Lehrstuhlvertretung beendet seit 31.03.18

W3-Vertretungsprofessor für Vergleichende Soziologie und Gesellschaft Japans

Studies of Economics, Economic History and the History of Social Thought at Keio University, Tokyo with full scholarship, BA (1993) and MA (1995) in Economics.
1995–1997: Teaching Assistant in Economics, Keio University.
1997–2001: Studies and Doctoral degree in Sociology at University of Kassel with DAAD scholarship.
2001–2004: Research Fellow at the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences of the University of Tokyo, 2002–2003 Lecturer at University of Heidelberg.
2005–2009: Research Fellow at “Interdisziplinäre Arbeitsgruppe für Kulturforschung“ at University of Kassel (DFG-sponsored).
2009–2013: Research Fellow at Dept. of Sociology of the University of Lucerne, 2012: Habilitation.
Lecturer since 1998 / Privatdozent since 2012 at various universities in Central Europe and Japan.
2017–2018: Acting Professor at IN-EAST, University of Duisburg-Essen.