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Details for Dr Junko Yamashita
| Personal details | |
| Name | Dr Junko Yamashita |
| Job title | Senior Lecturer in Contemporary Japanese Society |
| Department | School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies University of Bristol |
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| Qualifications | B.A.(Gakushuin), M.A.(Tokyo), Ph.D.(York) |
| Professional details | |
| Keywords | welfare state care work Japan East Asia Japanese civil society NPOs |
| Areas of expertise | My research interests can be mapped around the intersection of social policy, sociology and gender studies. My research focuses on how the welfare state can shape the experience of women in relation to care work in contemporary Japan and other East Asian countries. I also have a long-term interest in Japanese civil society, particularly the roles and functions of non-profit organisations (NPOs) and people participating in their activities. My current research also includes 1) East Asian Database Project (EADP) which aims to organise qualitative and quantitative database for comparative social policy study and 2) a transformation of employments and the labour market in Japan. |