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OONAKA Chika
EconomicsAssociate Professor
Economics

Researcher information

■ Research Keyword
  • peace agreement
  • relational transformation
  • peacekeeping
  • conflict transformation
  • dialogue
  • mediation
  • South Sudan
  • peace-building
■ Field Of Study
  • Humanities & social sciences, International relations, peace agreement, relational transformation, conflict transformation, mediation, dialogue, peace-building
■ Career
  • Apr. 2024 - Present, Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Associate Professor, Japan
  • Apr. 2019 - Mar. 2023, Meiji Gakuin University, Adjacent Lecturer
  • Dec. 2011 - Dec. 2012, The US Naval Post Graduate School, Center for Civil-Military Relations, Subject Matter Expert
  • Jan. 2010 - Feb. 2011, United Nations Development Programme, South Sudan Office
  • Jan. 2009 - Dec. 2009, South Sudan Office, United Nations Development Programme
  • Feb. 2007 - Dec. 2008, United Nations Mission in Sudan(UNMIS)
  • Feb. 2004 - Dec. 2006, United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations
  • Jun. 2003 - Jan. 2004, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Central Asia Office, Social Sciences Section
  • Sep. 2002 - Mar. 2003, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Associate Visiting Researcher
  • Jan. 2001 - Apr. 2002, United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor
■ Educational Background
  • Sep. 1999 - Sep. 2000, University of Oxford, Institute of Social Anthropology, United Kingdom
  • Apr. 1995 - Mar. 1999, Sophia University, Faculty of Comparative Culture, Japan
■ Member History
  • Apr. 2013 - Mar. 2014
    Headquarters for International Peace Cooperation, Cabinet Office, Government of Japan, Member, Expert Group on Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding, Government
  • Apr. 2012 - Mar. 2013
    Joint Research Project of the Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Japan (charied by Shinichi Kitaoka, Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo, Former President, Japan International Cooperation Agency), “Trends of Humanitarian Assistance in the International Community and Japan's Role: Focusing on Securing Humanitarian Space in Armed Conflicts”
■ Award
  • Sep. 1999, New Century Scholar, University of Oxford

Performance information

■ Paper
  • Ethnicity, Development, and Conflict Prevention: Toward Redressing Inequality and Discrimination               
    Jun. 2003
  • East Timor's Independence and the Creation of a National Culture: Policies taken under UN Transitional Administration               
    PRIME No.15, Published by the Institute for International Peace Studies, Meiji Gakuin University, First page:83, Last page:101, Nov. 2002, [Reviewed]
■ MISC
  • 埼玉新聞「研究者の眼」               
    大仲千華
    Dec. 2024
■ Lectures, oral presentations, etc.
  • The Role of the Monitoring Mechanism in the Implementation of the Peace Agreement for Relational Transformation: A Case Study on Pre-Independence Sudan[English]               
    Joint Conference by Japan Association for Human Security Studies ad the Japan Society for International Development, Nov. 2024
  • Analysis of Peace-Creating Discourses by Applying Motivating Language Theory: the Case of South Africa after the Abolishment of Apartheid               
    Japan Society of Social Design Studies 19th Annual Conference, Jul. 2024
  • The Power of Open Dialogue               
    Hosted by Sophia University Diversity Center, Jun. 2019
  • Concepts and Methods of Action Analysis (Threat Analysis) for Peacebuilders               
    Hosted by International NGO Association for Aid and Relief, Japan, Jul. 2015
  • A Case Study of Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration in South Sudan               
    ”Expert Group on Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding” organized by the Secretariat for International Peace Cooperation, Cabinet Office, Government of Japa, Dec. 2013, [Invited]
  • ‘Non-state Actors and their Implications on Protection of Civilians: A Case Study on South Sudan.‘               
    Joint research project of the Japan Institute of International Affairs and the International Committee of the Red Cross(Chaired by ), Nov. 2012, [Invited]
  • ‘Pre-Independence Status of the Public Administration: Comparison between South Sudan and East Timor’               
    Post-referendum meeting and lecture, the South Sudan Christian University of Science and Technology, Juba, Sudan, Jan. 2011
  • Creation of a “National Culture” and Emerging Issues in Post-Independence East Timor               
    Aichi UniversityResearch Meeting, Jun. 2002, [Invited]
■ Teaching experience
  • Jun. 2024 - Present
    Introduction to Public Policies[English], Saitama University, Faculty of Economics
  • Apr. 2019 - Mar. 2023
    Intercultural Studies, Meiji Gakuin University
  • Apr. 2019 - Sep. 2019
    Peace Studies, Bunkyo University
  • Dec. 2011 - Dec. 2012
    International Humanitarian Law, The US Naval Post Graduate School, Center for Civil-Military Relations
  • Dec. 2011 - Dec. 2012
    Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration(DDR), The US Naval Post Graduate School, Center for Civil-Military Relations
  • Dec. 2011 - Dec. 2012
    Transitions from Conflict to Peace-building, The US Naval Post Graduate School, Center for Civil-Military Relations
  • Dec. 2011 - Dec. 2012
    Scenario-Based Exercise on Peacekeeping, The US Naval Post Graduate School, Center for Civil-Military Relations
  • Dec. 2011 - Dec. 2012
    Negotiation Exercise, The US Naval Post Graduate School, Center for Civil-Military Relations
  • Dec. 2011 - Dec. 2012
    Vulnerability in Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance, The US Naval Post Graduate School, Center for Civil-Military Relations
  • Dec. 2011 - Dec. 2012
    The United Nations System, The US Naval Post Graduate School, Center for Civil-Military Relations
  • Dec. 2011 - Dec. 2012
    The Operational Environment for Peacekeeping Operations”, The US Naval Post Graduate School, Center for Civil-Military Relations
■ Affiliated academic society
  • May 2024 - Present, Japan Society for International Development
  • May 2024 - Present, Japan Association for Human Security Studies
  • May 2024 - Present, Japan Society of Social Design Studies
■ Social Contribution Activities
  • 「国際社会における平和構築と子供の健康: 南スーダンの事例から」               
    lecturer
    Dec. 2011 - May 2020
  • 「紛争解決と和解: 南スーダンの和平合意履行監視における仲裁活動を事例として」               
    lecturer
    Sep. 2014 - Nov. 2014
  • 国連平和維持局主催「紛争下の文民の保護に関する国際研修」参加               
    report_writing
    11 Mar. 2013 - 15 Mar. 2013
  • Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration in South Sudan: Progress and Challenges               
    panelist
    Senior Mission Leaders Course, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, United States Government, Sep. 2011 - Sep. 2011
  • 南スーダンクリスチャン科学技術大学における新規奨学金設立支援 (小論文審査担当)               
    organizing_member
    Oct. 2010 - Jan. 2011
  • Human Rights Commission, Government of South Sudan               
    lecturer
    Oct. 2010 - Oct. 2010
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