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（Last updated : 2023-07-18 16:42:19）

KATO Junzo

Department / Course College of Social Sciences Department of Social Sciences

Title / Position Professor

Other Affiliations
1.	Graduate School of Sociology

Academic background
1.	2009/09 Degree Acquisition	│ Kwansei Gakuin University Ph.D in Sociology
2.	2001/04～2004/03	Sociology │ Graduate school of Sociology │ Kwansei　Gakuin　University
3.	2001/04～2004/03	Doctoral Program (2nd Semester) │ Sociology │ Graduate school of Sociology │ Kwansei　Gakuin　University │ Accomplished credits for doctoral program
4.	1999/04～2001/03	Doctoral Program (1st Semester) │ Sociology │ Graduate school of Sociology │ Kwansei　Gakuin　University │ Completed
5.	1995/04～1999/03	Department of sociology │ School of sociology │ Kwansei　Gakuin　University │ Graduated

Business career
1.	2019/04/01 ～	Associate Professor │ College of Social Sciences, │ Ritsumeikan University,
2.	2011/10/01 ～ 2019/03/31	Associate Professor │ Faculty of Law and Letters Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, │ University of the Ryukyus,
3.	2009/10/01 ～ 2011/09/30	Lecturer │ Faculty of Law and Letters, │ University of the Ryukyus,
4.	2004/04/01 ～ 2009/09/30	Lecturer │ Faculty of HumanSciences, │ Osaka International University,

Research activities
1.		Okinawa Psychological Society
2.		Kyushu Psychological Society
3.		The Japanese Group Dynamics Association
4.		Japanese Society of Community Psychology
5.		Japanese Association of Qualitative Psychology
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Subject of research
1.	Social psychological research of Okinawan immigrants
2.	Social psychological research of environmental problems in local area
3.	Social psychological research of migration

Research summary
Social psychology of community My major is social psychology, among which I conduct research focusing on the local community. The main research themes are (1) local environmental problems, (2) development of regional resources, and (3) migration and move of people in the community. As a basic stance of my research, it is emphasized to consider the factors that enhance the sustainability of the community and promote its revitalization, from the perspective of local residents.

Present specialized field
Social psychology (Keyword：Social Psychology, Community, Environment, Migration・Move, Regional resources)

Papers
1.	2023/06	Migrants’ Adjustment and Acceptance of Local Residents in Rural Migration and its Relationship to Social Capital │ (4),pp.1-17 (Co-authored)
2.	2022/06	An Examination of the Acceptance Attitude of Okinawan residents toward Okinawan Immigrants, and Its Determinants │ (3),pp.1-15 (Co-authored)
3.	2011/10	The influence of social networks on the development of volunteer groups in a community (2)：A quantitative investigation of volunteer members’ decision making process.” │ 先端社会研究所紀要 │ (6),pp.19-32 (Co-authored)
4.	2011/03	The influence of social network on the development of volunteer groups in a community(1): The qualitative research by interview to the leader of volunteer group │ 関西学院大学社会学部紀要 │ (112),pp.95-102 (Co-authored)
5.	2009/05	A qualitative investigation of trainees' adjustment in Japan: A case study of trainees from Indonesia. │ US-China Education Review │ 6 (5),pp.25-34 (Co-authored)
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Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research -KAKENHI-
1.	2018/04 ～ 2021/03	Social psychological research for migrants’ community choice and adjustment process in rural-oriented-migration
2.	2015/04 ～ 2018/03	Social psychological research on the development and the spread of Okinawans’ transnational networks
3.	2012/04 ～ 2015/03	The investigation of community factor which lead to social capital of emigrants and local residents
4.	2010/04 ～ 2012/03	Psychological research of community value toward promotion of public participation