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Faculty
Visiting Faculty (Domestic)
Professors
| Barbara HOLTHUS | |
|---|---|
| Specialized Field(s) | Sociology |
| Current Research Themes | Animal welfare in Japan |
| Keywords for Research | Human-animal relationships, marriage and family, low fertility, well-being, social inequalities |
Education
| 2010 | Ph.D., Dept. of Sociology, University of Hawaii at Manoa |
Professional Experience
| 2013 | Assistant professor, University of Vienna |
| 2018 | Deputy director, German Institute for Japanese Studies |
| 2026 | Visiting Professor, International Research Center for Japanese Studies |
Degree(s)
| 2010 | Ph.D., University of Hawaii at Manoa |
Achievements
Co-authored Books
- ・ (co-editor) Isaac Gagne, Wolfram Manzenreiter, Franz Waldenberger , Japan through the lens of the Tokyo Olympics, Routledge, London, 2020
- ・ (co-editor) Hans Bertram, Parental well-being. Satisfaction with work, family life, and family policy in Germany and Japan, Iudicium, Munich, 2018
- ・ (co-editor) Wolfram Manzenreiter, Life Course, Happiness and Well-being in Japan, Routledge, London, 2017
- ・ (co-editor) Wolfram Manzenreiter, Happiness and the Good Life in Japan, Routledge, London, 2017
Articles
Co-authored Articles
- ・ (co-authored) Janosch Schobin, In Japan ist die Anthropomorphisierung von Haustieren extrem The anthropomorphization of animals is extreme in Japan, Soziopolis, 2025, online only
- ・ (co-authored) Ricarda Schwarzbart, Nachhaltigkeit und (Haus)tierrecht: Ein deutsch-japanischer Vergleich Sustainability and laws for pets: A German - Japan comparison, Rescriptum 21,2, 2023, pp.81-90
- ・ (co-authored) Hiromi Tanaka, Parental well-being and the sexual division of household labour: A new look at gendered families in Japan, Asiatische Studien AS/EALXVII/2, 2013, pp.401-428
Other Publications
- ・ Disaster preparedness and response for companion animals in Japan, edited vo. Wu, Aorui, Breen, Kyle, E. DeYougn, Sarah: The Palgrave Handbook of Human-Animal Interactions in the Global Context of Climate Change, Disasters, and Other Crises, Palgrave McMillan, New York, 2025, pp.205-221
- ・ Covid-Olympia 2020/2021: Japans Wunsch nach Neuerfindung, edited vol. Blechinger-Talcott, Verena, Chiavacci, David, Schwentker, Wolfgang: Japan: Ein Land im Umbruch, Bebra, Berlin, 2022, pp.299-311
- ・ A board game approach to studying the multidimensionality of life satisfaction, ed. Vol. Cieslik, Mark: Researching happiness: Qualitative, biographical and critical perspectives, Bristol University Press, Bristol, 2021, pp.199-218
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