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Nakasato Lauren Noelani
Section
Graduate School of Education
Job title
Assistant Professor

Research History 1

  • 2024/04 - 2025/04
    Shinshu University　Center for Global Education and Collaboration

Education 3

  • Waseda University　Graduate School of Asia Pacific Studies　Doctor of Philosophy in International Studies

    2020/09 - 2023/09

  • Waseda University　Graduate School of Asia Pacific Studies　Master of Arts in International Relations

    2018/09 - 2020/09

  • University of California, Los Angeles　College of Letters and Science　Bachelor of Arts in Sociology (minors in Political Science and Japanese)

    2002/09 - 2006/06

Professional Memberships 4

  • The Japan Society for International Development (JASID)

    2021/10 - Present

  • World Education Research Association (WERA)

    2021/03 - Present

  • The Japan Comparative Education Society (JCES)

    2020/11 - Present

  • Comparative and International Education Society (CIES)

    2019/10 - Present

Research Interests 5

  • East Asia

  • Reconciliation studies

  • Japan

  • Global citizenship

  • Internationalization of higher education

Research Areas 2

  • Humanities & social sciences / International relations /

  • Humanities & social sciences / Tertiary education /

Papers 5

  1. Asianism: Continuity and Divergence in Japan’s Foreign and International Cooperation Policy Peer-reviewed

    Lauren Nakasato, Kazuo Kuroda

    The Semantics of Development in Asia　61-78　2024/05/31

    Publisher: Springer Nature Singapore

    DOI： 10.1007/978-981-97-1215-1_5 　

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    Abstract Asianism has often been discussed in Anglophone literature as rhetoric used to justify Japan’s imperial expansion. Yet both the genesis of the concept prior to World War II and its evolution in the post-World War II era have received less attention. This chapter examines how shifting conceptions of Asianism have influenced Japan’s foreign policy stance and international cooperation development agenda. By tracing the historical roots, development and diffusion of Asianism from its origins in early Meiji Japan to present, the chapter shows how Asianism, though its influence has declined over time, has endured in the post-war era through the concept of Asian regionalism.

  2. Transformative Learning and Global Citizenship Development Through Study Abroad: Examining the Experiences of Japanese Students Using Survey Data Peer-reviewed

    Lauren Nakasato

    Journal of the Waseda University Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies　45　51-70　2023/03

  3. Manifestations of global citizenship in Japanese higher education internationalization policy Peer-reviewed

    Lauren Nakasato

    Cooperation, Competition, and Integration in Asia-Pacific　273-289　2023/02

  4. The Historical Development of SDG4: Evolution of the Global Governance of Education

    Kazuo Kuroda, Lauren Nakasato

    Sustainable Development Goals Series　37-53　2022/12/09

    Publisher: Springer Nature Singapore

    DOI： 10.1007/978-981-19-4859-6_3 　

    ISSN： 2523-3084

    eISSN： 2523-3092

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    Abstract Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG4) aims to “ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all”. This chapter describes the historical development of SDG4 by tracing the history of three fundamental approaches to international education development underlying the goal: education for peace, education as a human right and education for socio-economic development. The approaches are then used to frame discussion of three prominent academic debates and perspectives in research in educational development: (1) the external and internal efficiency of education; (2) “education for development”, “educational development” and “education and development” and (3) dependency theoryand modernization theory. SDG4 is then considered within the framework of these approaches and perspectives. The chapter concludes with a discussion of the challenges and possible solutions for the realization of SDG4.

  5. Student mobility to Japan in the age of COVID-19: A matter of degree

    Lauren Nakasato, Kayashima Nobuko

    JICA Ogata Sadako Research Institute for Peace and Development Knowledge Report　(2)　2021/12

Presentations 12

  1. A Framework for Understanding the Role of Higher Education in Reconciliation: The Case of US-Japan Relations

    Lauren Nakasato

    International Association for Reconciliation Studies 6th Annual Conference　2025/07/16

  2. Developing Global Citizenship at Universities in Japan: Reconsidering Campus Diversity

    Lauren Nakasato

    Japan Comparative Education Society (JCES) 61st Annual Conference　2025/06/29

  3. Perils and potentials of online study abroad in developing global citizenship: Examining the experiences of Japanese undergraduate students

    Lauren Nakasato

    Comparative Education Society of Asia (CESA) 13th Biennial Conference　2023/11/26

  4. Empirical examination of the impact of higher education internationalization on global citizenship learning: Investigating the experiences of Japanese tertiary students

    Lauren Nakasato

    Japan Comparative Education Society (JCES) 59th Annual Conference　2023/06/17

  5. Transformative learning and global citizenship development in abroad and online internationalization settings: examining the experiences of Japanese students through survey data

    Lauren Nakasato

    World Council of Comparative Education Societies (WCCES) 5th WCCES Symposium　2022/11/16

  6. Empirical examination of the impact of study abroad and internationalization at home on global citizenship outcomes

    Lauren Nakasato

    World Education Research Association (WERA) 2022 Focal Meeting　2022/04/24

  7. Student mobility to Japan in the age of COVID-19: A matter of degree

    Lauren Nakasato, Kayashima Nobuko

    The Japan Society for International Development (JASID) 32nd Annual Conference　2021/11/20

  8. Manifestations of global citizenship in Japanese higher education internationalization policy

    Lauren Nakasato

    World Council of Comparative Education Societies (WCCES) 4th WCCES Symposium　2021/11/19

  9. Global citizen development at Japanese universities: campus diversity and interaction

    Lauren Nakasato

    Comparative Education Society of Asia (CESA) 12th Biennial Conference　2021/09/25

  10. Global citizen development through interaction with diverse others: Campus diversity as a catalyst for transformative learning

    Lauren Nakasato

    World Education Research Association (WERA) 2020+1 Focal Meeting　2021/07/09

  11. Global citizen development as process and the role of campus diversity: The case of at home undergraduate students in Japan

    Lauren Nakasato

    Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) Annual Conference　2021/04/28

  12. Student conceptions and enactments of global citizenship in Japan: the case of Waseda University

    Lauren Nakasato

    Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) Annual Conference　2020/03/24

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Research Projects 3

  1. Exploring International Reconciliation Studies based on Universal Values and Collective Memory

    Offer Organization: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

    System: Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research

    Category: Fund for the Promotion of Joint International Research (International Leading Research )

    Institution: Waseda University

    2023/11 - 2030/03

  2. Collaborative Research on International Education as Preventive Diplomacy and Action for Peace

    Offer Organization: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

    System: Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research

    Category: Fund for the Promotion of Joint International Research (International Collaborative Research)

    Institution: Waseda University

    2024/09 - 2029/03

  3. Empirical Examination of the Impact of the Internationalization of Higher Education on Global Citizenship Development: Investigating the experiences of Japanese tertiary students in abroad, at-home and online settings

    Lauren Nakasato

    Offer Organization: Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)

    System: Support for Pioneering Research Initiated by the Next Generation (SPRING)

    Institution: Waseda University

    2021/10 - 2023/09