Tokihisa (Andy) Sumimoto
@andy
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| Name | Tokihisa (Andy) Sumimoto |
| Welcome to our community: How do you define PEACE? | PEACE is a status where people are free from direct and structural violence and are able to pursue their own ways of positively contributing to the community, society and world. |
| How did you find this community? | Galtung Institute |
| Do you have any professional experience in the field of peace-research? peace-studies? peace-practice? | I was a visiting fellow at Soka University Peace Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan, when Dr. Galtung was teaching at the university. Then I completed a PhD program at the same university. |
| Are you at all familiar with concepts of Nonviolence and Conflict Transformation? | To some extent, yes. |
| What are your primary conceptual interests and concerns | State-and-church relations, governance, democracy and peace |
| What is your main regional focus? | Global |
| Languages | English and Japanese |
| CV | PhD in sociology (international and social studies), Soka University; Master of International Affairs, Columbia University; Bachelor of Law, Soka University |
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