(3) Open Seminar:
Tackling Child Poverty: Lessons from the UK and New Frontiers in Japan

 

Programme

Venue: Doshisha University, Kyoto
Time: January 9th, 2012 10:00~17:00

10.00 — Opening Words
Toshiaki Tachibanaki, Doshisha University

10.10 — Session 1: Child Benefits
Jonathan Bradshaw, University of York:
The New Government and Family Related Benefits in the UK

Michihiko Tokoro, Osaka City University:
Policy Responses to Child Poverty and the Limits of Japanese Welfare System: Lessons from Child Benefit Reform

12.00 — Lunch

10.10 — Session 2: Understanding Child Poverty and Social Exclusion
Moderator: Hirotoshi Yano, Mukogawa Women's University

Esther Dermott, University of Bristol:
Promoting Parenting: a UK response to improving outcomes for children

Comment: Aya ABE (IPSS)

Ichiro Matsumoto, Hokkaido University:
Child poverty and 'overlapping disadvantages'

Comment: Christina Pantazis (University of Bristol)

14.45 — Break

10.10 — Session 3 Tackling Child Poverty
Moderator: M.Mensendiek, Doshisha University

Naomi Yuzawa, Rikkyo University:
Child poverty and social work

Comment: Aya ABE (IPSS)

T. Uzuhashi, Doshsiha University:
Enhancing 'Competency of Children in Poverty (in Japanese)
Poverty and Competency of Children (in English)

Comment: David Gordon (University of Bristol)

16.45 — Closing Words
Aya ABE (IPSS)

17.15 — Close

埋橋孝文

1951年生まれ。1974年京都大学教育学部卒業、1983年関西学院大学大学院経済学研究科博士課程単位取得退学。博士(経済学)。社会政策・社会保障論専攻。同志社大学社会学部教授、同志社大学社会福祉教育・研究支援センター長。最近の研究テーマは、(1)日本の社会保障制度(年金や医療保険、介護保険など)の現状の問題点を検討するなかで今後のあり方を考えていくこと。(2)そうした日本の社会保障制度のかたちを先進国との比較で浮き彫りにしていくこと。(3)同じく国際比較なのですが、東・東南アジアの社会保障をみていくことでどういう形で国際協力が可能なのかを模索していくこと。『港湾労使関係の史的展開-ロンドン港と神戸港-』で1984年度(財)村尾育英会学術賞、『現代福祉国家の国際比較-日本モデルの位置づけと展望-』(日本評論社)で1998年度日本労働ペンクラブ賞を受賞。


主な業績

An International Comparison of Modern Welfare State: Position and Prospects of the Japanese Model (in Japanese), Nippon Hyoronsha (1997)

"Japan: Bidding Farewell to the Welfare Society" in Alcock, P. & G.Craig (eds.) International Social Policy: Welfare Regimes in the Developed World, Palgrave,pp.58-73 (2001)

Among the Comparison of Welfare State (eds., in Japanese) Minerva (2003)

"Japanese Model of Welfare State: How it was changed throughout 'the lost decade' of the 1990's?" in The Japanese Journal of Social Security Policy(National Institute of Population and Social Security Research), Vol.2, No.2,pp.1-14 (2003)

Workfare: From Exclusion to Inclusion (eds., in Japanese), Horitsubunkasha (2007)

"International Comparative Research on Social Policy" (in Japanese) in Social Policy, No.1, pp.60-69 (2008)

International Trends of Welfare Policy and Japan's Choice: Theory of Post "Three Worlds" (in Japanese), Horitsubunkasha (2011)


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