Roger James Goodman (born 26 May 1960) is a British

social scientist Social science is one of the branches of science, devoted to the study of societies and the relationships among individuals within those societies. The term was formerly used to refer to the field of sociology, the original "science of socie ...

and academic, specialising in

Japanese studies Japanese studies ( Japanese: ) or Japan studies (sometimes Japanology in Europe), is a sub-field of area studies or East Asian studies involved in social sciences and humanities research on Japan. It incorporates fields such as the study of Japan ...

. He is the Nissan Professor of Modern Japanese Studies at the Nissan Institute for Japanese Studies at the

University of Oxford , mottoeng = The Lord is my light , established = , endowment = £6.1 billion (including colleges) (2019) , budget = £2.145 billion (2019–20) , chancellor ...

, and the sixth

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of St Antony's College, Oxford. Goodman became president of the Academy of Social Sciences in January 2020. He was also head of the Social Sciences Division of Oxford from 2008 to 2017.

Early life and education

Goodman was born on 26 May 1960 to Cyril Joshua Goodman and Ruth Goodman (née Sabel). He was educated at

Rugby School Rugby School is a public school (English independent boarding school for pupils aged 13–18) in Rugby, Warwickshire, England. Founded in 1567 as a free grammar school for local boys, it is one of the oldest independent schools in Britain. ...

, a then all-boys

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boarding school, and at

King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford King Edward VI Grammar School, or KEGS, is a British grammar school with academy status located in the city of Chelmsford, Essex, England. It takes pupils between the ages of 11 and 18, ie. school years 7 to 13. For years 7 to 11 the school is b ...

, then an all-boys

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. He studied at the Durham University, graduating with a

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(BA) degree in 1981. In 1982, he matriculated into St Antony's College, Oxford, to undertake

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in social anthropology. He completed his

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(DPhil) degree in 1987 with a

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titled "A study of the Kikokushijo phenomenon: returnee schoolchildren in contemporary Japan".

Academic career

In August 2016, Goodman was announced as the next

of St Antony's College, Oxford. He became sixth Warden in October 2017 in succession to the retiring

Margaret MacMillan Margaret Olwen MacMillan, (born 1943) is a Canadian historian and professor at the University of Oxford. She is former provost of Trinity College, Toronto, and professor of history at the University of Toronto and previously at Ryerson Univer ...

Selected works

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Goodman, Roger British Japanologists Living people Alumni of St Antony's College, Oxford Wardens of St Antony's College, Oxford British social scientists 1960 births People educated at Rugby School People educated at King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford Alumni of University College, Durham