ISHIKAWA Sachiko

Visiting Fellow
Research field / main research area
International development cooperation theory, Conflict and peace studies, regional studies (Southeast Asia, ASEAN)
Related research projects
ISHIKAWA Sachiko
Research field / main research area
International development cooperation theory, Conflict and peace studies, regional studies (Southeast Asia, ASEAN)
Related research projects

Educational Background

Malaysia Science University (Universiti Sains Malaysia)
(2010-2013: Doctor of Philosophy, PhD)

Australian National University
(1984-1985: Graduate Diploma in International Law)

Sophia University
(1981-1984: Master’s in international law, LL.M)

Sophia University
(1977-1981: Bachelor of Law in International Law,LL.B)

Career Background

Profesor, Ritsumeikan University, (2021-present)

Senior Advisor (peacebuilding and south-south cooperation), Japan International Cooperation Agency (2005- 2021)

Visiting Professor, Asian Peacebuilders Scholarship, the Ateneo de Manila University (2018-present)

Lecturer, Dokkyo University (2015-present)

JICA Representative-Expert for JICA-ASEAN Cooperation (2008-2011)

Regional Project Formulation Advisor, JICA Thailand Office (2002-2005)

Project Formulation Advisor, JICA Malaysia Office (2002)

Project Formulation Advisor, JICA Thailand Office (1999-2002)

Program Officer, The Sasakawa Peace Foundation (1995-1999)

Assistant Program Officer, The Sasakawa Peace Foundation (1992-1995)

Consultant (Refugee Status Determination), United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Thailand Office (1990-1992)

Protection Officer, UNHCR Hong Kong Office (1988-1989)

Protection Officer, UNHCR Thailand Office (1985-1988)

Major Publications

Books

Empathetic Communication (publication in Japanese language) (Tokyo, Doubunkan, May 2017)

Asian Negotiation Techniques (publication in Japanese language) (Tokyo, Jitsumu Kyoiku Shuppan, April 2016)

International Marriage – Globalization on the Home Front: (publication in Japanese language) (Tokyo, The Simul Press, 1992)

Discovering Asia, Discovering Myself: Experiences of United Nations Refugee Protection Officer (publication in Japanese language) (Tokyo, The Simul Press, 1989)

Book Chapters

“Concept Framework and Intersections: Peacebuilding, Development, and Human Security” in Regional Cooperation for Peace and Development: Japan and South Korea in Southeast Asia, Routledge Focus,Oxon, 2018, pp 10-38. (Co-authored with Dr. Brendan Howe).

“Japanese Contributions to Peacebuilding, Development, and Human Security in Southeast Asia” in Regional Cooperation for Peace and Development: Japan and South Korea in Southeast Asia, Routledge Focus, Oxon, 2018, pp.71-95. (Co-authored with Ms. Ako Muto).

“The Protracted Crisis in Mindanao: Japan’s Cooperation and Human Security” in Human Security and Cross-Border Cooperation in East Asia, Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, Switzerland, 2018, pp.205-226. (Co-authored with Mr. Dennis Quilala)

“Asian Refugees” in Annual Report of Asian Security (Tokyo, Research Institute of Peace and Security, 1995-1999)

Publications

A New Perspective on Conflict Resolution in Asia: Integration of Peace and Development for the Philippines, JICA Research Institute Working Paper Series, No.155, June 2017.

“The Role of a Development Agency in Peacebuilding: Track One-and-a-Half Mediation in Mindanao” in Asian Journal of Peacebuilding, Vol.2, No.1, May 2014, pp.79-95.

Affiliations

Kinugasa Research Organization Institute of International Relations and Area Studies Center for International Youth Exchange, councilor

Japan Association for Human Security Studies