Staff Members
Academic Qualifications:
- B.A. Univ. of Tokyo 1982
- M A. Univ. of Tokyo 1985
Research Topics:
Ethnographic evaluation of development Projects, fair trade of cacao and chocolate, social transformation of the Yucatec Maya
Geographical Areas of Interest:
Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean
Ethnic Groups:
Maya, Mestizos
Discipline:
Development anthropology, Latin American area studies
Publications:
- 2008
- How to Learn from a Development Project?: The Use of Ethnography for Drawing Lessons. Kokusai Kaihatsu Kenkyu [The Journal of International Development Studies] 17 (2): 45–58. (In Japanese with English summary)
- 2006
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How to Improve Project Cycle Management: An Anthropological Approach. Minpaku Anthropology Newsletter 23: 7–8.
- 2006
- ¿Cómo apreciar las organizaciones mayas en Yucatán?: Un dilema para antropología del desarrollo. In K. Ochiai (ed.) El Mundo Maya: Miradas Japonesas, pp.211–225, Mérida: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
- 2000
- Tu'ux k bin?: El dilema de auto-representación en un movimiento étnico de los Mayas Yucatecos. Chiba University Jinbun Kenkyu 29: 135–150.
- 1999
- Face to face: Interface Analysis of Japanese Technical Cooperation in Bohol, the Philippines. In Y. Uchiyamada (ed.) Bunka to Kaihatsu: Hoho to Jirei (Culture and Development: Methods and Cases), pp.20–34, Tokyo: Foundation for Advanced Studies on International Development.
- 1998
- Antropología de desarrollo: Una perspectiva japonesa.In M. Suzuki (ed.) Kaihatsu Tojokoku Chiiki Shakai ni okeru Kokyoteki Soshiki / Seido no Dotai ni kansuru Jinruigakuteki Kenkyu (Estudio Antropológico sobre el dínamica de Organizaciones y Instituciones Públicas en la Sociedad Regional de los Países en via de Desarroloyo) pp.151–162. Tokyo: Foundation for Advanced Studies on International Development.
- 1990
- Rural Development and Peasant Adaptive Strategies: A Case Study in a Yucatec Mayan Community. Shakai Kagaku Journal (of International Christian University) 28 (2): 171–191.
Presentations:
- 2009
- “Development as Experiment: A Twofold Approach in the Era of Post-Development.”Reframing Development: Post-Development, Globalization, and the Human Condition, 9 April, 2009, The Global Collaboration Center, Osaka University.
- 2007
- “Bandera y banquete: Un estudio etnográfico del nacionalismo en Yucatán.” Taller de “Imágenes, Educación y Nación: un diálogo japonés-mexicano en torno al día de la independencia mexicana” en El Colegio de México. 6 de noviembre, 2007.
- 2004
- “Customization of Holism: A Key Factor for Effective Anthropological Contributions to Development Practice.” The International Symposium: The Social Use of Anthropology at the National Museum of Ethnology, 29 October, 2004.
- 1998
- “Esencialismo y conservadorismo: Estrategias políticas de una organización étnica de los Mayas de Yucatán.” El 4to Congreso Internacional de Mayistas en Antigua, Guatemala. 6 de Agosto, 1998.