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It is our pleasure to invite you to the following seminar. Anybody who is interested in and concerned about Mindanao issues are welcome to attend. If you wish to attend, please fill in and send the form you will find at the end of this message. For further inquiry, please contact Kawashima at: midori-k@sophia.ac.jp

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Seminar on Mindanao Conflict and Peace: Dynamics among State, Donor Agency and Civil Society

Date and Time: 13:00-17:30, November 15 (Sat.), 2008
Place: Room 202, Bldg. 12, Sophia University Yotsuya Campus (5 minute walk from JR and Metro Yotsuya station)

Organized by:
Group 2, Section for Islamic Area Studies, Institute of Asian Cultures, Sophia University

Language: English

Chairperson: Prof. Kawashima Midori (Sophia University)

Presentations:
1)Prof. Nathan Quimpo (University of Tsukuba)
"The Pitfalls in Working for Peace in a Time of Political Decay"

Prof. Rufa Guiam (Mindanao State University, General Santos City)
"Exacerbating Conflict or Forging Peace?: Dynamics of Donor Agencies and Civil Society Partnership in Development Assistance for Mindanao's Conflict-affected Communities"

Discussants:
Prof. Ishii Masako (Osaka University)
Prof. Patricio Abinales (Kyoto University)

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