Profile
Tamaki Endo
Professor, Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University
Address: Nishi-Waseda Bldg.7F, 1-21-1 Nishi-Waseda, Shinjuku-ku, TOKYO
169-0051 JAPAN
E-mail: tendo(at)waseda.jp
＜MA Course＞ Economy, Culture and Society in Asian Cities
＜Ph.D. Course＞ Economy and Society in Asian Cities
GSAP Website: https://www.waseda.jp/fire/
Faculty Spotlights: https://www.waseda.jp/fire/gsaps/en/admissions/pr-contents (PDF Vol.4)
https://youtu.be/sBdM6kZPBqg?si=D2ry6CPfgtNs6rjq (Youtube)
Research Interests
Socioeconomics, Urban studies, Development studies, Area studies (mainly Thailand and Southeast Asia)
– Urban development, urban inequality and poverty
– Informal economy in Southeast and East Asian Cities
– Gentrification
– Risk management and resilience
– Social protection, care, well-being and urban governance in Asia
– Global value chain analysis (labour-intensive industry)
Education
| 2007.5 | Ph.D. in Economics, Graduate School of Economics, Kyoto University (Japan) (Graduated in 2004.3) |
| 2001.3 | M.A. in Economics, Graduate School of Economics, Kyoto University (Japan) |
| 1999.3 | B.A. in Law and Politics, Faculty of Law, Kyoto University (Japan) |
| 1994.6 | United World College of Atlantic (International Baccalaureate: IB), United Kingdom |
Work Experience
| 2024.4-recent | Professor, Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University |
| 2021.4-2024.3 | Professor, Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Saitama University |
| 2022.10-2023.01 | Visiting Professor, The Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre (SEAC) , London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) |
| 2022.1-2022.3 | Visiting Fellow, Faculty of Economics, Chulalongkorn University |
| 2020.10-2021.6 | Visiting Senior Fellow, The Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre (SEAC) , London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) |
| 2015.4-2021.3 | Associate Professor, Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Saitama University |
| 2014.4-2016.9 | Director, Global Talent Program, Faculty of Economic, Saitama University |
| 2012.4-2013.3 | Visiting Scholar, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London |
| 2011.11-2015.3 | Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, Saitama University |
| 2008.4-2011.10 | Lecturer, Faculty of Economics, Saitama University |
| 2007.10-2008.3 | Researcher (GCOE), Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University |
| 2007.4-2007.9 | Researcher, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University |
| 2004.4-2007.3 | Research Fellow of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS:PD) |
| 2003.6-2005.6 | Visiting Research Fellow at Social Research Institute, Chulalongkorn University (Thailand) |
| 2001.4-2004.3 | Research Fellow of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS: DC1) |
Award
| 2024.11 | The 2oth Nakasone Yasuhiro Award (Incentive Award) |
| 2019.11 | Saitama University President Award for Research and Education |
| 2019.7 | 34th The Daido Life Foundation Incentive Award for Area Studies |
| 2012.6 | The 28th Ohira Memorial Prize (For Living in the City, published in 2011) |
| 2007.10 | The 6th Iue Asia Pacific Research Prize, [Commendation]). (For Ph.D. Thesis) |
Fellowships
Fellowship / Short term visit
| 2019.9.4-9.29 | Visiting Scholar, Global South Studies Center, University of Cologne, Germany |
| 2016.10.10-10.26 | Visiting Scholar, Global South Studies Center, University of Cologne／CONNECT Follow-up Program (Funded by Alexander von Humboldt Foundation), Germany |
| 2016.10.10-10.26 | Visiting Scholar, Global South Studies Center, University of Cologne／CONNECT Follow-up Program (Funded by Alexander von Humboldt Foundation), Germany |
| 2015.6.12-6.19 | CONNECT Follow-up Program (Funded by Alexander von Humboldt Foundation) Alice Saloman University of Applied Science, Germany |
| 2012.4-2013.3 | Research Fellowship, Canon Foundation in Europe |
External committee/service to society
| Member of Board of Directors (2008-recent), The Japanese Society for Thai Studies |
| Member of Board of Directors (2019-recent), Chief editor, Asia Kenkyu (2021-2023), Japan Association for Asian Studies |
| Committee for ‘Social Research of Asian Developing Countries’ Project, National Institute for Environmental Studies (2016.4-2017.3) |
| Committee member for joint research committee of ‘Joint Usage / Research Center’ scheme, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University (2016.4-2019.3) |
| Planning member [social science] for Japanese-German Frontiers of Science Symposium (JGFOS), organized by JSPS and Alexander von Humboldt Foundation) (2014-16) Frontiers of Science Symposium > |
| Planning member [social science] for Japanese-Canadian Frontiers of Science Symposium: JCFOS), organized by JSPS and The Royal Society of Canada, Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (2017) |
| The JSPS FoS Symposium Advisory Board member (for Canada and France), JSPS (2019.4-2020.3) |
| Committee member, Expert Panel for the 50th Year of ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (2022.5-2023.1) (https://www.mofa.go.jp/mofaj/a_o/rp/page24_001834.html) |
| Committee member, Charitable Trust MIZUHO ASIAN FUND (2018.4-recent) |
