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Rie Makita
I am teaching sustainable development issues, with a particular attention to rural areas in developing countries. My research interests include the impact of global value chains and agricultural innovations on smallholders and landless laborers, sustainable livelihoods under agrarian change, and the compatibility of poverty reduction with natural resource management. I have conducted fieldwork in multiple world regions for development planning as well as for academic research.
Subjects: Asian Studies, Environment and Agriculture , Geography
Biography
2016 Professor, the Faculty of International Social Sciences, Gakushuin University2011 Associate Professor, Rikkyo University, Graduate School of Social Design Studies
2008 Research Fellow, the University of Tokyo, Integrated Research System for Sustainability Science (based in the Energy and Resources Institute, New Delhi, India)
2007 Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Wollongong (Australia), Centre for Asia Pacific Social Transformation Studies
1998 Consultant, International Development Center of Japan
1995 Research Fellow, the Overseas Economic Cooperation Fund of Japan
Education
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PhD, Australian National University, Canberra, 2006
MPS, Cornell University, Ithaka, NY, 1995
Areas of Research / Professional Expertise
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Development geography, political ecology, case study methods
Personal Interests
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Qualified as Yoga instructor.
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