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YASUI DAISUKE

Department / Course College of Gastronomy Management Department of Gastronomy Management

Title / Position Professor

Other Affiliations
1.	College of Gastronomy Management Department of Gastronomy Management
2.	Research Organization of Social Science (BKC) Research Center For Gastronomic Arts and Sciences
3.	Graduate School of Gastronomy Management

Academic background
1.	2010/04～2013/03	Doctoral Program (2nd Semester) │ Division of Behavioral Studies │ Graduate School of Letters │ Kyoto University (Sociology)
2.	2008/04～2010/03	Master Course │ Division of Behavioral Studies │ Graduate School, Division of Arts and Letters │ Kyoto University │ Completed MA (Sociology)
3.	2001/04～2005/03	Department of Economics │ Faculty of Economics │ Kyoto University │ Graduated BA

Business career
1.	2023/04/01 ～ 2023/09/30	Part-time Lecturer │ Faculty of Human Sciences │ Konan Women's University
2.	2022/02/01 ～ 2023/03/31	Visiting Professor │ Faculty of Arts, Department of Cultures │ University of Helsinki
3.	2021/04/01 ～ 2022/03/31	Student Superviser │ College of Gastronomy Management, Department of Gastronomy Management │ Ritsumeikan University
4.	2020/04/01 ～ 2024/03/31	Associate Professor │ College of Gastronomy Management, Department of Gastronomy Management │ Ritsumeikan University
5.	2019/04/01 ～ 2020/03/31	Associate Professor │ Faculty of Sociology, Department of Sociology │ Meiji Gakuin University
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Committee and society
1.	2022/07/01 ～	Multiculturalism and Intersectionality in Complex CitieS, Doshisha University, Kyoto Member
2.	2021/04/01 ～ 2022/03/31	Ritsumeikan Gastronomic Arts and Sciences
3.	2016/10/01 ～ 2019/03/31	National Museum of Ethnology Joint Research Fellows
4.	2013/10 ～	Centro de Estudos Nipo-Brasileiros Japan Branch Director
5.	2013/04/01 ～ 2014/03/31	Kyoto City

Research activities
1.	2020/04/01 ～	The Society for Gastronomy Management
2.	2013/01/07 ～	American Sociological Association
3.	2011/11/04 ～	International Sociological Association
4.	2011/06/12 ～	The Japan Sociological Society
5.	2009/01/20 ～	The Japanese Society of Cultural Anthropology
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Qualification and license
1.	2017/08	Hunting License
2.	2012/03	Curator
3.	2010/06	Advanced Social Researcher
4.	2009/06	Social Researcher

Subject of research
1.	Social Anthropological Study of Multicultural and Multiethnic Food
2.	Quantitative Sociological Research on Food and Social Stratification
3.	Interdisciplinary Development of Social Research Method to Explore Food and Society
4.	Social Theoretical Study on Sociology of Food and Agriculture, Sociology of Eating
5.	Examination of Potetials of Food Studies in Modern Japanese Society

Research summary
Sociological research on food and agriculture ■ Summary of past research I studied social issues in the modern world from the perspective of food. Food includes not only the food and foodways, but also the interactions of people who make and consume it, the rules governing how to eat, and the systems of production, processing and distribution. Food culture is formed by mixing various factors such as the history of the country or area, interaction with different cultures, and political and social resources mobilized by ethnicities and nationalities. I have been studying food as a place where these social entangled elements. My research is based on sociological cultural theory and qualitative and quantitative social research. As a qualitative social research, I write a monograph on ethnicity that focuses on the food culture of foreigners residing in Japan and immigrants who cross borders, and and analyze nationalism in food as a cultural heritage. As part of my quantitative social research, I conduct social stratification research that conducts multivariate analysis of the relationship between food choices and income or educational background. I also conduct food policy research based on the political economy of food and agriculture. ■ Direction of future research I have been studying food research disciplines with humanities and social science researchers. I would like to continue clarifying food and social issues from a multifaceted approach. I am also interested in practical activities that link food and agriculture. I hope to develop interdisciplinary network to cooperate for the promotion of food research.

Present specialized field
Sociology, Cultural anthropology and folklore, Agricultural and food economics, Rural sociology and agricultural structure, Family and consumer sciences, and culture and living, Area studies (Keyword：Culture, Agriculture, Migrant, Cultural Studies, Food, Social Stratification, Urban, Food Culture, Ethnicity, Sociology, Anthropology, Nationalism)

Books
1.	2021/01/30	The Encyclopedia of World Food Culture │ (Co-authored)
2.	2020/02/21	MultiGraft: Transplant anthropological sensitivity │ ,pp.21-32 (Co-authored)
3.	2019/03/30	Food Studies Guidebook │ (Co-authored)
4.	2018/04/10	Introduction to Food Science: For Comprehensive Understanding of Food │ ,pp.59-75 (Co-authored)
5.	2012/11/01	Handbook for sustainable humanosphere │ (Co-authored)
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Papers
1.	2023/06/01	Toward the future description of Shikohin │ TASC MONTHLY │ (570),pp.6-12 (Sole-authored)
2.	2022/12/30	Research on Building a Local Food System that Enables Ethical Food Consumption │ ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MURATA SCIENCE FOUNDATION │ (36),pp.732-739 (Sole-authored)
3.	2022/11/30	Problems and Potentials of Cross-Cultural Understanding and Intercultural Cohesion through Food │ Quarterly Journal of Food, Agriculture and Social Studies │ 88 (4),pp.143-154 (Sole-authored)
4.	2022/03/31	The Future of Shikohin Studies from the Perspective of Materiality, Places and Human │ Shikohin Culture Studies │ (6),pp.126-136 (Sole-authored)
5.	2022/03/31	Reading Guide to Explore the Gastronomic Arts and Sciences Research and Education: Reviews of Food Studies and Japanese Food Textbooks and Essays │ Journal of Ritsumeikan Gastronomic Arts and Sciences │ (7),pp.297-308 (Co-authored)
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Academic conference presentation
1.	2023/12/10	Transformation of Finnish Living Spaces from the History of Modern Kitchens
2.	2023/11/12	Finnish Local Food Policy and Initiatives forward to Sustanable AgriFood System
3.	2022/11/12	Choice of Organic Food and Social Stratification (the 95th Annual Meeting (2022) of the Japan Sociological Society Thematic Session "Sociological Potential of Arguing Food and Eating"(2))
4.	2021/03/08	[Comment] Gastronomy Arts & Sciences beyond COVID-19: Consulting International Research Network (Food and Agriculture beyond the pandemic)
5.	2019/11/30	Washoku as Contemporary Phenomena in Japan from Sociological Viewpoint（現代日本における「Washoku」をめぐる諸現象－社会学的観点より－） (Washoku as Luxury Items)
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Other research achievements
1.	2020/04 ～ 2020/04	Report ”Who is responsible for Washoku culture? (MUSUBI)

Works
1.	2023/03	Washoku as Heritage and National Identity (University of Alberta)
2.	2022/10/12	Guest lecture "Multicultural Food of Okinawan Immigrants in Brazil" (Topelia B114, University of Helsinki)
3.	2019/06/15	Sociology of Ethnic Food: Ethnicity on the food

Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research -KAKENHI-
1.	2020/04 ～ 2024/03	冷戦期における時間的・空間的想像力および生活空間の変容をめぐる比較研究 │ Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(B)
2.	2019/04 ～ 2024/03	Comparative sociology of multicultural and multiethnic Japanese food │ Early-Career Scientists
3.	2015/04 ～ 2019/03	Research on concepts and practices over "Japanese food" as cultural heritage │ Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Competitive grants, etc. (exc. KAKENHI)
1.	2024/04/01 ～ 2026/03/31	A Research on European City-Region Food Policies towards Sustainable Agri-Food Systems │ Research by External Competitive Fund │ Humanity & Social Sciences: Research Grants for Sustainable Future (Proposed Research)
2.	2023/10/02 ～ 2024/03/01	Research on Nordic Urban Food Policy │ Research by External Competitive Fund
3.	2021/07/01 ～ 2022/06/30	Research on building a Local Food System that enables Ethical Food Consumption │ Research by External Competitive Fund │ Research Fund
4.	2010/04 ～ 2011/08	Comparative Sociological Study of Soda Guarana │ Research by External Competitive Fund
5.	2010/04 ～ 2011/03	Family and Tradition through Food of Cultural Contact Zone │ Research by External Competitive Fund │ Next Generation Research

Achievements of joint.Funded research
1.	2013/08	American Sociological Association 2013 Annual Meeting │ Other grants and subsidies │ 国際研究参加旅費助成
2.	2013/08	Internalization of Ethnicities through Food：Migrants in Contact Zone in Japan. │ Other grants and subsidies

Teaching achievements

●Prepared Textbook and Other Teaching Materials

1.	2018/04	Exercise textbook for sociology course seminar
2.	2006/03/01	How to Learn of University Student For Biginers

Activity in society
1.	2018/05 ～ 2020/03	MeijiGakuin University Consumers' Cooperative Association
2.	2008/04 ～ 2009/03	Kyoto University Consumers' Cooperative Association

Research exchange preferred theme
1.	Sociology of Food, Eating and Agriculture

Message
1.	What is sociology? You may think that sociology is vague and it can be hard to figure out what to do. However, sociology has its own methods, in which you can see various objects in daily life in a sociological way, in addition to various social issues. The subject of sociology is a group on a micro or macro scale, such as friends, family, schools, SNS, companies, local governments, the nation, and the world. And sociology can cover various theoretical or abstract concepts, such as self, idea, hierarchy, communication, attitude, and systems. In other words, sociology covers everything in the world. But the most important thing here is the sociological view. Anything can be an object, but if you do not work from a sociological perspective, it will not become sociology. Conversely, if you take this perspective, anything will become sociology. So, what is a sociological view? I think it is a way to "change" our own and other viewpoints that capture various objects. Sociology offers a way to move away from the subject, to get closer inside, to compare ourselves to different societies, and to put it in a long-term flow of time. I think that the basic stance of sociology is to try to get a "society" that cannot be captured by individual recognition through these methods. In that, you may be able to overturn the “common sense” that you have taken for granted, or reconfirm the fineness of common sense. Some "objects" or "concepts" that were not visible in the first place may appear. However, in any case, before and after knowing sociology, the way the world looks should be different. Taking a different perspective will change your attitude toward yourself and your surroundings. Such a transformation may be uncomfortable for some people. But it is also an opportunity to reconsider self and society. The beginning of sociology is to confront the uncomfortable feeling of becoming unfamiliar and to study and analyze a society that is part of itself and to think about a new society. Changes in perception turn into approaches to reality, and changes in society further transform people's consciousness. Finding, thinking, and bringing about changes in humans and societies, sometimes from the "outside" and sometimes from the depths, of such mutual feedback between individuals and society, this is the attitude of sociology as a discipline.

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ORCID ID
0000-0002-7932-3202
Researcher ID
AAR-6337-2021