Graduate School Admissions
Graduate School of Asia Pacific Studies Faculty
- *1M: Master's Thesis Advising, D: Doctoral Dissertation Advising
- *2Please note that seminar courses may not be offered every year.
【Current as of Oct 26, 2022】
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Professor
KASEDA Yoshinori
- Graduate Advising *1
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- Ph.D. in Political Science, Northern Illinois University
- Divisions
- International Relations (IR)
- Research Fields
- Politics, International Relations
- Biography
- Professor Kaseda received his Ph.D. in Political Science from Northern Illinois University. His current research fields are Japanese Foreign Policy, Security Studies, and International Politics with a regional focus on East Asia. He has written extensively on Japan’s foreign policy toward North Korea, South Korea, China and the United States.
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Professor
MANTELLO Peter A.
- Graduate Advising *1
- M, D
- Degree
- PhD, Aristotle University
MFA (Media Arts), Concordia University
BFA (Film Production), Concordia University
BA (Asian Studies), Carleton University - Divisions
- Society and Culture (SC), International Relations (IR)
- Research Fields
- Artificial Intelligence, Chatbots, Human-Machine Relations, Emotional AI, Malicious AI, Surveillance Systems, Predictive Policing, Videogame Theory, Conflict Media
- Biography
- Professor Mantello holds a PhD from Aristotle University in Greece and a Master of Fine Arts from Concordia University in Canada. He is an award-winning and internationally recognized photographer, filmmaker, and game designer, with his work having been exhibited in museums and exhibitions around the world. He is the recipient of numerous research grants from the Japanese government and over a dozen artistic grants from the Canadian government.
Mantello combines theory and real-world practice in his research, focusing on the intersection between new technologies and popular culture. He is a leading expert in the field of emotional artificial intelligence and has been extensively published in major international journals, such as AI and Society (Springer Nature), Media, War and Conflict (Sage), Technology in Society (Elsevier), HSSCOMS (Nature), Big Data and Society (Sage), the Australian Journal of International Affairs (Taylor & Francis), and the American Journal of Economics and Sociology (Wiley). - Research Activities
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Professor
PROGLER Joseph
- Graduate Advising *1
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- Ph.D. in American Studies, State University of New York at Buffalo
M.Phil. in Ethnomusicology, Columbia University
M.A. in Interdisciplinary Humanities, State University of New York at Buffalo
B.A. in Secondary Music Education with a Minor in Jazz Guitar, Concordia College - Divisions
- Society and Culture (SC), International Relations (IR)
- Research Fields
- Cinema (Science Fiction, Docudrama, Literary Adaptation), Education (Multiculturalism, Curriculum Studies, Pedagogy), Music (Ethnomusicology, Jazz Studies, Performance Practice), Religion (Local-global Dynamics, Environmental Ethics, Pilgrimage)
- Biography
- Professor Progler holds the PhD in American Studies from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He worked as an assistant professor of Social Studies in the College of Education at Brooklyn College in the City University of New York and then at Zayed University in Dubai as an associate professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences. He joined the APU faculty as a full professor in 2007, and teaches in the Culture, Society and Media cluster in the College of Asia Pacific Studies. His current research interests are in Cinema, Education, Music and Religion.
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Professor
YOSHIMATSU Hidetaka
- Graduate Advising *1
- M, D
- Degree
- PhD in International Relations, Australian National University
MA in International Relations, Warwick University
LL.B., Kyushu University - Divisions
- International Relations (IR)
- Research Fields
- International Relations, International Political Economy, Regional Studies (East Asia)
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Associate Professor
HEO Emilia S.
- Graduate Advising *1
- M, D
- Degree
- PhD (International Relations), The Graduate Institute Geneva
- Divisions
- International Relations (IR)
- Research Fields
- International Relations and Global Studies, Peace and Reconciliation, Diplomatic History, International Organization, Intercultural and Interreligious Dialogue
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Associate Professor
ROTHMAN Steven B.
- Graduate Advising *1
- M
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- Ph.D., University of Oregon
Master of Science, University of Oregon
Bachelor of Arts, University of Delaware - Divisions
- International Relations (IR)
- Research Fields
- International Relations Theory, International Policy Making, International Environmental Policy, Subject Pedagogy
- Biography
- Professor Rothman received his Ph.D. from the University of Oregon. He works under the International Relations division. His current research fields are International Relations, International Policy Making, International Environmental Policy Subject Pedagogy. Hehas published articles on soft power, decision making, research methodology, and pedagogy. He recently co-edited a book on geo-strategy in the Asia Pacific.
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Associate Professor
VYAS Utpal
- Graduate Advising *1
- M, D
- Degree
- Ph.D (International Relations) University of Sheffield
MSc, (East Asian Political Economy), University of Sheffield
LLB, (Law) University of Birmingham
- Divisions
- International Relations (IR)
- Research Fields
- Area Studies (East Asia), Area Studies (European Union), Politics, International Relations, Political Economy
- Biography
- Professor Vyas received his PhD from the University of Sheffield. His research interests include political economy and international relations of Japan and China as well as regional issues in Asia and Europe. He has authored or edited several books, chapters and articles on these topics. He teaches in the International Relations division at APU.
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Assistant Professor
HIRANO Miharu
- Graduate Advising *1
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- PhD, Graduate School of Advanced Integrated Studies in Human Survivability, Kyoto University
LL.B., Faculty of Laws, Kyoto University - Divisions
- International Relations (IR)
- Research Fields
- Public International Law, The Law of Global Governance, New Fields of Law, International Water Law, International Human Rights Law
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