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Research interests
Misa Izuhara FAcSS is Professor of Social Policy at the School for Policy Studies, the University of Bristol, UK. She has been undertaking research extensively, both nationally and internationally, in the areas of housing and social change, ageing and intergenerational relations, and comparative policy analysis. Her expertise is of the analysis of the dynamic interactions between housing (wealth) and intergenerational relations, and their associations with inequalities across the life-course. Her research projects include a number of ESRC-funded grants which have explored the role of housing and asset-based welfare including their significance for family dynamics, retirement possibilities, and household decision-making. Misa’s research has frequently involved international and comparative research that examined policies and practices between UK and Japan and across East Asia.
She is the author of Housing in the Post-Growth Society (Routledge, 2018) and the Editor of Research Agenda on East Asian Social Policy (Edward Elgar, 2023). Misa is also the past Co-Editor of the international journal, Journal of Social Policy (2015-19).
Research Groups and Themes
- Ageing Futures
- Urban Research Cluster
Keywords
- Social Policy
- Housing
- Housing wealth
- Intergenerational relationships
- intergenerational transmissions & transfers
- Ageing and The Life Course
- Demographic change
- Care
- Comparative policy analysis
- East Asia
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Research output
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Cohousing and the role of intermediaries in later life transitions
Izuhara, M., West, K., Hudson, J., Felstead, A. L., Fernandez Arrigoitia, M. & Scanlon, K., 20 Sept 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Ageing and Society.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal) › peer-review
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A Research Agenda for East Asian Social Policy
Izuhara, M., 2023, Edward Elgar Publishing. 226 p. (Elgar Research Agendas)Research output: Book/Report › Edited book
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Exploring student housing: Connecting higher education to social and spatial justice
Izuhara, M. (Principal Investigator) & Paskov, M. (Co-Investigator)
3/02/25 → 31/07/25
Project: Research
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Intergenerational Housing and Access to Higher Education
Izuhara, M. (Principal Investigator) & Hill, S. W. (Co-Investigator)
1/11/23 → 31/03/24
Project: Research
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Critical Human Security and Public Policy Challenges in a Post-Covid World: UK and South Korea
Kennett, P. A. (Principal Investigator), Izuhara, M. (Co-Investigator), Lariviere, M. (Co-Investigator), Lendvai-Bainton, N. (Co-Investigator), Halford, S. (Co-Investigator), Kwon, H.-J. (Co-Investigator), Kim, E. (Co-Investigator), Oh, Y. (Co-Investigator) & Yi, J. Y. (Co-Investigator)
1/02/22 → 31/08/23
Project: Research
Activities
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Kobe University
Izuhara, M. (Visiting researcher)
May 2017 → Aug 2017Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting an external academic institution
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East Asian Social Policy Research Network annual conference
Izuhara, M. (Speaker)
2 Jul 2016Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Invited talk
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The Japan Foundation Public Seminar Series 2015
Izuhara, M. (Speaker)
10 Nov 2015Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public talk, debate, discussion