Ryo Onozato

Research Interests

Social Movement Theory. In particular, I am interested in radical protest actions and their social acceptability.
I have conducted fieldwork in South Korea. By focusing on disability movements that employ radical protest tactics, I aim to clarify how such movements are received or not received in a country where social movements are highly active.

Contact

onozato.ryo.s2(at)dc.tohoku.ac.jp
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Research Categories

[Social Movement Theory][Korean Society][Sociology of Disability]

Biography

■Education
March 2021: B.A., School of Social Sciences, Waseda University
September 2022~March 2023: Korea University (KLC)
March 2024: M.A., Graduate School of Social Sciences, Waseda University
April 2025 ~; Present: Ph.D. Program, Department of Integrated Human Sciences (Sociology), Graduate School of Arts and Letters, Tohoku University

■Professional Experience
April 2021~ August 2021: Teaching Assistant, School of Social Sciences, Waseda University
April 2024~March 2025: Teaching Assistant, Graduate School of Arts and Letters, Tohoku University

■Academic Societies
Tohoku Sociological Association
The Japan Sociological Society
The Association for Contemporary Korean Studies in Japan
The Japan Society for Disability Studies

Research Achievements

■Thesis
Onozato, Ryo. 2025. (Acceptance)South Korean University Students' Perceptions and Attitudes Toward Social Movements

Onozato, Ryo. 2024. “A Study on the Protest Consciousness of Korean University Students: Focusing on the Formation of Sentiments After the Impeachment Demonstrations Against Former President Park Geun-hye.” M.A. Thesis, Graduate School of Social Sciences, Waseda University.

■Conference Presentations
Onozato, Ryo. “How Do Korean University Students Interpret Social Movements? ; Choosing the Role of a Bystander in the Context of Polarization.” 70th Annual Meeting of the Tohoku Sociological Association, July 13&14, 2024.

Grants and Fellowships

Advanced Graduate School Researcher Development Program (AGS RISE Program)