Specialization Areas : Area studies
No. Name Department / Course Title / Position Specialization Areas
1 Graduate School of Core Ethics and Frontier Sciences
Professor Sociology, Sociology, Sociology, Area studies
2 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
3 College of Gastronomy Management
Department of Gastronomy Management
Professor Cultural anthropology, Eating habits, Area studies, Linguistics, Japanese language education, Foreign language education
4 College of Policy Science
Department of Policy Science
Professor Area studies, Cultural anthropology, Economic statistics
5 College of Letters
Global Studies Program
Professor History of Asia and Africa, Area studies, Agricultural and food economics
6 College of Global Liberal Arts
Department of Global Liberal Arts
Professor Historical studies in general, Area studies, Japanese history, Economic history
7 Ritsumeikan International
Professor Developmental mechanisms and the body works, Area Studies, Art Studies, Anthropology, Gender Studies
8 College of Economics
Department of Economics
Professor Area studies, Economic theory, Economic policy
9 College of Global Liberal Arts
Department of Global Liberal Arts
Professor International relations, Area studies, Politics
10 College of International Relations
Department of International Relations
Professor Area Studies, Politics, International Relations
11 College of Economics
Department of Economics
Professor Area Studies, History of Thought, European literature, Foreign Language Education
12 College of International Relations
Department of International Relations
Professor Area Studies, Philosophy/Ethics, Linguistics, English linguistics, Foreign Language Education, Cultural anthropology, Social Psychology
13 College of Letters
East Asian Studies Program
Professor Area Studies, Historical studies in general, History of the Orient
14 College of Gastronomy Management
Department of Gastronomy Management
Professor Area studies, Aesthetics and studies on art
15 College of International Relations
Department of International Relations
Professor Area studies, Politics
16 College of Letters
Area Studies Program
Professor Geography, Area studies, Human geography
17 Ritsumeikan Asia-Japan Research Organization
Asia-Japan Research Institute
Professor International relations, Area studies, History of thought, Foreign language education, Politics
18 College of Economics
Department of Economics
Professor Home economics/Human life, Area studies, Economic statistics
19 College of Social Sciences
Department of Social Sciences
Professor Area Studies, Social welfare and social work studies, Special needs education
20 College of International Relations
Department of International Relations
Professor Area studies, Social-ecological systems, Rural sociology and agricultural structure, Environmental agriculture
21 College of Social Sciences
Department of Social Sciences
Professor Area studies, Sociology, Communication Studies
22 College of Economics
Department of Economics
Professor Tourism Studies, Politics, Area studies, Tourism education
23 College of Policy Science
Department of Policy Science
Professor Politics, International Law, pedagogy, gamification, Reginal Studies (Russia and Eastern Europe, Mongolia)
24 College of Letters
Global Studies Program
Professor Area Studies, Historical studies in general, Western History, Economic History
25 College of Letters
Area Studies Program
Professor Geography, Area studies, y Human geography, Environmental Influence Valuation/Environment Policy
26 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
27 College of Social Sciences
Department of Social Sciences
Professor Sociology, Area studies, Social welfare
28 College of Policy Science
Department of Policy Science
Professor South Asia Area Studies, Economic Policy
29 College of Letters
International Studies and English Communication Program
Professor Area Studies, Gender, Historical studies in general, Western History, Others
30 Graduate School of Core Ethics and Frontier Sciences
Professor Area studies, Cultural anthropology
31 College of Science and Engineering
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Professor Town planning/ Architectural planning, Area Studies, Clothing life/Dwelling life
32 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
33 College of Economics
Department of Economics
Professor Rural sociology and agricultural structure, Economic policy, Agricultural and food economics, Area studies
34 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
35 College of International Relations
Department of International Relations
Professor Area studies, International relations, Economic policy
36 College of International Relations
Department of International Relations
Professor Area studies, Politics, International relations, Studey of Journalism
37 College of International Relations
Department of International Relations
Professor Area studies, History of Asia and Africa, Historical studies in general
38 College of International Relations
Department of International Relations
Professor Area Studies, International Relations, Politics, Religious Studies, History of Thought
39 College of Gastronomy Management
Department of Gastronomy Management
Professor Area studies, Tourism Studies, Management, Town planning/Architectural planning
40 College of Economics
Department of Economics
Professor Area Studies, Economic Policy
41 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
42 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
43 College of International Relations
Department of International Relations
Professor Economic policy, Agricultural and food economics, Area studies, International relations
44 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
45 College of International Relations
Department of International Relations
Professor Area studies/Japan Studies, Gender studies, Cultural anthropology and folklore
46 College of Letters
Area Studies Program
Professor Geography, Area studies, Tourism Studies
47 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
48 College of Social Sciences
Department of Social Sciences
Associate Professor History of Asia and Africa, Sociology, Area studies, Tourism 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 Letters
Area Studies Program
Assistant Professor Geography, Area studies, Tourism studies, Human geosciences
62 Kinugasa Research Organization
Assistant Professor Area studies, Others
63 Kinugasa Research Organization
Senior Researcher Area studies
64 Kinugasa Research Organization
Senior Researcher Religious studies, Cultural anthropology and folklore, Sociology, Area studies
65 Kinugasa Research Organization
Senior Researcher International relations, Area studies, Others
66 Kinugasa Research Organization
Senior Researcher Sociology, Area studies, Cultural anthropology and folklore
67 Research Organization of Social Science (BKC)
Senior Researcher Area studies, Cultural anthropology and folklore
68 Kinugasa Research Organization
Senior Researcher Area studies, Cultural anthropology and folklore
69 Kinugasa Research Organization
Institute of Disaster Mitigation for Urban Cultural Heritage
Senior Researcher International relations, Area studies
70 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