MATSUDA Motoji
Towards a Global Environmental Culture by Articulating Science with Indigenous Knowledge
Program/Project
Position & Title
Specially Appointed Professor, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature
Area of Expertise
Cultural Anthropology，Sociology
Biography
Motoji MATSUDA is Professor of Sociology and Anthropology, Research Institute of Humanity and Nature, Japan. The regional focus of his research include Nairobi and Western Kenya, and his research topics are urbanization, migration and conflict resolution. His major works include Urbanisation from Below (Kyoto: Kyoto University Press, 1998), African Virtues in the Pursuit of Conviviality: Exploring Local Solutions in Light of Global Prescriptions (co-edited with I. Ohta and Y. Gebre, Bamenda: Langaa RPCIG, 2017), The Challenge of African Potentials: Conviviality, Informality and Futurity (co-edited with Y. Ofosu-Kusi, Bamenda: Langaa RPCIG, 2020), and AFRICAN POTENTIALS: Bricolage, Incompleteness and Lifeness (co-edited with I. Ohta and F. Nyamnjoh, Bamenda: Langaa RPCIG, 2022).
