ABOUT

ESTABLISHMENT

Since the turn of the century, humanity has been crisscrossing the world faster than ever. As boundaries and borders blur, cities and communities are diversifying along with their inhabitants, restructuring the social and economic climate in their wake. The dynamics of these transformations drive innovation and revitalization; however, they also produce challenges such as xenophobia, segregation and gentrification. MICCS has set out to tackle these cross-cutting issues to seek the transformative change necessary for urban justice.

MICCS was established in July 2021 to share knowledge and practices toward conviviality in the cities of the 21st century. We observe how cities and communities are trying to work through the issues from racial/ethnic divides to gentrification, with one such example being the idea of “municipalism” in Europe. “Fearless Cities”, held in Barcelona in 2017, gathered more than 150 representatives from various sites to call for solidarity and hope against the challenges of globalization. MICCS considers these cities as a “laboratory” from which we hope to learn from their unique experiments and new practices, and find new forms of conviviality in the age of super-diversity.

RESEARCH AND ACTIVITIES

MICCS is a research center for analyzing the theories and practices toward “cities without exclusion”. To this aim we carry out the following:
(1) Theoretical research on the social exclusion of migrants, racial/ethnic minorities, and other marginalized groups.
(2) Projects and programs for anti-discrimination and conviviality.
(3) Screenings, forums, art exhibitions, and other events to raise awareness about multiple oppressions and discrimination as well as inclusivity.

MEMBERS

Executive Committee

MORI Chikako (Doshisha University, Faculty of Social Studies, Director)

KIKUCHI Keisuke (Doshisha University, Graduate School of Global Studies, Vice-Director)

ITAGAKI Ryuta (Doshisha University, Faculty of Social Studies)

MINAMIKAWA Fuminori (Doshisha University, Graduate School of Global Studies)

Members（alphabetical order）

CHOI Safa (Doshisha University, Faculty of Social Studies)

DEBNAR Milos (Ryukoku University, Faculty of International Studies)

FUJITA Goro (Waseda University, Faculty of Political Science and Economics)

IZUMI Masumi (Doshisha University, Faculty of Global and Regional Studies)

KAKU Kou-Hou (Doshisha University, MICCS)

KIM Sangyun (Ryukoku University, Faculty of Law)

KOMAGOME Takeshi (Kyoto University, Graduate School of Education)

LE BAIL Hélène (Science Po Paris, Center for International Studies)

LEE Jung-Eun (Doshisha University, MICCS)

MATSUTANI Minori (Otemon Gakuin University, Faculty of Sociology)

MATSUTANI Yuka (Doshisha University, MICCS)

MIHARA Reiko (Doshisha University, Faculty of Global and Regional Studies)

MIYATA Ichiro (Saitama University, Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences)

MIZUTANI Satoshi (Doshisha University, Faculty of Global and Regional Studies)

MURAKAMI Kazuki (Toyo University, Faculty of Sociology)

NAKAMURA Shohei (Toyo University, Faculty of Global and Regional Studies)

NISHIO Zenta ( Ritsumeikan University, Graduate School of Core Ethics and Frontier Sciences)

O Yongho (Tottori University, Faculty of Regional Sciences)

OTA Osamu (Doshisha University, Graduate School of Global Studies)

PARK Sara (University of Helsinki, Faculty of Arts)

SOHN KATADA Aki (Ritsumeikan University, College of Social Sciences)

SAKUGAWA Emi（Doshisha University, MICCS）

SETO-SUH Erina（Kindai University, Human Rights Research Institute）

SUZUKI Takeo (Kyoto Seika University, Faculty of Global Culture)

TOMIYAMA Ichiro (Doshisha University, Graduate School of Global Studies)

UENO Takahiko (Tsuru University, Faculty of Literature)

XU Yanhua (Otani University, Faculty of Letters)

YAMAMOTO Meyu (Ritsumeikan University, College of Letters)

YAMASHITA Yasuyuki（Japan Society for the Promotion of Science）

YASUI Daisuke (Ritsumeikan University, College of Gastronomy Management)

WADA Masaya (Doshisha University, MICCS)

Staff Office

YASUI Hiroshi (Adjunct Researcher)

KIM Hanna (Research Support Staff)

Okawara Takuma (Research Assistant)