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Department of Social Psychology, Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, The University of Tokyo

Thinking Hard about How Human Minds Construct Society and How Society Affects Human MindsThinking Hard about How Human Minds Construct Society and How Society Affects Human Minds

Humanities and social sciences are currently undergoing a phase of major transition. The field of social psychology, which is still quite a young social science with a history of around 100 years, is no exception. In such a transformative era, the Social Psychology Program of the University of Tokyo aims to pursue the establishment of a new integrated discipline, overcoming the traditional barriers between humanities/social-sciences and natural sciences. We aim to contribute to the production of new synthetic knowledge about the dynamic relations that extend between human minds and societies. To achieve this, we aim to promote insightful collaborations with various humanities disciplines, such as philosophy and ethics, which have long been contemplating the human condition, fields of social sciences, such as economics, political science, law, and management science, which have been concerned with how humans can create good institutions and organizations, and natural-science disciplines, such as neuroscience, biology and informatics that share a deep interest in human minds and behaviors. Our ultimate goal is to create an intellectual platform that can be shared by all those who have the desire and ambition to achieve the integration of the human sciences in the 21st century.

What's New?

  • 2024
  • The department welcomes Kazunori Inamasu, joining our program as an associate professor. (2024.4.1)
  • The department welcomes Keita Suzuki, joining our program as an assistant professor. (2024.4.1)
  • The department wishes the best of luck for Tatsuya Kameda who moved to the Department of Mathematical Informatics, Meiji Gakuin University. (2024.4.1)
  • The department wishes the best of luck for Shuma Iwatani who moved to the School of Sociology, Kwansei Gakuin University. (2024.4.1)
  • The 18th new social psychology colloquium titled "Rule Design: A Dynamics Control Perspective" is held on Friday, May. 19. The colloquium featured Dr. Takahiro Ezaki of The University of Tokyo. (2023.5.11)

Past News

  • 2021
  • The department welcomes Yohsuke Ohtsubo, joining our program as an associate professor. (2021.4.1)
  • The department welcomes Shuma Iwatani, joining our program as an assistant professor. (2021.4.1)
  • The department wishes the best of luck for Yuko Shiraiwa who moved to the Department of Health Sciences, Saitama Prefectural University. (2021.4.1)
  • The department wishes the best of luck for Takaaki Hashimoto who moved to the Faculty of Sociology, Toyo University. (2021.4.1)
  • 2020
  • The department wishes the best of luck for Yukiko Ogura who moved to the Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo. (2020.4.1)
  • 2019
  • A joint workshop of The University of Tokyo and the National Taiwan University on experimental social sciences was held on Saturday, Dec. 21, to Monday, Dec. 23. Click here for details. (2019.12.24)
  • The 16th new social psychology colloquium titled "Why do humans reason?" was held on Tuesday, Oct. 8. The colloquium featured Dr. Hugo Mercier of CNRS. We have posted photos from the colloquium on the events page. (2019.10.10)
  • The department welcomes Hye-Rin Kim, joining our program as a Project Assistant Professor. (2019.8.1)
  • 2018
  • The 15th new social psychology colloquium titled "Deciphering individuals' interactions involved in the coordination of three-dimensional nest construction in ant colonies" was held on Monday, Sept. 10. The colloquium featured Dr. Guy Theraulaz of CNRS. We have posted photos from the colloquium on the events page. (2018.9.11)
  • The 14th new social psychology colloquium titled "Can evolution explain morals?" was held on Friday, May 25. The colloquium featured Dr. Hisashi Ohtsuki (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies). We have posted photos from the colloquium on the events page. (2018.5.26)
  • The department welcomes Yukiko Ogura, joining our program as a Project Assistant Professor. (2018.4.1)
  • The 13th new social psychology colloquium was held on Tuesday, February 13. We have posted photos from the colloquium on the events page. (2018.2.14)
  • 2017
  • The 12th new social psychology colloquium titled "Prosocial behavior in young infants and adults: Fairness, helping and sympathy" was held on Friday, July 21. The colloquium featured Prof. Shoji Itakura (Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto University). We have posted photos from the colloquium on the events page. (2017.7.22)
  • Takaaki Hashimoto is now an assistant professor of our program. (2017.4.1)
  • The department wishes the best of luck for Motoko Harihara who moved to Musashi University as an associate professor. (2017.4.1)
  • The department wishes the best of luck for Eiichiro Watamura who moved to Osaka University as an associate professor. (2017.4.1)
  • The 11th new social psychology colloquium titled "Caretakers' Legal Liability for Accidents Caused by Elderly Dementia Patients: Social Impacts of Court Judgments and ADR Decisions" was held on Thursday, June 1. The colloquium featured Prof. Shozo Ota (Graduate Schools for Law and Politics, The University of Tokyo). We have posted photos from the colloquium on the event page. (2017.5.1)
  • 2016
  • The 10th new social psychology colloquium, a joint seminar of the University of Tokyo's two psychology departments, was held on Friday, November 25. The seminar featured oral and poster presentations by emerging scholars from the Department of Cognitive and Behavioral Science (Graduate School of Arts and Sciences) and the Department of Social Psychology (Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology). Some photos from the colloquium are in the event page. (2016.11.25)
  • The department welcomes Takaaki Hashimoto, joining our program as a project assistant professor. (2016.10.1)
  • The 9th new social psychology colloquium titled "Field Experiments Revolution in Development Economics" was held on Friday, June 24. This colloquium featured Prof. Yasuyuki Sawada (Faculty of Economics, The University of Tokyo). Some photos from the colloquium are in the event page. (2016.6.24)
  • The 8th new social psychology colloquium titled "Social endocrinology" was held on Friday, April 22. This colloquium featured Prof. Takefumi Kikusui (Azabu University). Some photos from the colloquium are in the event page. (2016.4.22)
  • The department welcomes Yuko Shiraiwa, joining our program as a lecturer. (2016.4.1)
  • The department welcomes Motoko Harihara, joining our program as an assistant professor. (2016.4.1)
  • Prof. Nathan Berg of the University of Otago gave us a seminar entitled "Anti-fragility with respect to free riding, or free-ride robustness" on Friday, March 4, 2016. (2016.3.4)
  • The 7th new social psychology colloquium titled "Opposing effects of emotional arousal on cognitive processing: When does emotional arousal facilitate and when does it impair cognitive processing?" was held on Tuesday, February 9th. This colloquium featured Dr. Michiko Sakaki（University of Reading, Senior Research Fellow). Some photos from the colloquium are in the event page. (2016.2.9)

Contact/Access

Department of Social Psychology
Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology
The University of Tokyo
7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan 113-0033
Open Hours (Monday to Friday): 10:00 -17:00

E-mail: sphisho [at] l.u-tokyo.ac.jp

Location:
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Faculty of Law and Letters Bldg 2 (#31 on the map)
From the Faculty of Law & Letters Building 2’s arcade walkway, enter the building through the entrance where the reception office is located. Walk pass the reception, take the stairs to the fourth floor, and proceed left to reach the department's office (Room 2417).