(3) Open Seminar:
Tackling Child Poverty: Lessons from the UK and New Frontiers in Japan

 

Programme

Venue: Doshisha University, Kyoto
Time: January 9th, 2012 10:00～17:00

10.00 — Opening Words
Toshiaki Tachibanaki, Doshisha University

10.10 — Session 1: Child Benefits
Jonathan Bradshaw, University of York:
The New Government and Family Related Benefits in the UK

Michihiko Tokoro, Osaka City University:
Policy Responses to Child Poverty and the Limits of Japanese Welfare System: Lessons from Child Benefit Reform

12.00 — Lunch

10.10 — Session 2: Understanding Child Poverty and Social Exclusion
Moderator: Hirotoshi Yano, Mukogawa Women's University

Esther Dermott, University of Bristol:
Promoting Parenting: a UK response to improving outcomes for children
Comment: Aya ABE (IPSS)

Ichiro Matsumoto, Hokkaido University:
Child poverty and 'overlapping disadvantages' →
Comment: Christina Pantazis (University of Bristol)

14.45 — Break

10.10 — Session 3 Tackling Child Poverty
Moderator: M.Mensendiek, Doshisha University

Naomi Yuzawa, Rikkyo University:
Child poverty and social work
Comment: Aya ABE (IPSS)

T. Uzuhashi, Doshsiha University:
Enhancing 'Competency of Children in Poverty (in Japanese)
Poverty and Competency of Children (in English)
Comment: David Gordon (University of Bristol)

16.45 — Closing Words
Aya ABE (IPSS)

17.15 — Close

松本伊智朗

北海道大学大学院教育学研究院教授（教育福祉研究グループ）、環境健康科学研究教育センター兼務教員。専門領域は貧困研究、教育福祉論、児童福祉論。主な研究テーマは、子どもの貧困と社会的排除に関する研究、児童養護施設の子どもの社会的自立に関する研究、子ども虐待問題の日英比較研究。社会的活動として、札幌市内で自立援助ホームを運営するNPO法人CAN代表理事、研究誌『貧困研究』（明石書店）編集委員、季刊『児童養護』（全国児童養護施設協議会）編集委員、日本子ども虐待防止学会評議員などを務める。


主な業績

"Social Welfare Policy and the Presence of Low Income and Poor" in Watanabe, S. (eds.) Social Policy for the 21st Century (in Japanese), Houritsu Bunka Sha (1996)

"Education Welfare Issues and Social Welfare Practice" in Hasegawa, M., Kobe, K. and Matsui, K. (eds.) Child's Life and Support (in Japanese), Minerva (1996)

Child Abuse: Between the Intervention and Support (in Japanese), with Kobayashi, M. (eds.), Akashi Shoten (2007)

Child Poverty: For Equality of Childhood Happiness (in Japanese), with Asai, H., Yuzawa, N. (eds.), Akashi Shoten (2008)

Child Abuse and Poverty: Towards a Society without Forgotten Children (eds., in Japanese), Akashi Shoten (2010)


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