Institute of Latin American Studies –

Research Theme

Immigration, immature democracy, rights of indigenous people, gender equality, and transitional justice, coloniality of power, human rights violations
This institute brings together diverse researchers at Waseda University to study Latin America. By leveraging the expertise of nearly all researchers in this field, we aim to illuminate and address critical issues such as immigration, poverty, fragile democracies, colonial power dynamics, racial and ethnic conflict, gender discrimination, and human rights violations under military and neoliberal regimes through scholarly exchange and collaborative projects.

Research Director

TAKAHASHI, Yuriko

Faculty of Political Science and Economics, School of Political Science and Economics

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Project Members

Advisor

YAMASAKI, Shinji

Researchers

AZUAJE ALAMO, Manuel　Associate Professor, School of Culture, Media and Society
GOTO, Yusuke　Professor, School of Education
HAMA, Kunihiko　Associate Professor, School of Education
IGAWA, Kenji　Professor, School of Culture, Media and Society
ISHIDA, Chie　Associate Professor, School of Law
IWAMURA, Kenjiro　Professor, School of Law
KELLAM, Marisa　Professor, School of Political Science and Economics
LOPEZPASARIN, A.　Professor, School of Political Science and Economics
MARTI OROVAL, Bernat　Associate Professor, School of Political Science and Economics
MATO, Shigeko　Professor, School of International Liberal Studies
TAKAHASHI, Yuriko　Professor, School of Political Science and Economics
TERAO, Ryukichi　Professor, School of Social Sciences

Guest Researcher / Adjunct Researcher

FERNANDEZ, Javier
HATA, Keiko
TAKEDA, Kazuhisa

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Research Keywords

Latin America, immigration, immature democracy, indigenous rights, gender equality, transitional justice, coloniality of power, human rights violations and reconciliation process

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Research Summary

WILAS has provided a platform for researchers in Latin American studies to engage in academic exchanges and explore innovative, interdisciplinary and comparative approaches that transcend the often narrow methodologies and frameworks of specialized fields.The main research topics that WILAS has been exploring through international exchange and presentations include: immigration, poverty, fragile democracies, colonial power dynamics, racial and ethnic conflict, gender discrimination, and human rights violations and reconciliations in Latin America.These topics should obviously be understood not as issues that have suddently emerged in the 21^st century, but rather as ongoing problems that have been examined, though not resolved, for centuries. The primary roles of WILAS are 1) to raise awareness within the Waseda community and Japanese society about these issues by presenting insights gained from comparative and interdisciplinary studies, 2) to explore multiple angles and perspectives to deepen understanding, and 3) to ongoingly navigate the complexities that arise in these explorations.

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