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 Websitehttps://www.waseda.jp/fire/gsaps/en

Research Interests

Regional development economics, Urban studies, Development economics, Area studies(mainly Thailand)

-Urban development, urban inequality and poverty
-Informal economy in Southeast and East Asian Cities
-Risk management and resilience
-Social protection, 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

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)
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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)