Seki Koki
PositionProfessor
Research AreaCultural Anthropology, Area Studies of Southeast Asia
Research Topic
My research deals with various aspects of contemporary globalization and social development in the Global South. I have been conducting ethnographic fieldwork in the urban and rural communities in the Philippines. Current researches are on social policy, civil society, and welfare state as a modern institution of governmentality, and how these influence people’s mode of life and identity. Specific topics are: urban poverty, land tenure security and social housing projects in slum communities, NGOs and social movements, natural resource management and political ecology in rural communities, and transnational migration and identity.
Message
If you are interested in exploring contemporary society and culture of Japan, Asia, and beyond by experiencing fieldwork in a local community, then IGS can be the best place for you!
For more detail of my laboratory, please visit the website: https://kokiseki.wordpress.com/