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Namie Nagamatsu

Professor of School of Sociology, Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan

PhD (Human Sciences, Osaka University)

I am a sociologist who studies labour market inequalities and social policy.
In particular, I am interested in the changing nature of inequalities and roles of social policy in the context of deindustrialisation and the knowledge economy. Based on analyses using various survey data, I have published papers on gender inequality, the working conditions of service workers, trade unions and rising wage inequality, long working hours, local employment policies, and the difficulties faced by non-standard workers during the Covid-19 pandemic and the role of support systems.

I am currently working on a study of active labour market policies in Japan. I am conducting various surveys targeting local governments, labour market intermediaries, citizens and companies to clarify the implementation of employment policies at the local level in Japan. I am also researching active inclusion policies and social investment strategies in European countries and comparing them with Japanese cases.