TOKAI UNIVERSITY Researchers Guide 2020

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Through the lens of social security law and social policy, I have been engaged in the research on the sustainability of Japan's social security system based on a comparative study with European welfare states. In particular, I focus my study on the Dutch welfare state. In terms of the typology of the welfare states, it is situated in the middle, presenting a mix of characteristics from welfare states in Northern Europe and other parts of the European continent. Additionally, the Netherlands has developed a unique welfare state based on rational and practical ideas. Studying the Netherlands gives various implications for Japan’s social security policy.ResearchAreasSocial sciencesKeywords■Comparative study■Social law■Social policy■European welfare states. the NetherlandsRelatedresearchSDGComparative study of Japanese and European welfare states focusing on the NetherlandsGuest ProfessorMariko HiroseUndergraduate School of Humanities and CultureDepartment of Human Development - Human Welfare Environment courseThe impact of the Lehman Brothers’ bankruptcy in 2008 was signicant all over the world. Aside from the monetary loss of many companies and individuals, many people lost their homes and, unfortunately, became homeless. Now, COVID-19 is having a massive eect economically and socially on vulnerable groups in the present economic system. To create a fair society for everyone and maintain a sustainable society for the next generation, the deciency in the present capitalist market economy should be found and lled. In this regard, the most critical considerations that should be made are “social elements.” In my research, I look for which social elements are required for a fair economy and how to adopt such elements in the present market system.ResearchAreasSocial sciencesKeywords■Sustainable Development■Capitalism Market System■Ethics■Relative Poverty■Social InequarityRelatedresearchSDGConsidering a Dierent Path for the Present Capitalism Market SystemProfessorNaoto YoshikawaUndergraduate School of Humanities and CultureDepartment of International StudiesMigrant integration has been an important issue in Europe. My comparative research focuses on the development of education policies for migrant children in the EU Member States, especially in England and France. Social inclusion has been set as a common and major objective in education policies of the EU. The development of new education policies for migrant children is analysed by focusing on the problem of economic and cultural inclusion of vulnerable children through public education in European countries.ResearchAreasSocial sciencesKeywords■Migration■Integration■Education policy■European UnionRelatedresearchSDGMigrant integration through public education in the EU Member StatesAssociate ProfessorSeiko OyamaUndergraduate School of Humanities and CultureDepartment of International Studies46