Basic Information

写真a

Satoko HORII


Title

Associate Professor

Nationality

JAPAN

Research Fields, Keywords

European politics, Migration, Borders

E-Mail Address

E-mail address

Research Field

My research examines the governance of cross-border human mobility, focusing on the European Union (EU).

For details of my professional activities,including committee memberships, please see my researchmap profile (https://researchmap.jp/shorii?lang=en).

Academic Background (Graduate Level) 【 display / non-display

  • University of Sussex, Graduate School, Division of Politics, Supervisors: Jörg Monar and James Hampshire

    Doctor's Course, 2015/11, Completed, UNITED KINGDOM

  • University of Oxford, Refugee/Forced Migration , Supervisor: Matthew J Gibney

    Master's Course, 2010/09, Completed, UNITED KINGDOM

  • Hitotsubashi University, School of International and Public Policy , Global Governance Program

    Master's Course, 2009/03, Completed, JAPAN

Degree Earned 【 display / non-display

  • Doctor (Politics), Politics, University of Sussex, 2015/11

  • MSc (Forced Migration), Forced migration, University of Oxford, 2010/07

  • MA in International Public and Administration, International relations, Hitotsubashi University, 2009/03

  • BA in Arts and Letters, Sociology, Tohoku University, 2004/03

Professional Career On-Campus 【 display / non-display

  • Akita International University Faculty of International Liberal Arts Global Studies Program (Ryoiki), Associate Professor, 2022/04 -

  • Akita International University Faculty of International Liberal Arts Global Studies Program (Ryoiki), Assistant Professor, 2021/04 - 2022/03

  • Akita International University Faculty of International Liberal Arts Global Studies Program (Katei), Assistant Professor, 2016/04 - 2021/03

  • Akita International University Faculty of International Liberal Arts Global Studies Program (Katei), Lecturer, 2013/09 - 2016/03

External Career 【 display / non-display

  • University of Buckingham School of Humanities , Margaret Thatcher Japan Foundation Visiting fellow at the University of Buckingham, 2016/09 - 2017/08

  • University of Sussex (UK), Associate Tutor for 'Research Skills and Methods in Political Science', 2011/04 - 2012/03

  • Embassy of Japan in Mexico, Administrative and logistics officer, 2004/04 - 2006/03

Academic Society Affiliations 【 display / non-display

  • Japanese Political Science Association, 2022/04 - , JAPAN

  • EU Studies Association Japan, 2015/12 - , JAPAN

  • Japan Association of International Relations, 2015/12 - , JAPAN

  • Japan Association for Migration Policy Studies , 2015/10 - , JAPAN

  • Council for European Studies, 2015/09 - , UNITED STATES

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Field of Expertise 【 display / non-display

  • Politics

 

Academic Papers 【 display / non-display

  • 渡航管理をめぐる政治―欧州渡航情報認証制度(ETIAS)を事例に , 年報政治学, vol.2024 (II) (p.38 - 57) , 2024/12, 堀井 里子

    Research paper (scientific journal), Single Author, English

  • The Globalization of Local Communities and Their Economic Dynamics, Journal of the Institute for Asian Studies and Regional Collaboration (14) (p.21 - 28) , 2022/03, Tetsuya Toyoda, Satoko Horii

    Research paper (university, research institution), Multiple Authorship, Japanese

  • State-NGO relations in Mediterranean search and rescue operations: A review, International Journal of Migration and Border Studies , vol.7 (1) (p.18 - 34) , 2022/03, Satoko Horii

    DOI:10.1504/ijmbs.2022.121719, Research paper (scientific journal), Single Author, English

  • Decline of Liberalism? , Chuokoron (6) (p.102 - 111) , 2019/05, Christian Joppke (I translated his work)

    Research paper (scientific journal), Single Author, Japanese

  • The EU Border Control Governance and the role of NGOs: With a Focus on Search and Rescue Operations in the Mediterranean, International Relations (196) (p.65 - 80) , 2019/03, Satoko Horii

    Research paper (scientific journal), Single Author, Japanese

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Books 【 display / non-display

  • Refugees and Their Agencies , Akasho Shoten, 2025/02, Satoko Horii, Ryuya Daidouji, Sayoko Iizasa, Tomoya Kamino, Rieko Karatani, Ayako Kobayashi, Akiko Sugiki

    Scholarly Book, Editing and Writing, Japanese

  • The Migrant Entrepreneurship in Rural Japan: A case of Akita, Akashi Shoten, 2022/03, Satoko Horii, Asuka Goto

    Scholarly Book, Book Supervision, Japanese

  • Imin Ukeire no Kokusai Syakaigaku (International sociology of immigration) (I wrote Chapter 4 on the EU), The University of Nagoya Press, 2017/02, Edited by Akihiro Koido

    Scholarly Book, Other, Japanese

  • Readings for Academic Writing, Akita International University Press , 2016, Clay Williams, Rachael Ruegg, Naoko Araki, Mary Frances Agnello, Paul Chamness Miller, Lindsay DeWitt

    Scholarly Book, Joint Editing and Writing, English

Other Research Activities 【 display / non-display

  • Member of the book review committee, Japanese Political Science Association, 2025/04 -

    Book Review

  • Board member, Japan Association for Migration Policy Studies, 2025/04 -

    Other

  • [Book review] Isao Murahashi "Independence, Civil War, and Refugees of South Sudan: Between Hope and Despair (in Japanese)", 2022/12

    Book Review

  • Book review article for Migration Policy Review vol. 12 , 2020/05

    Book Review

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research 【 display / non-display

  • Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B),2020/04 - 2024/03,International Refugee Protection Regime Revisited : Challenges and Opportunities

  • Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A),2019/04 - 2022/03,Comparative study of immigration policy (I am a co-investigator)

  • Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B),2017/04 - 2021/03,Border management partnerships between the EU and NGOs: from the policy network approach

  • Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A),2016/04 - 2019/03,Transformation of Multilayered Structure of Selective System for Immigrants/Refugees (I was a co-investigator)

Other External Funds Procured 【 display / non-display

  • Kurata Grants, the Hitachi Global Foundation,2025/03 - 2026/03,The European Travel Information and Authorisation System and the Role of EU Agencies

    Private Foundations

  • Margaret Thatcher Japan Foundation Fellowships,2016/09 - 2017/08,The challenges of managing cross-border human movements in Europe, and the role of EU agencies

    Private Foundations

  • Murata Science Foundation,2016/07,Conference Presentation on 'The Move "outward" of Migration Control: the EU Agencies and Third Country Cooperation'

    Received funding to participate in the International Political Science Association (IPSA) Congress at Poznan, Poland, on 23-28 July 2016.

    Private Foundations

Presentations 【 display / non-display

  • 世界政治学会(IPSA)第28回世界大会 , International Conference, 2025/07, Responsibility, legitimacy and EU agencies: A Case of the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) , Oral Presentation (general)

  • The 2022 Annual Convention of the Japan Association of International Relations (JAIR), Domestic Conference, 2022/10, Revisiting Refugee Self-reliance Assistance in Europe: Non-state Actors' Transnational Practices, Oral Presentation (general)

  • Jean Monnet Symposium on Interregionalism as Political Strategy: Comparison of Migration Issues and Euro-Asian Cooperation, International Conference, 2022/06, The EU Approach on Migration: Policies and Practices in Recent Crisis Situations, Oral Presentation (guest/special)

  • 27th International Conference of Europeanists, International Conference, 2021/06, Constructing 'Refugee entrepreneurship' in Europe, Oral Presentation (general)

  • JAMPS 2021 Annual Conference , Domestic Conference, 2021/05, The Migrant Entrepreneurship in Rural Japan: The Case of Akita , Oral Presentation (general)

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On-Campus Classes/Subjects In Charge of 【 display / non-display

  • 2025, Spring, CPS490-4_S, Capstone Seminar: AILA IV

  • 2025, Spring, GSP493-2_S, Seminar in Transnational Studies

  • 2025, Spring, PLS270-1_S, International Migration I : Migration and Global Society

  • 2025, Spring, ECN365-1_S, EU Politics and Economy

  • 2025, Spring, GSI399-1_S, Independent Study in GS Program

 
 

Community Activities Outside University 【 display / non-display

  • Lecture at Iijima Juku (a community group for life long learning),2025/08

    Delivered a lecture titled "Education that sustains 'Hometown'" at Iijima Juku, a local community group in the Iijima district of Akita City

  • A board member of "AIU Kids" (after-school club/gakudo),2025/01

    Supporting the after-school club AIU Kids as a board member

  • Lecture at the UNESCO Akita's workshop,2024/04

    Delivered a lecture at a workshop by UNESCO Akita

  • Lecture at the Northern Council for Workers' Welfare ,2023/10

    Lectured at the 47th study workshop by the Northern Council for Workers' Welfare

  • Member of the Akita City Commmittee on Revitalisation of Yuwa area,2023/04 -

    Share opinions, make proposals and recommendations for the revitalisation of the Yuwa area

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