Policy Making and Social Innovation(PS)
Innovation implies the development of new problem solving methodologies by combining social and, economic systems with technology. Although modern society has become complex, the spread of Internet and other information technology has directly connected people to each other. In modern society it became more important to possess global perspective and find local solutions to problems. The need for a social and cultural perspective together with an understanding of technical and economic factors is of utmost importance. It is imperative to develop a new approach and method to recognize, analyze and solve social, economic and political problems.
In order to seek a new approach to contemporary social problems, this Program focuses on the following subjects for reach purpose:
- Institutional design
- Policy formation
- Management and financial governance of organizations such as government, international organization, autonomies, business enterprises and NPOs
- Career planning of workforce in aforementioned areas
The purpose of such research is to propose practical solutions through a cross-disciplinary speculation in related academic fields. These academic fields include sociology, political science, economics, psychology, cultural anthropology, financial engineering; and theories in game, business management, organization, finance, career design, marketing, entrepreneurship, and new industry.
Affiliated Projects
- Finance and Real Estate
- Network Communities
- Internet and Mass Media
- Platform and Business
- Cyber Business Marketing
- Public Policy (Consensus Building)
- Health Care Policy and Management
- Interreality
- Cultural Policy Project
- Aging and Migrant Workers
- Assessment and Evaluation Project
- Life Knowledge in Practice
- Environmental and Business Innovation
- Urban Renovation Studies
- Virtual Systems Research
Graduate School of Media and Governance > Registration Numbers of Graduation Project
Faculty Members (as of April, 2013)
Note: "*" indicate the members of the graduate school committee; "◎" the Program chairperson.
| Name | Title | Research Interrest(S) |
|---|---|---|
| * AIDA, Kazuo | Professor | Accounting(Nonprofit and Governmental Accounting, Perfoamance Evaluation) |
| * AKIYAMA, Miki | Associate Professor | Health Communication, Media Communication, Community Health |
| * FREEDMAN, David J. | Professor | Poetry/Literary Theory: Children's Literature, Queer Studies |
| * GOTO, Junichi | Professor | International Economics, Labor Economics |
| * HANADA, Mitsuyo | Professor | Human Resource Development, International Management |
| * INNAMI, Ichiro | Professor | Decision Making, Negotiation & Organizational Behavior, Health Policy |
| *◎ ISAGAI, Yoshinori | Associate Professor | Community Innovation, Management Information System, Community Informatics, Family Business Management |
| * KANEKO, Ikuyo |
Professor | Networks, Communities, Social Innovation |
| * KATAOKA, Masaaki |
Professor | Local Government, Data Science |
| * KOGURE, Atsuyuki | Professor | Statistics, Financial Econometrics, Risk Theory |
| * KOKURYO, Jiro | Professor | Management Information System |
| * KUWAHARA, Takeo | Professor | Marketing, Consumer Research |
| * MURABAYASHI, Yutaka | Professor | Sports Business |
| NISHIYAMA, Akira | Associate Professor | Development Economics, Economic Growth, Economic Analysis of Health |
| NAKAMURO, Makiko |
Associate Professor | Economics of Education |
| * OZAWA, Taro | Professor | Public Economics (Public Choice), Game Theory (Strategic Studies) |
| * SHIMPO, Fumio | Professor | Constitutional Law, Cyber-Law |
| * SONE, Yasunori | Professor | Political Science and Policy Analysis |
| * SUGAYA, Minoru | Professor | Media Policy and Economics |
| * TAKENAKA, Heizo |
Professor | Economic Policy |
| * TAMAMURA, Masatoshi | Associate Professor | Public Management, Social Marketing |
| TOUKAIRIN, Yuko | Assistant Professor | Life Skill Program, Coaching |
| * UEYAMA, Shinichi | Professor | Corporate Strategy, Public Policy, Public Management, Museum Management, Area Development |
| * UEYAMA, Takahiro | Professor | Science and Technology Policy, History of Science and Technology, Public Policy, Innovation Policy, American Studies, Studies in Higher Education |
| * WATANABE, Yasushi | Professor | Cultural Anthropology, Cultural Policy, American Studies |
| * YANAGIMACHI, Isao | Professor | Modern Korea, East Asia Business Management and Business Cartel History (Japan and Korea) |
Sub-members of the Program:
| Name | Title | Research Interrest(S) |
|---|---|---|
| * FURUTANI, Tomoyuki | Associate Professor | Spatial Statistics, Spatial Econometrics, Tourism, Urban Transportation Planning |
| * IBA, Takashi | Associate Professor | Pattern Languages, Creativity, Complex Systems, Social Systems Theory |
| LEE, Hongchun |
Assistant Professor |
Mass communication and PR, Journalism, content analysis, Internet and election |
| * OE, Moriyuki | Professor | Population Studies, Urban Studies, Urban and Housing Policy |
| * MORIKAWA,Tomiaki | Associate Professor | Medical Informatics, Medical Economic |
| * SINJO, Atsushi | Associate Professor | Agri-InfoScience, Health Science, Information Policy, Computer Science |
| *WATANABE, Mitsuhiro | Professor | Health Science, Anti-aging, Metabolic Disease, Naturopathic Medicine, Preventive Medicine |
Participating Faculty members in other faculties or graduate schools:
| Name | Title | Research Interrest(S) |
|---|---|---|
| HORI, Manami | Lecturer | - |
| INOUE, Hideyuki | Guest Associate Professor | Soccial Entrepreneurship, Social Innovation, Social Enterprise Management (scaling impact), Venture Philanthropy |
| MIYAGAWA, Shoko | Associate Professor | Health Informatics, Network Community, Information Security |
| NATSUNO, Takeshi | Guest Professor | Strategic Management |
| SAEKI, Chigusa |
Associate Professor | Information and Communications Policy, ICT Industry, Social Media Research |
Note: "*" indicate the members of the graduate school committee; "◎" the Program chairperson. Names in parenthesis indicate those who are not the main members of the Program.
Possibilities after Graduation
The Program directs the creative energy of students in solving social/individual issues and helps them to develop skills to operate new resources such as IT systems, and also promotes human resources who begin venture entrepreneurship.
The employment opportunities for graduates can be diverse ranging from international organizations, developmental consulting firms, national civil services, regional governments, and private think tanks, to venture capitals, investment advisory groups, banking facilities, journalisms, educational circles, human resource development businesses, career support businesses, and career advisors.