バーバラ・ホルトス
副所長
社会学
2018年4月
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バーバラ・ホルトスは、2006年にドイツのトリアー大学で日本学、2010年にハワイ大学で社会学の2つの博士号を取得。 2018年4月にドイツ日本研究所の副所長に就任。それ以前は、ウィーン大学東アジア研究学科／日本学部の助教を務めていた。家族社会学の中で、少子化問題、ウェルビーイング、メディア、ジェンダー、日本の地方、主に人口動態と社会変動が研究テーマとしている。
ドイツ科学財団（DFG）の助成による、「ドイツと日本における親の満足度の比較に関する研究プロジェクト」（2014～2017年）では、主任研究員を務めた。
近著に『Japan through the lens of the Tokyo Olympics』（2020年、共編著 I. Gagne, W. Manzenreiter, F. Waldenberger）、『Parental well-being: Satisfaction with work, family life, and family policy in Germany and Japan』（2018年、共編著H. Bertram）、『Life course, happiness and well-being in Japan』 (2017年、共編著 W. Manzenreiter) 、『Happiness and the good life in Japan 』(2017年、共編著 W. Manzenreiter) などがある。
DIJプロジェクト
Japan through the lens of the Tokyo Olympics
完全なDIJプロジェクト
COVID-19 ー 国際比較における日本の新たな課題への対応
The meaning of local community for happiness and selfhood
Recent Publications
Holthus, Barbara (2025年9月1日). "Meat consumption and sustainability: the case of Japan". DIJ Sustainability blog: Sustainability in Japan and beyond. LINK
Holthus, Barbara (2025). Animals in Japanese Society – The case of companion versus farm animals (ICAS Seminar). LINK
Holthus, Barbara, Conrad, Harald & Klein, Axel (2024). Introduction to Sustainability in Japan. LINK
Holthus, Barbara (2024). Stumbling upon furry friends in Aso: Transitioning to studying Japan’s urban-rural divide through the lens of pets. LINK
Holthus, Barbara (2024). "ドイツの出生率推移を紐解く [Unravelling Germany’s fertility rate development]". Nenkin to keizai, Vol 43, No. 2 (pp. 12-31). LINK
Holthus, Barbara (2024). Peer Review for: Costantini et al: Developing Inclusive Community Platforms: A Catalyst for DEI Community. LINK
Holthus, Barbara & Schwarzbart, Ricarda (2023). "Nachhaltigkeit und (Haus)tierrecht: Ein deutsch-japanischer Vergleich". Rescriptum, vol. 21, 2 (pp. 81-90).
Holthus, Barbara (2023年7月1日). "Soziologie der Haustiere im heutigen Japan". Max Weber Stiftung, Themenportal. LINK
Holthus, Barbara (2022). "Covid-Olympia 2020/2021: Japans Wunsch nach Neuerfindung". In: Blechinger-Talcott, Verena, Chiavacci, David & Schwentker, Wolfgang (Eds.), Japan: Ein Land im Umbruch (pp. 299-311). BeBra Verlag. LINK
Holthus, Barbara (2022). "Review of Amorphous Dissent: Post-Fukushima Social Movements in Japan, edited by Horie Takashi, Tanaka Hikaru, and Tanno Kiyoto. Melbourne: Trans Pacific Press, 2021". Social Science Japan Journal, 25:2 (Summer 2022) (pp. 357-360). LINK
Holthus, Barbara (2022). "Catchword: Kodomo kateicho". DIJ Newsletter, 67. LINK
Holthus, Barbara & Manzenreiter, Wolfram (2021). "A board game approach to studying the multidimensionality of life satisfaction". In: Cieslik, Mark (Ed.), Researching happiness: Qualitative, biographical and critical perspectives (pp. 199-218). Bristol University Press. LINK
Manzenreiter, Wolfram & Holthus, Barbara (2021). "The Meaning of Place for Selfhood and Well-being in Rural Japan". In: Ganseforth, Sonja & Jentzsch, Hanno (Eds.), Rethinking Locality in Japan (pp. 69-84). Routledge. LINK
Holthus, Barbara (2021). Gendered social movements in post-3.11 Japan: A survey report. DIJ (DIJ Working Papers). LINK
Holthus, Barbara & Manzenreiter, Wolfram (2020). "‘Bullseye view on happiness’: A qualitative interview survey method". In: Kottmann, Nora & Reiher, Cornelia (Eds.), Studying Japan: Research Designs, Fieldwork and Methods (pp. 151-154). Nomos. LINK
Holthus, Barbara (2020). "Review of Empire of dogs. Canines, Japan, and the making of the modern imperial world. Aaron Herald Skabelund". Contemporary Japan. LINK
Holthus, Barbara & Higuchi , N. (2020). "デモ参加をめぐるジェンダーギャプ [Gender gap in demonstration participation]". In: Higuchi, N. & Matsutani, M. (Eds.), ３.１１後の社会運 [Social movements post-3.11] (pp. 121-143). Chikuma.
Holthus, Barbara (2020). "Japan and the Olympic Games [Japan und die Olympischen Spiele]". DIJ Newsletter, 61. LINK
Holthus, Barbara, Gagné, Isaac, Manzenreiter, Wolfram & Waldenberger, Franz (2020). "Postscript: The new Olympic race against COVID-19". In: Holthus, Barbara, Gagné, Isaac, Manzenreiter, Wolfram & Waldenberger, Franz (Eds.), Japan through the lens of the Tokyo Olympics (pp. 17-17). Routledge. LINK
Holthus, Barbara (2020). "Volunteering Japan-style: ‘Field cast’ for the Tokyo Olympics". In: Holthus, Barbara, Gagné, Isaac, Manzenreiter, Wolfram & Waldenberger, Franz (Eds.), Japan through the lens of the Tokyo Olympics (pp. 104-109). Routledge.
Holthus, Barbara, Gagné, Isaac, Manzenreiter, Wolfram & Waldenberger, Franz (2020). "Understanding Japan through the lens of Tokyo 2020". In: Holthus, Barbara, Gagné, Isaac, Manzenreiter, Wolfram & Waldenberger, Franz (Eds.), Japan through the lens of the Tokyo Olympics (pp. 1-7). Routledge.
Holthus, Barbara (2020). Wie Phönix aus der Asche – oder Japans Wunsch der Neuerfindung durch die Olympischen Spiele 2020. DIJ (DIJ Working Papers). LINK
Holthus, Barbara, Gagné, Isaac, Manzenreiter, Wolfram & Waldenberger, Franz (Eds.) (2020). Japan through the lens of the Tokyo Olympics. Routledge. LINK
Holthus, Barbara & Kottmann, Nora (2019). "(No) sex in the city?". DIJ Newsletter, 60.
Holthus, Barbara (2019). "Introduction to special section: Emotions and affect in studies on contemporary Japan". Contemporary Japan, 31.2 (pp. 118-121).
Holthus, Barbara (2019). Infrastructural Family Policy in Japan: Parental Evaluation. DIJ (DIJ Working Papers). LINK
Holthus, Barbara (2019). "Infrastructural family policy in Japan: Parental evaluation". In: Meier-Gräwe, Uta, Motozawa, Miyoko & Schad-Seifert, Annette (Eds.), Family life in Japan and Germany. Challenges for a gender sensitive family policy (pp. 135-156). Springer.
Holthus, Barbara & Manzenreiter, Wolfram (2019). Bullseye view: Developing a sociological method for studying happiness. DIJ (DIJ Working Papers). LINK
Holthus, Barbara (2018). "Review of Fukushima and the Arts. Barbara Geilhorn, Kristina Iwata-Weickgenannt (Eds.)". Journal of Japanese Studies, 44,2 (pp. 461-465).
Holthus, Barbara & Lützeler, Ralph (2018). "Parental well-being in Japan: Regional differences". In: Lützeler, Ralph (Ed.), Rural areas between decline and resurgence: Lessons from Japan and Austria (pp. 93-97). Department of East Asian Studies/ Japanese Studies, Univ. of Vienna.
Holthus, Barbara & Bertram, Hans (Eds.) (2018). Parental well-being. Satisfaction with work, family life, and family policy in Germany and Japan. Iudicium. LINK
Holthus, Barbara & Waldenberger, Franz (2018). "30 Jahre gesellschafts- und geisteswissenschaftliche Forschung zu Japan. Das Deutsche Institut für Japanstudien, 1988-2018". Weltweit vor Ort. Das Magazin der Max Weber Stiftung, 2 (pp. 26-29). LINK
Holthus, Barbara (2018). "Parental satisfaction with family policies in Japan: An overview". In: Holthus, Barbara & Bertram, Hans (Eds.), Parental well-being. Satisfaction with work, family life, and family policy in Germany and Japan (pp. 264-292). Iudicium. (DIJ Monographien).
Holthus, Barbara, Fankhauser, Peter & Hundsdorfer, Stefan (2018). "Partnership satisfaction in Germany and Japan: The role of family work distribution and gender ideology". In: Holthus, Barbara & Bertram, Hans (Eds.), Parental well-being. Satisfaction with work, family life, and family policy in Germany and Japan (pp. 164-196). Iudicium. (DIJ Monographien).
Holthus, Barbara & Bertram, Hans (2018). "Parents in transitional Germany and Japan". In: Holthus, Barbara & Bertram, Hans (Eds.), Parental well-being. Satisfaction with work, family life, and family policy in Germany and Japan (pp. 9-15). Iudicium. (DIJ Monographien).
Eichelberg, Sven & Holthus, Barbara (2018). 30 Years Interdisciplinary Research on Site. 1988 – 2018. DIJ. LINK