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（Last updated : 2025-08-28 13:06:16）　

KAWAMURA Satoko

Department / Course College of International Relations Department of International Relations

Title / Position Professor

Other Affiliations
1.	Graduate School of International Relations
2.	Kinugasa Research Organization The institute of Humanities Human and Social Sciences
3.	Research Organization of Science and Technology Earth & Space Exploration Center

Academic background
1.	～2005/03	Department of Law │ College of Law │ RITSUMEIKAN UNIVERSITY │ Graduated
2.	～2007/03	Doctoral Program (1st Semester) │ International Relations │ Graduate School of International Relations, │ Graduate School of RITSUMEIKAN UNIVERSITY │ Completed MA (International Relations)
3.	～2010/03	Doctoral Program (2nd Semester) │ International Relations │ Graduate School of International Relations, │ Graduate School of RITSUMEIKAN UNIVERSITY │ Completed Ph.D. (International Relations)

Business career
1.	2023/04/01	Professor │ │ Ritsumeikan University, College of International Relations
2.	2014/04/01	Associate Professor │ College of International Relations │ Ritsumeikan University
3.	2012/04/01 ～ 2014/03/31	Assistant Professor │ Faculty of Law │ TOYO UNIVERSITY
4.	2011/09/01 ～ 2012/03/31	PostDoctoral Fellow │ Afrasian Research Centre │ Ryukoku University
5.	2011/04/01 ～ 2011/08/31	part-time lecturer │ College of International Relations │ Ritsumeikan University
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Research activities
1.		The Constitutional Law Association
2.		The Japanese Association of International Relations

Subject of research
1.	Research on the Multi-layered Norms Formed by Self-regulations of Non-state Actors: Examples of the Scientific and Technological Management

Research summary
Research on the Multi-layered Norms Formed by Self-regulations of Non-state Actors In the global world, a society called “the global civil society” is being formed. In the global civil society, not only states and inter-state organizations but also private actors such as multinational enterprises, non-governmental organizations and international expert groups currently play a very important role. Especially, in the fields of economy, teleinformatics, health care and advanced science and technology, in which public legalization has not been advanced, private international associations make voluntary rules on their own initiative. These self-regulations, known as “global law,” formed voluntarily by the free activities of private actors, are expected to play an effective role in the global governance, and have attracted the attention of practitioners and scholars in International Relations and International Law. However, global law has some problems. It is formed by private actors, so its legitimacy is doubtful because it lacks democratic procedures and it tends to be purpose-built. The aim of my research are to examine how the “legitimacy” of self-regulations by private actors can be assured in the global civil society and how the self-regulation affects international law or other existing norms and how it cooperate with them to govern transnational issues.

Present specialized field
Philosophy/Ethics, History of thought, History of Europe and America, Fundamental law, International law, New fields of law, Politics, International relations, Sociology (Keyword：International Theory, Political Thought, Normology, Transnational Governance, Autopoietic System, Global Law, Republicanism, Governance of AdvancedAdvancced Science and Technology)

Books
1.	2025/03/30	Global Risk Dynamics │ ,pp.1-250
2.	2022/03/30	On Global Order: The Resonance of Transborder Thought, Institutions, and Norms
3.	2021/04/30	Primary International Relations │ ,pp.76-93

Papers
1.	2021/06	A Study on the Governance of Advanced Science & Technology to Facilitate Research & Development and to Manage Risk: Some EU Cases │ ,pp.1-25
2.	2019/03	Global Governance against Terrorism with Weapons of Mass Destruction: From the Perspective of Science and Technology Governance │ Ritsumeikan Kokusai Kenkyu │ ,pp.125-140
3.	2018/07	The Current Situation and Perspective of Global Governance on AI Robots: The Case of European Union │ The Journal of Constitutional Law │ ,pp.43-66
4.	2015/05	Global Civil Society and Global Law: Public Private Partnership in Advanced Science and Technology │ Risks and Opportunities in the Civil Society – Public Institutions Relationship A Re-Assessment of the EU and Global Policy Process │
5.	2013/03	International Society and World Society │ Paper presented to 2012 International Symposium The English School of International Relations: its Impact on the East Asian and the Global IR Studies │
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Academic conference presentation
1.	2025/03/03	On Global Governance of Science and Technology, Including Public Private Partnership
2.	2024/05/29	Governing Outer Space: Challenges and Opportunities
3.	2024/01/10	International Workshop: The Role of Public Diplomacy in the Development of International Relations between European and East Asian Countries
4.	2024/01/09	International Symposium: Public Diplomacy of East Asian Countries in Europe
5.	2023/04/12	International Workshop: Global threats and the European Convention on Human Rights: from climate change to Russia's war on Ukraine
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Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research -KAKENHI-
1.	2013/04 ～ 2017/03	Research on the Multi-layered Norms Formed by Self-regulations of Non-state Actors: Examples of the Scientific and Technological Management

Achievements of joint.Funded research
1.	2022/04/01 ～ 2023	Exploration of Academic Collaborations between Kazakhstan and Japan │ International Joint Research

Subject
1.	Advanced Seminar
2.	Advanced Seminar

Message
1.	Research field I specialize in International Relations, History of Political Thought, Political Science, and Normative Science. My research focuses on the social theories’ analysis of Inter-state relations, International Society and Global Civil Society. In particular, I am currently working on the research to clarify the system of transnational governance and its norms, which are established by not only states or international organizations but also non-state actors that regulate themselves voluntarily.