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Kanako
Takeda
Doctor in sociology
Lecturer in business school
president of the Aida association
From Academia to Business: Exploring Cross-Cultural Lives and Diversity Experiences
I am a sociologist specializing in career development, migration, and intercultural relationships.
As a lecturer at Grenoble École de Management and formerly at Sorbonne University, I teach courses on intercultural management, sociological theories, and research methodologies. My interdisciplinary approach combines sociology, gender, and intercultural research, with a particular interest in the experiences of self-initiated expatriates in France.
PhD. contract in EHESS (2018-2021)
Ranked at 2nd in the candidate list and selected as contracted PhD. student for the year of 2018 in EHESS
The Christian Polak Prize (2019) - Special mention
Organized by the France Japan Foundation at EHESS, my thesis entitled “Injustice ménagère dans le couple mixte. À travers les récits de femmes migrantes japonaises à Lyon et à Paris” received a special mention for the best master's thesis on Japan.
Key Milestones in My Life Trajectory
With a top-class academic career, I have specialized in sociology, migration, and diversity studies. My research excellence has been recognized with prize and various insitutions.
Educational Excellence
Having lived, studied, and conducted research in Japan and France, I bring a global perspective to my work. My participation in international conferences and trilingual proficiency in French, English, and Japanese further reflect my commitment to cross-cultural engagement.
International Experience
Business Acumen
My business expertise stems from both practical experience and academic contributions in intercultural management. Founding the AIDA association also honed my business mindset.
Taste for Collaboration
I thrive in collaborative environments, demonstrated by co-organizing conferences and co-authoring publications with intercultural teams. These experiences highlight my ability to foster teamwork and contribute meaningfully to shared projects.
Educational Background
Sept. 2018 – Oct. 2024
School for Advanced Social Sciences (EHESS)
PhD in Sociology / contracted doctoral student (2018-2021)
* Affiliated with the Raymond Aron Center for Sociological and Political Studies (CESPRA, UMR8036) between 2018 and 2020
* Affiliated with the Georg Simmel Center (CGS, UMR8131) since 2020
Thesis: “Dynamique conjugale et capabilité à aspirer des femmes migrantes en couple mixte : Une étude de cas à partir de récits de femmes japonaises installées en France” (in French language), co-supervised by Bénédicte Zimmermann (EHESS) and Beate Collet (Sorbonne)
Sept. 2015 – Jun. 2018
École Normale Supérieure de Lyon (ENS de Lyon)
Master 1 Sociological Research / Master 2 Analysis of Contemporary Societies
Specialities: Sociology of professional identities, Studies of women's and Japanese migration, Gender studies, Sociology of couples, Sociology of mixed relationships
Sept. 2012 – Jun. 2013
Université Catholique de Lille
Licence 3 Sociology (at the Social Institute of Lille) / Master in Social Work (during the second semester alongside Bachelor 3)
Apr. 2010 – Mar. 2014
Sophia University (上智大学) - in Japan
Bachelor in French Studies (Seminar on Comparative Studies between France and Japan, Sociology)
Specialities: Women's work and employment & Comparison of feminist movements in Japan and France
Teaching Experience
Jan. 2020 – Jun. 2022
Sorbonne University - Sociology department
◆ German Sociology —Bachelor program
Introduction to scientific writing, bibliographic compilation, synthesis, and oral presentation
◆ Methodology of University Work —Bachelor program
Critical text analysis, synthesis, and reading notes
Jan. 2020 – ongoing
Grenoble Management school
◆ Sociology of change in professional world —Master program
Understanding the sociological aspects of change in the context of business and management
◆ Intercultural Management —Master program
Cultivate the sensitivity, skills and understanding needed to manage cultural differences
◆ Managing Global Teams —Master program
Cultural values and norms, international regulatory structures, intercultural discourse,
multinational human resources systems, and power, politics and motivation in multinational organizations
◆ “Back-to-School Challenge” —PGE Licence program
Tutorat on Market research, Business model, Presentation, and White paper
◆ Methods and Research Design —Bachelor and Master programs
Preparation for dissertation, including the construction of the object, the state of the art, the research methodology, the establishment of hypotheses and proposals, and the proposal of a model
Jan. 2025 – ongoing
EM Lyon (Lyon Business School)
◆ Field work (in French and English tracks —PGE Licence program
Tutorat on Market research, Documentary summary, Organizational analysis, Field work, and White paper
Publications
« (Re)constitution des imaginaires géographiques du voyage à l’installation. Analyse de récits biographiques de migrantes japonaises en France » in Voyages réels, voyages imaginaires : Perspectives interdisciplinaires, Bucarest: Editura Universității din București – Bucharest University Press. pp. 363‐78.
https://hal.science/hal-04677839
“Living together as a mixed couple in France: the analysis of intercultural interactions from view of the life path and conjugal relationships” in The Values of the Other, GPJS (Tohoku University), LITT&ARTS and ILCEA11 (Grenoble Alpes University), 2020, pp. 119‐133.
https://hal.science/hal-04677816
Coming soon....
Communications
Congress on Conjugal and Family Mixedness in Tribute to Beate Collet (May 2024)
Co-organization and coordinator (in French)
Bel-mix seminar on Mixed couples (April 2024)
Subject: “The Role of Marital Support in the Career of Self-initiated expatriates in Mixed unions: case of Japanese Female Immigrants in France” (in English)
GLOMO - 2nd International Conference on Self-Initiated Expatriation (April 2022)
Subject: “Japanese female self-initiated expatriates’ career construction: Solitary adaptive strategies in response to intersectional inequalities” (in English)
Congress of the French Association of Sociology, RT33 « Famille, vie privée, vie publique » (June 2021)
Subject: « L’articulation de vie professionnelle et familiale des femmes japonaises en couple mixte avec des conjoints français, au regard de leurs parcours migratoires et familiaux » (in French)
Round Table “Being a Foreign Student at Sorbonne University” (April 2021)
Co-direction of the project and coordinator (in French)
Within the framework of the Equality and Anti-Discrimination Mission of the Faculty of Letters at Sorbonne University, which aims to combat all forms of discrimination and violence, as well as to promote a common culture of equality and diversity.
Study day: Les Valeurs de l’Autre (March 2019)
Organized by the University of Grenoble-Alpes and Tohoku University (Japan). Subject: “Living together as a mixed couple: The analysis of intercultural interactions from the view of life path and conjugal relationships” (in English)
Junior Lab Mouvances: Round Table “Gender and Migration” (May 2017)
Organizer and coordinator (in French)
Study day: (En)jeux de l’enquête sociologique. Appartenances, engagements et stratégies du chercheur face au terrain (April 2017)
Organization and intervention. Subject: “What strategies for accessing respondents? Social and symbolic proximity and distance” within the framework of “The Researcher's Social Belongings”
Public events!
Screening and Debate “Les couples dominos” by Blaise Mendjiwa (October 2023)
Discussant and speaker
October 2023
Screening and Debate “Les couples dominos”
by Blaise Mendjiwa
Discussant and speaker
Screening and Debate “Les couples dominos” by Blaise Mendjiwa (October 2023)
Discussant and speaker
December 2020
Screening and Debate “Ma famille sans frontières”
by Minju Song
Project director and coordinator
Screening and Debate “Les couples dominos” by Blaise Mendjiwa (October 2023)
Discussant and speaker
July 2019
Interview in an article on “What the Sexualization of Teenage Girls Says About Japanese Society”
by Arthur Bayon on Slate.fr
Interviewed as a researcher on gender relations in Japan
Other
professional experience...
Dec. 2017 – Mar. 2020
AIDA Association
Founder, Organization of intercultural seminars, Publication of scientific articles
Sept. 2013 – Dec. 2014
Henobu Factory Co., Ltd.
Commercial Department
Intern (Sept. 2013 to March 2014) / Regular Employee (April 2014) / Team Leader (Aug. 2014 to Dec. 2014) Business development, Implementation of commercial strategies, Negotiation and customer relationship management
Work with me
Location
France, Japan, anywhere!
kanako.takeda.98@gmail.com
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