Public Sociology

Creating a public society

At the group of “Public Sociology”, we consider how people’s interactions mediated by social institutions create a public society. Emphasizing the relationship between the public and intimate spheres and how they mutually shape each other, we cover a wide range of topics, including the family, community, cities, welfare systems, human rights, crime, politics, and civil society. With a basis in sociological theories, our research incorporates diverse theoretical approaches including normative and political theory. We utilize not only qualitative methods, such as fieldwork, interviews, and text analysis, but also quantitative ones. Through these interdisciplinary and methodological approaches, we aim to understand how people create the common conditions that shape their social interactions and relationships.

Staff

• Professor
  Maruyama Masao
• Associate Professor
  Endo Chikako
• Associate Professor
  Croydon Silvia
• Associate Professor
  Mitani Haruyo
• Professor (Concurrently)
  Ishikawa Mayumi 【Concurrent Staff】