Seminar on the Constitutional Problems in Shinshu

In this practical class, students analyze constitutional issues in Shinshū and search for possible solutions.

This year, all students will read Itsutsu-iro no mebiusu [Five-colored Möbius] (Shinano Mainichi Shimbun ed., 2022, Akashi Shoten) and investigate foreign labor issues in Shinshū. After gaining an understanding of the current situation of foreign workers in Shinshū, students will discuss appropriate labor practices.

constitution, human rights, labor law, globalism, labor, group work

Session 1: Introduction

Session 2: Focusing on the region

Session 3: Methods for literature reading and discussion

Session 4: Literature reading and discussion (textbook, chapter 1)

Session 5: Literature reading and discussion (textbook, chapter 2)

Session 6: Literature reading and discussion (textbook, chapter 3)

Session 7: Literature reading and discussion (textbook, chapter 4)

Session 8: Literature reading and discussion (textbook, chapter 5)

Session 9: Literature reading and discussion (textbook, chapter 6)

Session 10: Literature reading and discussion (textbook, chapter 7)

Session 11: Literature reading and discussion (textbook, chapter 8)

Session 12: Literature reading and discussion (textbook, research date)

Session 13: Literature reading and discussion (textbook, chapter 9)

Session 14: Literature reading and discussion (textbook, chapter 10)

Session 15: Overall debate; class questionnaire

Syllabus (Japanese site only)