Research Projects

Demographic change, labor market and international migration: Japan in comparative perspective
Diversification of Japan’s labor market: risks and opportunities in a multidisciplinary and comparative perspektive
- in cooperation with Waseda University
- Research grant by German Academic Exchange Service, DAAD (2016-2019)
Sustainability in Eldercare: Use of technology, care migration and community-building in Japan
- Research grant by Hamburg Innovation (“Calls for Transfer”, 2018-2020)
Local governance in Japan and Okinawa
Renegotiating citizenship and democracy in contemporary Japan and beyond
- Research grant by Japan Society for the Promotion of Sciences, JSPS (“Invitational Fellowship for Research in Japan”, 2017)
Conversion of military land to civilian use in Germany and Okinawa/Japan: Challenges and opportunities for politics, society, and economy
- In cooperation with the University of the Ryūkyūs
- Research grant by German Academic Exchange Service, DAAD (2019)