, Economic theory, Economic doctrine/ Economic thought
31 College of Economics
Department of Economics
Professor Rural sociology and agricultural structure, Economic policy, Agricultural and food economics, Area studies
32 Research Organization of Open Innovation & Collaboration
Professor Social systems engineering/ Safety system, Area Studies, Management, Resource Maintenance Studies, Forestry/Forest Engineering, Agricultural Environmental Engineering, Agronomy, Others
33 College of International Relations
Department of International Relations
Professor Area studies, International relations, Economic policy
34 College of International Relations
Department of International Relations
Professor Area studies, Politics, International relations, Studey of Journalism
35 College of International Relations
Department of International Relations
Professor Area studies, History of Asia and Africa, Historical studies in general
36 College of Letters
Global Studies Program
Professor Area Studies, Japanese Literature, Literature in English, Literature in general
37 College of International Relations
Department of International Relations
Professor Area Studies, International Relations, Politics, Religious Studies, History of Thought
38 College of Gastronomy Management
Department of Gastronomy Management
Professor Area studies, Tourism Studies, Management, Town planning/Architectural planning
39 College of Economics
Department of Economics
Professor Area Studies, Economic Policy
40 College of Information Science and Engineering
Department of Information Science and Engineering
Professor Computer system, Software, Information network, Information security, Web informatics, Service informatics, Social systems engineering/Safety system, Area studies, New fields of law, Communication/Network engineering
41 College of Letters
Human Studies Program
Professor Childhood science (childhood environment science), Area studies, History of thought, Art at large, Japanese literature, Literature in English, Cultural anthropology, Education, Sociology of education
42 College of International Relations
Department of International Relations
Professor Economic policy, Agricultural and food economics, Area studies, International relations
43 Institute for General Education
Professor Learning support system, Natural disaster/Disaster prevention science, Area Studies, Social Psychology, Sociology of education, Civil and environmental engineering, Town planning/ Architectural planning
44 College of International Relations
Department of International Relations
Professor Area studies/Japan Studies, Gender studies, Cultural anthropology and folklore
45 College of Letters
Area Studies Program
Professor Geography, Area studies, Tourism Studies
46 College of Gastronomy Management
Department of Gastronomy Management
Professor Sociology, Cultural anthropology and folklore, Agricultural and food economics, Rural sociology and agricultural structure, Family and consumer sciences, and culture and living, Area studies
47 Ritsumeikan International
Associate Professor Developmental mechanisms and the body works, Area Studies, Art Studies, Anthropology, Gender Studies
48 Kinugasa Research Organization
Associate Professor International relations, Area studies
49 College of Gastronomy Management
Department of Gastronomy Management
Associate Professor Chinese literature, Area studies, Art at large
50 Ritsumeikan Asia-Japan Research Organization
Asia-Japan Research Institute
Associate Professor Area studies
51 College of International Relations
Department of International Relations
Associate Professor Sociology, Area studies, Gender studies
52 Ritsumeikan International
Associate Professor Area studies, International relations
53 Institute for General Education
Associate Professor Area studies, Sociology, Social welfare and social work studies
54 College of Image Arts and Sciences
Department of Image Arts and Sciences
Associate Professor Aesthetics and art studies, Sociology, Area studies
55 College of Global Liberal Arts
Department of Global Liberal Arts
Associate Professor History of thought, Politics, Sociology, Area studies
56 College of Policy Science
Department of Policy Science
Associate Professor Environmental and ecological symbiosis, Design and evaluation of sustainable and environmental conscious system, Environmental policy and social systems, Area studies, Sociology, Social psychology, Education, Ecology/Environment, Rural environmental engineering/Planning
57 College of International Relations
Department of International Relations
Associate Professor Cultural anthropology and folklore, Japanese history, Politics, Tourism studies, Area studies
58 College of Global Liberal Arts
Department of Global Liberal Arts
Associate Professor Area studies
59 College of Policy Science
Department of Policy Science
Associate Professor Social systems engineering/ Safety system, Natural disaster / Disaster prevention science, Area studies, Education
60 College of Letters
International Studies and English Communication Program
Associate Professor History of Africa, Sociology, Area studies, Gender studies
61 College of Social Sciences
Department of Social Sciences
Assistant Professor History of Asia and Africa, Sociology, Area studies, Tourism studies
62 Kinugasa Research Organization
Senior Researcher Religious studies, Cultural anthropology and folklore, Sociology, Area studies
63 Kinugasa Research Organization
Senior Researcher Historical studies in general, International relations, Area studies
64 Kinugasa Research Organization
Senior Researcher International relations, Area studies, Others
65 Research Organization of Social Science (BKC)
Senior Researcher Area studies, Cultural anthropology and folklore
66 Kinugasa Research Organization
Senior Researcher Aesthetics and art studies, Japanese history, Education on school subjects and primary/secondary education, Area studies
67 Kinugasa Research Organization
Senior Researcher Area studies
68 Kinugasa Research Organization
Senior Researcher Area studies, Others
69 Kinugasa Research Organization
Senior Researcher Area studies, Cultural anthropology and folklore
70 Kinugasa Research Organization
Institute of Disaster Mitigation for Urban Cultural Heritage
Senior Researcher International relations, Area studies
71 Research Organization of Open Innovation & Collaboration
Research Center for Sustainability Science
Visiting Senior Researcher Environmental Technology/Environmental Material, Social systems engineering/ Safety system, Area Studies, Economic Policy, Applied Economics, Traffic Engineering, Land Planning, Civil and environmental engineering, Town planning/ Architectural planning, Environmental Influence Valuation/Environment Policy
72 Center for Language Education and Research
Shokutaku Lecturer Area studies