Associate Professor

Tsuyoshi Shimizu

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Faculty of Letters Department of Human Studies

Specialized Field	Theoretical sociology, history of sociology, sociology of education
Research theme	Research on sociological theories, primarily focusing on Durkheim Group attachment and individual independence in the Glocal era
Subjects in charge	Sociology of Education, Fundamentals of Social Welfare Research (Social Welfare Specialization), Fundamentals of Social Research, Introduction to Sociology (Common Subject), Introduction to Statistics I & II (Common Subject) I also teach courses such as an introduction to the history of sociology through distance learning.
Seminar Theme	I plan to analyze contemporary society from a sociological perspective, including conducting fieldwork.
Main career, work history, and academic background	Associate Professor, Soka University Faculty of Letters Graduated from Soka University (1995, 20th class). Completed the doctoral program at Soka University Graduate School (2005) After working as an assistant professor at Soka University Faculty of Letters and a part-time lecturer at other universities, he became an associate professor at Soka University School for Excellence in Educational Development in 2011 After that, he served as an associate professor at Soka University Distance Learning Division (2018) before taking up his current position in 2026.
Affiliated academic societies and organizations	Japan-France Sociological Society, Japan Sociological Society, Japan Society for the History of Sociology (Editorial Board Member, 2024-present), Kanto Sociological Society, Association of Social Surveyors, Japan Society for Cooperative Education, Japan Association for University Education
Main Papers and Publications	Tsuyoshi Shimizu (2007) Durkheim's Epistemology, Koseisha Koseikaku (Recipient of the Japan Society for the History of Sociology Encouragement Award) Shinohara, Kiyoo; Shimizu, Tsuyoshi; Enomoto, Tamaki; and Oyane, Jun (eds.) (2010) Fundamentals of Social Research, Kobundo. Chapter 13, "Global Society and Ethnicity," in Shinohara, Kiyoo et al. (eds.) (2016), Introduction to Sociology for University Students, Koyo Shobo. Chapter 5, "Durkemyu: The Establishment of Sociology as an Empirical Science," in Introduction to the History of Sociology, edited by Hiroshi Matsuno (2020), published by Minerva Shobo.
others	Soka University, 20th graduating class. PhD (Sociology, 2005). Certified Professional Social Researcher.

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