Tokihisa (Andy) Sumimoto

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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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