Shigeto Sonoda
Biographic Data
| ID | 4158610 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Shigeto Sonoda |
| GIVEN NAMES | Shigeto |
| FAMILY NAME | Sonoda |
| SIGNATURE | SONODA S |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Tokyo |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5615-0436 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
A reverse generation gap: Cohort, memory, and Japanese public attitudes toward China
Public opinion has become an increasingly consequential force in shaping international relations, with perceptions of China standing at the center of debates across East Asia. Notably, while youth in South Korea, Taiwan, and Malaysia tend to hold more negative views of China than their elders, Japan presents a reverse pattern: younger generations display higher affinity toward China compared to older generations. This paper investigates the sourc…
A sociological approach to Japan’s war frames and security threats
The sociology of war has thus far focused on the history of past wars, neglecting ongoing evolution over social attitudes toward the risk of potential wars. In contrast, international relations scholars tend to neglect the legacy of past wars in the analysis of the social reception of security discourses. To address these lacunas, this article draws on the notion of war frames and focuses its analysis on the critical voices of the securitization …
From Closed Borders to Open Gates: Central Asia as a New Destination for Russian Migration after the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
The Russian migration into Central Asia in the aftermath of the Russian invasion of Ukraine represents a new angle in which Central Asia is the place that receives Russian migration. As such, it offers a new perspective on mass migration motivations which, as described below, are predetermined not only by the political environment, and the personal norms and values that collide with the grand narrative in Russia but also significantly influenced …
The soft power cost of Covid-19 in OECD countries: A lose–lose outcome for China and the United States
One way in which many scholars of public opinion have operationalized a country’s soft power abroad is to measure how favorably that country is viewed by people in foreign countries. While earlier research has demonstrated the mechanisms and factors correlated with how foreigners perceive a country, much less is known about how sudden and unexpected global events may impact how favorably citizens of different countries view another country. Analy…
Unpacking Asian Identity in Taiwan: An Empirical Study of Taiwanese University Students’ Perceptions of Asia1
Taiwanese university students, focusing on the impact of Taiwan’s New Southbound Policy (NSP). The study uses data from the Asian Student Survey (ASS) to analyze how these students perceive neighboring Asian countries, particularly those targeted by the NSP. The findings reveal that Taiwanese students view Asia as a dynamic and diverse region but tend to prefer Western countries or developed Asian nations like Japan for education and career oppor…
Telling the stories of China well? The perception of China's rise by second-generation Chinese immigrants in an Australian University
China's rise has been discussed in various ways, but only recently has scholarship started to examine it in relation to overseas Chinese, as politicians and commentators outside China, as well as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) itself and some scholars on “smart power” have come to realize their importance as political messengers of China. This paper analyses interview results with second-generation Chinese immigrants in Australia in tertiary e…
Silence is golden? Silences as strategic narratives in Central Asian states' response to the Ukrainian crisis
In this article, we argue that Central Asian (CA) states' approach to the Ukrainian crisis should be defined as strategic silence. Such foreign policy reflects how CA's ideological and geographic factors and a shared information space, largely dominated by Russian and Russian-language media, facilitate the understanding of historical continuity among Russian and CA leaders. However, we also demonstrate that CA public officials' and general public…
Nudging not nagging: Leveraging mentorship and patronage in Sino-Uzbek relations, 2017-2022
This paper considers Sino-Uzbek relations by critically assessing the positivist depictions of CA states in their relations with larger countries like China. It uses the post-positivist and constructivist framework and adaptations made from the four-factor analysis framework adopted in the case of Uzbekistan to demonstrate avenues in which Uzbekistan demonstrates active agency in relations with China. This paper argues that Uzbekistan and other C…
Asian studies “inside-out”: A research agenda for the development of Global Asian Studies
New areas of research and education are emerging under the banner of Global Asian Studies (GAS). This paper examines the intellectual background of the rise of GAS and proposes a research agenda for the further development of GAS to facilitate the extraction of globally relevant findings with the potential to restore an intellectual foundation for connectedness in an increasingly divided world. The paper examines the ongoing repositioning of Asia…
Asian views of China in the age of China’s rise: Interpreting the results of pew survey and Asian student survey in chronological and comparative perspectives, 2002-2019
In order to see how Asian countries in this special volume (Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Singapore, and Indonesia) are looking at China in chronological and comparative perspectives, using Global Attitudes Survey data conducted by Pew Research Center would be the best way because they cover the data from 2002 to 2019 as of now.We can get a lot of insights on different views of the rise of China in Asia through the analysis of Pew Research Center’…
A guest for a day? An analysis of Uzbek ‘language migration’ into the Japanese educational and labour markets
By elaborating on the findings of two data sets collected in both Uzbekistan and Japan, this paper demonstrates that Japan has increasingly become a new frontier for Uzbek youngsters who use educational opportunities to seek temporary employment. This attitude of Uzbek students in Japan, which relates to their predisposition towards ‘work’ rather than ‘study’, can be explained by several factors. One set of explanations relates to their commitmen…
Emergence of Homogeneous Social Class? Commonalities and Differences of the New Middle Class in Globalizing East Asia
Rapid economic growth and social change have produced large new middle class populations in big metropolises in East Asia.Some scholars claim that these emerging new middle class populations will be a foundation for a future building of East Asian Community because of their similar life-styles and value orientations.Due to a lack of comparative research on middle class populations, however, these claims are made without empirical underpinnings.In…
Three types of commitment to local activities and the scope for “local initiative
(1994). Three types of commitment to local activities and the scope for “local initiative”. International Review of Sociology: Vol. 5, No. 2-3, pp. 132-142
Confucianism and modernization: A tentative analysis (1)
(1991). Confucianism and modernization: A tentative analysis (1) International Review of Sociology: Vol. 2, No. 3, pp. 175-196
A sociological approach to Japan’s war frames and security threats
The sociology of war has thus far focused on the history of past wars, neglecting ongoing evolution over social attitudes toward the risk of potential wars. In contrast, international relations scholars tend to neglect the legacy of past wars in the analysis of the social reception of security discourses. To address these lacunas, this article draws on the notion of war frames and focuses its analysis on the critical voices of the securitization …
Asian views of China in the age of China’s rise: Interpreting the results of pew survey and Asian student survey in chronological and comparative perspectives, 2002-2019
In order to see how Asian countries in this special volume (Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Singapore, and Indonesia) are looking at China in chronological and comparative perspectives, using Global Attitudes Survey data conducted by Pew Research Center would be the best way because they cover the data from 2002 to 2019 as of now.We can get a lot of insights on different views of the rise of China in Asia through the analysis of Pew Research Center’…
The soft power cost of Covid-19 in OECD countries: A lose–lose outcome for China and the United States
One way in which many scholars of public opinion have operationalized a country’s soft power abroad is to measure how favorably that country is viewed by people in foreign countries. While earlier research has demonstrated the mechanisms and factors correlated with how foreigners perceive a country, much less is known about how sudden and unexpected global events may impact how favorably citizens of different countries view another country. Analy…
A guest for a day? An analysis of Uzbek ‘language migration’ into the Japanese educational and labour markets
By elaborating on the findings of two data sets collected in both Uzbekistan and Japan, this paper demonstrates that Japan has increasingly become a new frontier for Uzbek youngsters who use educational opportunities to seek temporary employment. This attitude of Uzbek students in Japan, which relates to their predisposition towards ‘work’ rather than ‘study’, can be explained by several factors. One set of explanations relates to their commitmen…
Confucianism and modernization: A tentative analysis (1)
(1991). Confucianism and modernization: A tentative analysis (1) International Review of Sociology: Vol. 2, No. 3, pp. 175-196
Confucianism and modernization: A tentative analysis (1)
(1991). Confucianism and modernization: A tentative analysis (1) International Review of Sociology: Vol. 2, No. 3, pp. 175-196
Three types of commitment to local activities and the scope for “local initiative
(1994). Three types of commitment to local activities and the scope for “local initiative”. International Review of Sociology: Vol. 5, No. 2-3, pp. 132-142
Emergence of Homogeneous Social Class? Commonalities and Differences of the New Middle Class in Globalizing East Asia
Rapid economic growth and social change have produced large new middle class populations in big metropolises in East Asia.Some scholars claim that these emerging new middle class populations will be a foundation for a future building of East Asian Community because of their similar life-styles and value orientations.Due to a lack of comparative research on middle class populations, however, these claims are made without empirical underpinnings.In…
Asian studies “inside-out”: A research agenda for the development of Global Asian Studies
New areas of research and education are emerging under the banner of Global Asian Studies (GAS). This paper examines the intellectual background of the rise of GAS and proposes a research agenda for the further development of GAS to facilitate the extraction of globally relevant findings with the potential to restore an intellectual foundation for connectedness in an increasingly divided world. The paper examines the ongoing repositioning of Asia…
Asian views of China in the age of China’s rise: Interpreting the results of pew survey and Asian student survey in chronological and comparative perspectives, 2002-2019
In order to see how Asian countries in this special volume (Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Singapore, and Indonesia) are looking at China in chronological and comparative perspectives, using Global Attitudes Survey data conducted by Pew Research Center would be the best way because they cover the data from 2002 to 2019 as of now.We can get a lot of insights on different views of the rise of China in Asia through the analysis of Pew Research Center’…
A guest for a day? An analysis of Uzbek ‘language migration’ into the Japanese educational and labour markets
By elaborating on the findings of two data sets collected in both Uzbekistan and Japan, this paper demonstrates that Japan has increasingly become a new frontier for Uzbek youngsters who use educational opportunities to seek temporary employment. This attitude of Uzbek students in Japan, which relates to their predisposition towards ‘work’ rather than ‘study’, can be explained by several factors. One set of explanations relates to their commitmen…
Silence is golden? Silences as strategic narratives in Central Asian states' response to the Ukrainian crisis
In this article, we argue that Central Asian (CA) states' approach to the Ukrainian crisis should be defined as strategic silence. Such foreign policy reflects how CA's ideological and geographic factors and a shared information space, largely dominated by Russian and Russian-language media, facilitate the understanding of historical continuity among Russian and CA leaders. However, we also demonstrate that CA public officials' and general public…
Nudging not nagging: Leveraging mentorship and patronage in Sino-Uzbek relations, 2017-2022
This paper considers Sino-Uzbek relations by critically assessing the positivist depictions of CA states in their relations with larger countries like China. It uses the post-positivist and constructivist framework and adaptations made from the four-factor analysis framework adopted in the case of Uzbekistan to demonstrate avenues in which Uzbekistan demonstrates active agency in relations with China. This paper argues that Uzbekistan and other C…
Unpacking Asian Identity in Taiwan: An Empirical Study of Taiwanese University Students’ Perceptions of Asia1
Taiwanese university students, focusing on the impact of Taiwan’s New Southbound Policy (NSP). The study uses data from the Asian Student Survey (ASS) to analyze how these students perceive neighboring Asian countries, particularly those targeted by the NSP. The findings reveal that Taiwanese students view Asia as a dynamic and diverse region but tend to prefer Western countries or developed Asian nations like Japan for education and career oppor…
Telling the stories of China well? The perception of China's rise by second-generation Chinese immigrants in an Australian University
China's rise has been discussed in various ways, but only recently has scholarship started to examine it in relation to overseas Chinese, as politicians and commentators outside China, as well as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) itself and some scholars on “smart power” have come to realize their importance as political messengers of China. This paper analyses interview results with second-generation Chinese immigrants in Australia in tertiary e…
From Closed Borders to Open Gates: Central Asia as a New Destination for Russian Migration after the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
The Russian migration into Central Asia in the aftermath of the Russian invasion of Ukraine represents a new angle in which Central Asia is the place that receives Russian migration. As such, it offers a new perspective on mass migration motivations which, as described below, are predetermined not only by the political environment, and the personal norms and values that collide with the grand narrative in Russia but also significantly influenced …
The soft power cost of Covid-19 in OECD countries: A lose–lose outcome for China and the United States
One way in which many scholars of public opinion have operationalized a country’s soft power abroad is to measure how favorably that country is viewed by people in foreign countries. While earlier research has demonstrated the mechanisms and factors correlated with how foreigners perceive a country, much less is known about how sudden and unexpected global events may impact how favorably citizens of different countries view another country. Analy…
A reverse generation gap: Cohort, memory, and Japanese public attitudes toward China
Public opinion has become an increasingly consequential force in shaping international relations, with perceptions of China standing at the center of debates across East Asia. Notably, while youth in South Korea, Taiwan, and Malaysia tend to hold more negative views of China than their elders, Japan presents a reverse pattern: younger generations display higher affinity toward China compared to older generations. This paper investigates the sourc…
A sociological approach to Japan’s war frames and security threats
The sociology of war has thus far focused on the history of past wars, neglecting ongoing evolution over social attitudes toward the risk of potential wars. In contrast, international relations scholars tend to neglect the legacy of past wars in the analysis of the social reception of security discourses. To address these lacunas, this article draws on the notion of war frames and focuses its analysis on the critical voices of the securitization …
Political science (9 works) · China (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Economics (4 works) · Geography (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · East Asia (3 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · Law (3 works)