Center Director : Makiko Ueno

Professor, the School of Policy Studies, Kwansei Gakuin University
Prior to joining KGU, she was a Designated Professor of the Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, and a Professor of the Graduate School of International Public Policy, Osaka University.

From 1986 to 2003, she was a Research Associate, the Urban Institute in Washington D.C. She received her doctorate degree in Engineering from the University of Tokyo, and is a First-class Registered Architect of Japan.

Research Fields: Urban Housing Policy, Think Tanks, Democracy and Nonprofit Sector, Policy Analysis/Evaluation, Citizen Participation in Community Development, Citizenship

Ritsuko Watanabe

Professor, the School of Policy Studies, Kwansei Gakuin University

Research Fields: Social Work, Gerontology, Stress Coping & Social Support

Hirotsugu Koike

Professor, the School of Policy Studies, Kwansei Gakuin University
Chief Editor, NIKKEI Newspaper

Research Fields: Study on Policy Making Process, U.S. Policy, Media

Takashi Kyakuno

Associate Professor, the School of Policy Studies, Kwansei Gakuin University

Research Fields: Urban Environmental Analysis (GIS/Remote Sensing), Urban Climate (Urban Heat Island), City Planning Harmonized with Natural Environment

Toshiko Sugawara

Director of Heart Organization Ltd.

She received her MBA from the Institute of Business and Accounting, Professional Graduate School, Kwansei Gakuin University.
Research Fields: Social Business Strategy, Nonprofit Sector

Tadahiko Nomura

GIS Expert in PASCO CORPORATION

Research Fields: Application of GIS in Policy-Making

Katsuhide Nagayama

President and CEO of Value Planning International, Inc.
Consultant engineer of urban and rural policy planning.

He received his PhD. in Urban Policy and Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania.

Sachiko Wakasugi

Community Planner and Researcher

She facilitated several community movements.
Bachelor degree, Home Economics, Japan Women's University
Master degree from the Graduate School of Engineering, Chiba University
Doctorate degree in Engineering, the University of Tokyo.

Yuri Takaya

Ph.D. in International Law

She studies legal aspects of international security and cooperation in the field of outer space activities.
Graduated from: Waseda Univ. (B.A.), Leiden Univ. (LL.M.), Paris XI Univ. (Ph.D.)

Kimiko Shimasue

Head Nurse at Kyowa Marina Hospital
She was an assistant director and a head nurse at Ikeda City Hospital.

Awarded M.A. in Policy Studies at Kwansei Gakuin University.

Kaede Kawauchi

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Bachelor of Arts in International Relations & East Asian Studies
China Studies, Think Tank Research.

Badruun Gardi

Stanford University Graduated in 2009 with B.A in Psychology
B.A in Communication
Project officer at Zorig Foundation

Yuta Shibatsuji

School of Policy Studies, Kwansei Gakuin University .
President and CEO, Siba-Service, inc Systems Engineer,SE

Yasushi Miyazaki

Awarded M.A.in Policy Studies at Kwansei Gakuin University
Main fields of research and practice:
Disability and social welfare, advocacy, inclusive education,
assistive technology, and multi-language information in natural disaster situation.