Ethnic Minorities in Japan — Osaka Jogakuin Web Syllabus

科目名	Ethnic Minorities in Japan and Ethnic Conflicts in the World
担当教員	元　百合子
授業の目的、または到達目標	Ethnic minorities are suffering from various forms of discrimination and disadvantages in Japan and other parts of the world. In general, governments as well as the society at large, have been and still are reluctant in providing protection to minorities despite their oblitations under international law. This course aims at: (1)recognizing the reality of multiethnic and multicultural character of many societies and the human rights situations of minorities; (2)learning the international framework of minority rights protection; and (3) developing ability of critically examining the remaining challenges and responsibilities of the governments and citizens.
授業の概要	First, students will examine the realities and problems facing the ethnic, linguistic and religious minorities in the world, particularly those of foreign nationals or origin. Then, they will learn about the international human rights standards and system that recognize the special rights of minorities and provide protection to them, to further examine and analyze the problems involved.


授業の形態	Participatory form of classes including questions, comments, presentations and discussions by students.
時間割		概要	宿題(予習・復習等)
	1	Introduction
	2	Multiethnic Japan - overview
	3	Minorities in the world and globalization
	4	Indigenous peoples of Japan, Ainu people and Okinawans
	5	Old-comers -- Koreans and Chinese
	6	Newcomers -- migrant workers, refugees,
	7	Women -- minority of minorities
	8	International human rights law -- its emergence and minority protection under the League of Nations
	9	Holocaust -- its hidden facts
	10	United Nations choice -- turning its back to minorities?
	11	Minority rights -- reemergence at the UN
	12	International framework for minority rights protection
	13	Rights of migrant workers and their family members
	14	Multiethnic Japan -- revisited
	15	Concluding discussions by students
準備学習	Reading reference materials, as required, and preparing for presentations and discussions.
教科書	N.A.
参考文献	外国人人権法連絡会編『外国人・民族的マイノリティ人権白書2012』（明石書店、2012年）、黒澤満編（本学国際共生研究所叢書）『国際関係入門』（東信堂、2011年）第4章（元百合子執筆部分）
成績評価方法・基準	100% - class work (attendance, participation in discussions, research paper writing and its presentation)
関連リンク	To be introduced in the class.

時間割

担当教員	開講学期	開講曜日	開講時限	履修クラス	単位数
元　百合子	秋学期	木曜日	３時限	a1	3
元　百合子	秋学期	火曜日	２時限	a1	3