KONTA Ryohei
Latin American Studies Group, Area Studies Center・Deputy Director
Research Field:
Brazilian Area Studies, Social Development, Urban Sociology
Education / Research Experience
| Education: | |
| B.A. in Language and Area Studies, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, 1996 | |
| M.A. in Sociology, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, 2002 | |
| Doctor of Philosophy (Humanities), Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, 2014 | |
| Professional Career: | |
| The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, 1996-1999 | |
| Joined the IDE, Area Studies Department 2, 2001 | |
| Inter-disciplinary Studies Center, Poverty Alleviation and Social Development Group , 2003 | |
| Research Fellow Sent Abroad/Place：Rio de Janeiro(Brazil), visiting research fellow at IPEA (Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada), 2005 | |
| Area Studies Center, Latin American Studies Group, 2007 | |
| Research Fellow Sent Abroad/Place：São Paulo (Brazil), visiting professor at University of São Paulo, October 2017 | |
| Area Studies Center, Latin American Studies Group, October 2019 | |
Major Works
- "Foreign Immigrants and the New Security Measures in São Paulo, Brazil." Latin America Report, Vol.37 No.1, 2020
- "Social Welfare of Brazil with Signs of Transition" in Koichi Usami ed., Social Welfare in the World (new edition): Latin America, 20209
- The Housing Movement and the Urban Poor in São Paulo: Agency, Structure, and Institutionalization, Lanham: Lexington Books, 2019
- "Social Welfare of Brazil in Transition: Bolsonaro Government with Strong Conservative and Right-Wing Ideology" Latin America Report, Vol.36 No.1, 2019
- "Brazil's Elected President Bolsonaro: The Selection after 30 years from the Citizen Constitution." The World, Iwanami Shoten, January 2019
- Participação nos Movimentos de Moradia em São Paulo: Agência, Estrutura e Institucionalização, Curitiba: Editora CRV, 2018
- "Public Security Problems in Developing Countries and Areas: Some Possibilities of Research on Daily Public Security." [ed.] IDE-World Trend, September, No.261, 2017
- "Relationships between the State and Christian Groups in Brazil: The Rise of Evangelicals and Politicalization of Social Issues." in Koichi Usami et al., Civil Society Organizations in Latin America: Continuity and Change, IDE Research Series No.626, 2016
- "Impeachment of the President and Manifestations in Brazil: Why Do People Go out on the Street?" Latin America Report, Vol.33 No.1, 2016
- "Brazil to Realize the First Olympics in South America: Realization of Olympics and Development of the Countries." [ed.] IDE-World Trend, August, No.250, 2016
- "Chapter 5: Social Policy / Social Movement." [ed.] Japanese Trade and Industry Chamber of Brazil ed., Encyclopedia of Contemporary Brazil, Shinhyouron, 2016
- "Labor Movements in Brazil: Historical Transition and Current Situation." Labor Movements in the World, International Economy and Work Research Institute, 2015
- "Social Justice under Worker’s Party Administrations", Kokusai Mondai (International Affairs) , No.645, October, 2015
- "Welfare Regime of "The New Brazil" at a Crossroad", in Toshimitsu Shinkawa ed., Welfare Regimes , Minerva-shobo, 2015
- The Post-New Brazil , (editor), Spot Survey, No.35, 2015
- "Conditional Cash Transfer Programs in Brazil: Discourses and Ideas in Aggregation into Bolsa Família", in Koichi Usami & Kumiko Makino eds., Cash Transfer Policies in Emerging Countries: Ideational and Discursive Analysis , Kenkyu Sosho (IDE Research Series) No.618, 2015
- Dynamic Brazil: The New Changes and Challenges, (editor), 2013
- "Participatory Governance and the Political Participation of Poor Elderly People in Brazil: The Municipal Housing Council and a Social Movement of Poor Elderly People in São Paulo, Asian Economies , Vol.53 No.6, 2012
- "The Brazilian Assistance Pension for Poor Elderly People: An Reexamination from the Emerging Racial Problems", Asian Economies , Vol.53 No.3, 2012
- "Brazil Enhances its Sustainability of Development & Futures of Japan-Brazil Relations" Japan Spotlight , September/October, 2011
- "Living in Brazil: Characteristics of Japanese-Brazilians," co-written with Kaizô Iwakami Beltrão and Sonoe Sugahara, Resistance & Integration: 100 Years of Japanese Immigration in Brazil , IBGE, 2008.
- "Workers’ Party Government of President Lula in Brazil: The Moderatization based on the Experiments and Negotiation and Adjustment Style of Politics" in Osonoi, Shigeo & Koichi Usami eds., Leftist Latin American Governments: Their Backgrounds and Policies , 2008
- "Empoderamento da População Carente em São Paulo: uma análise sobre o Mutirão Autogerido e o Projeto Cingapura através do Modelo de [Des] Eempoderamento de Friedmann", Urban Problems and the Role of Politics in Modern Brazil , Kyoto University of Foreign Studies, 2006
- "The Empowerment capable of Poverty Alleviation in the Developing Countries: The (Dis) Empowerment Model of Friedmann and Empowerment of Urban Poor in São Paulo," in Sato, Hiroshi ed., Development Aid and the Discourse of Empowerment , 2004
Other Information
Membership of Academic Societies
Associação Japonesa de Estudos Latino-americanos, Japan Society of Social Science on Latin America, Latin American Studies Association (LASA)
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