Dr. Nana Oishi is Associate Professor in Japanese Studies at the University of Melbourne. Prior to her current position, she was Professor of Sociology at Sophia University in Tokyo and Policy Analyst at the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Geneva.
She has served the United Nations Expert Meeting on Migration, Development and Social Protection and various national advisory boards on immigration in Japan. She completed her Ph.D. degree in Sociology at Harvard University as a Fulbright Scholar, and received several awards including the Recognition Award from the International Federation of University Women.
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Skilled or unskilled?: The reconfiguration of migration policies in Japan
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Honours, Awards and Fellowships
2019 IIE-OUP Prize (the most outstanding paper published in Social Science Japan Journal in 2019)
Harvard University Certificate of Distinction in Teaching
Recognition Award, International Federation of University Women
Government of Canada Award
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FULL - ITT Fulbright Fellowship
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Credentials
Positions
Associate Professor In Japanese Studies
Asia Institute
Member
International Sociological Association
Board Member 2013-2017
The Japan Association for Migration Policy Studies
Member
The Japan Sociological Association
Education
Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology
Harvard University
Master of Arts in Sociology
University of Toronto
Bachelor of Liberal Arts
International Christian University