X00: A Discourse on Urban Civilization in West Asia

Group X00 will combine the research results of six research groups and will present a comprehensive research result from the perspective of Urban civilization in West Asia, in a new interdisciplinary research field to domestic and international academic circles and the general public. Regular meetings will be held to collaborate with each research project, and to lead activities related to the overall project. Specific undertakings include the mutual use of joint research and fieldwork, and instrumental analysis between research groups will be coordinated. Furthermore, the Group X00 will plan and manage workshops and international symposiums, edit publications, and lead activities related to publicize the research results to society.

 

Research Organization

Project Leader

Shigeo Yamada　Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Tsukuba

Co-investigators

Osamu Maeda　Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Tsukuba

Kosuke Matsubara　Faculty of Engineering, Information and Systems, University of Tsukuba

Tomoko Morikawa　Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology and Faculty of Letters, The University of Tokyo

Daisuke Shibata　Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Tsukuba

Jiro Kondo　Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences, Waseda University

Yoko Taniguchi　Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Tsukuba

Yutaka Miyake　Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Tsukuba

Ryo Anma　Graduate School of Technology, Industrial and Social Sciences, Tokushima University

Masanori Kurosawa　Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba

Kei Ikehata　Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba

Advisors

Akio Tsukimoto　Faculty of Theology, Sophia University

Sumio Fujii　Faculty of Letters, Institute of Human and Social Sciences, Kanazawa University

Hisashi Suzuki　Faculty of letters, Otani University

Links to other research groups

• X00
• A01
• A02
• B01
• C01