ABOUT
Empirical research towards building an inclusive future society from the perspectives of social sciences and other fields GLIF is one of the four pillars of the Kubota-University of Tokyo Collaborative Creation Projects
An inclusive society is a future which we should pursue for better life of all. In 2015, the Sustainable Development Goals of 17 were unanimously approved at the General Assembly of United Nations and the major norm behind them is "no one is left behind.". To realize an inclusive society in which everyone can feel happy, it is necessary to guarantee a certain level of well-being for people in all over the world.
At the same time, people live under various geographic and social circumstances and have different histories, cultures, and political systems. Japan is the first country in Asia to achieve industrialization and economic development and the most aged society in the world. Therefore, our research unit consists of four pillars: (1) to measure the multi-wb, taking into account differences in countries and regions; (2) to have access to the information and issues to be discussed in international institutes such as the United Nations; (3) to explore how eligible the Japanese model is or how to adopt it to different circumstances; and (4) to educate and nurture the next generations.
- I. Develop well-being measures encompassing the socio-cultural diversity of people living in various regions and countries.
- II. Conduct an in-depth analysis of global discussions through collaborations with international organizations including the UN.
- III. Evaluate inclusiveness from the global and local ('glocal') perspectives based on macro and micro data.
- IV. Examine the eligibility in Japan-based models related to technology, community, and society.
- 1. Technological innovation that leads the transformation to an inclusive society
- 2. Guaranteeing multi-wb for all people with different backgrounds
Endowed Research Unit on Inclusive Global Future Society (GLIF)
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Exploring more comprehensive Well-being index
Our research unit explore various aspects of multi-wb to achieve the inclusive society in which no one is left behand.
We will particularly focus on socially vulnerable people such as women, children, the elderly, people with disabilities, and foreigners based on various kinds of data, including local-spatial macro statistics and interview surveys for people.
We will also present our research findings and their implications transforming to practical solutions from both global and local perspectives.
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Assessment of the Applicability of the Japanese Model
Japan is the first country to achieve industrialization in Asia and is now the world's most aged society.
We will explore how valid Japan's experiences would be for other countries to adopt them with some revisions based on each country’s characteristics.
Especially, we will study how well Japan's social security and social welfare systems at communities of the most aged society work and can be adopted to other young nations such as Global South.
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Nurturing Young Talent
Another important mission of our research unit is to nurture young researchers.
To realize the sustainable future, it is inevitable to have younger generation with innovative perspectives.
We will encourage young researchers and students expand the global network through active collaboration with them and offer opportunities to have access to the most innovative research environments which would help their career developments.
Thus, we would support these younger generations to contribute to practical solutions of various issues at the communities from the global perspectives.