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Seminars, Lectures, Symposia – 2019 Academic Year
Seminars
- May 23, 2019, 18:00-19:30
- “New Critical Spaces in Transitional Justice: Gender, Art & Memory”
（Co-hosted with the Institute of Comparative Culture）
Speakers:
Christopher Lamont (Tokyo International University)
Arnaud Kurze (Montclair State University [New Jersey]/New York University)
Mieczysław Boduszyński (Pomona College [California])
Moderator:
Tadashi ANNO（SIIR）
- May 31, 2019, 17:30-19:00
- “A Comparative Analysis of Governance Reforms in China and Japan”
Speaker:
BAI Zhili, Associate Professor, School of Government, Peking University
- November 22, 2019, 18:00-19:30
- “Working for the ICRC in the Field of Humanitarian Assistance in Iraq: A Mid-Career Report”
(Co-hosted with the ICRC and with the Sophia University Human Resources Center for International Cooperation [SHRIC])
Speaker:
Mr. Makoto Abe, Delegate, ICRC (Basrah Office, Iraq)
- November 29, 2019, 13:30-15:10
- “Sustainability: Fact or Fiction ―Challenges of SDGs”
Speaker:
H.E. Dr.Rashid Alleem (Chairman, Sharjah Electricity & Water Authority, United Arab Emirates)
Commentator:
Prof. Mikiko Sugiura（Associate Professor at Center for Global Education and Discovery, Sophia University）
Moderator/ Commentator:
Daisaku HIGASHI（SIIR）
- April 23, May 14, June 11, June 25, July 9, 19:05-21:05
- Seminar Series on “Human Security and Peace Building”
(Hosted by Center for Global Education and Discovery, Sophia University, co-hosted by SIIR)
Project Leader:
Daisaku HIGASHI (SIIR)
Lectures
- April 18, 2019, 15:00-16:30
- “Sino-Japanese Relations in the Past Decade: An Ambassador’s Perspective”
Speaker:
H.E. CHENG Yonghua, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China in Japan
Moderator:
Masatsugu NAYA (SIIR)
- July 5, 2019, 19:00-20:30
- “The US-Japan Status of Forces Agreements in a Global Perspective: Possibility for Revision?”
(Co-hosted with the Institute of Comparative Culture)
Book Launch Seminar for “Achilles’ Heel of Pax Americana:
A Global Comparative Study of Status of Forces Agreements between the US and Partner States” (Tokyo: Ochanomizu Shobō, 2019)
Speaker:
Yasuhiro SASAYAMA (SIIR)
- November 7, 2019, 17:30-19:00
- “Japan’s Relationship with India—Key Challenges and Opportunities”
Speaker:
H.E. Dr. Aftab Seth (Former Ambassador of India to Japan (2000-2003))
Moderator:
Tadashi ANNO (SIIR)
- November 21, 2019, 17:30-19:00
- “Hate Speech in Southeast Asia: Impact on Human Rights”
Speaker:
Dr. James Gomez (Regional Director, Asia Centre, Bangkok)
Moderator:
Tadashi ANNO (SIIR)
- December 12, 2019, 17:05-21:30
- “Conflict and Its Impact on Development: The Case of Yemen”
(Co-hosted with Sophia Institute for Human Security/ Sponsored by the UN Development Programme)
Opening Remarks:
Mr. Katsuhiko TAKAHASHI, Director, Middle Eastern and African Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Keynote lecture:
Mr. Auke Lootsma, UNDP Yemen Resident Representative
Special lecture 1:
Daisaku HIGASHI (SIIR)
Special lecture 2:
Mr. Junji KAWASHIMA (Senior Advisor, Second Middle Eastern Division, Japan International Cooperation Agency)
Moderator:
Mr. Hiroshi SATO (Chief Senior Researcher, Institute of Developing Economies)
Closing Remarks:
Mr. Tetsuo KONDO (Director, UNDP Representative Office, Tokyo)
General Moderator:
Ms. Fumiko FUKUOKA (Senior Partnership Advisor, Regional Bureau for Arab States, UNDP)
- January 9, 2020
- “US-Japan Relations: The Question of National Identities and their Implications for the Future of Bilateral Relations and for the Wider World”
Lecture for visiting students from University of Pennsylvania as part of the Kakehashi Project.
Speaker:
Tadashi Anno (SIIR)
Round Tables
- May 16, 2019, 18:30-20:00
- “China-Japan Relations and the Impact of International Education”
(Co-hosted with the Schwarzman Scholars)
Speakers:
・Dr. Linda Grove, Emeritus Professor of Chinese History and former Vice President of Sophia University for International Academic Exchange
・Dr. David Wank, Professor of Sociology and Director, Graduate School of Global Studies, Sophia University
・Mr. Atsuyuki FUJINUMA, Deputy Director, First China and Mongolia Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
・Mr. Naomi INOUE, Associate Professor of Environmental Policy, Sophia University, and a former Secretary at the Japanese Embassy in Beijing.
・Mr. Hideki YONEKAWA, Vice President, Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO)
・Dr. Nancy Snow, Pax Mundi Professor of Public Diplomacy, Kyoto University of Foreign Studies
- October 30, 2019, 18:30-21:00
- “Meet Sophia Alumni National Civil Servants”
Opening Remarks:
Tadashi ANNO (SIIR)
Special Guest Speaker:
Ambassador Ichiro FUJISAKI, Director, Nakasone Peace Institute
Guest Speakers:
Mr. Toru KAJIWARA (Director, Services Trade Division, Bureau of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs).
Ms. Mayu Yamaguchi (Staff Member, Fixed-Term and Part-Time Work Division, Employment Environment and Equal Opportunity Bureau, Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare)
Symposia
- July 1, 2019, 17:30-19:30
- “Politics in the Middle East after the Islamic State”
Speakers:
Dr. Yutaka TAKAOKA (Chief Research Fellow, Middle East Institute of Japan)
“What Has Happened to ‘Islam’?”
Shuji Hosaka（Director, JIME Center, Institute of Energy Ecconomics, Japan)
“The Arab Spring: Will There Be a Second Round?”
Moderator:
Masatsugu NAYA (SIIR)
- July 12, 2019, 19:05-21:30
- “Challenges in the South Sudan Peace Process: Thinking about Peace-Building in Africa on the Eve of TICAD 7”
(Hosted by the Sophia Institute of Human Security, co-hosted by SIIR)
Opening Remarks:
Ambassador Masahiko KIYA (Ambassador for TICAD, Deputy Director-General, African Affairs Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Keynote speaker 1:
Daisaku HIGASHI (SIIR)
Keynote speaker 2:
Mr. Takaki IMAI (President, Japan International Volunteer Center)
Moderator:
Ms. Mai NAMIKI (Manager, Fund-raising Group, Japan International Volunteer Center)
- November 22, 2019, 17:20-19:00
- “Christianity and the SDGs” (3rd in the Symposia Series to Celebrate the Visit of Pope Francis)
(Sponsored by the Japan Province of the Society of Jesus, Sophia University Alumni Association, and by the Embassy of the Republic of Argentina in Japan)
Speaker:
Professor John Joseph Puthenkalam, S.J. (Professor, Faculty of Economics, Sophia University)
Commentator:
Sr. Yukiko AOKI (Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Education, Sophia University)
Moderator:
Daisaku HIGASHI (SIIR)
- December 9, 2019, 17:30-19:30
- “Globalization and Cultural Change: Discrimination, Multilingualism, Popular Culture”
(Co-hosted with the Institute of American and Canadian Studies, European Institute, and with the Iberoamerican Institute)
Speakers:
Prof. Makiko DEGUCHI (Institute of American and Canadian Studies)
“Decline in White Privilege and its Impact on North American Societies”
Prof. Goro Christoph KIMURA (European Institute)
“The Rise of Trilingualism in Europe”
Prof. Mauro Neves Junior (Iberoamerican Institute)
“The Rise of K-pop in Latin America from the Perspective of International Relations”
Moderator:
Kazuhiro MAESHIMA (SIIR)
- December 17, 2019
- “SDGs and Public Works”
Speaker:
Prof. Shigeki KUSUNOKI (Professor, Faculty of Law, Sophia University)
Moderator:
Daisaku HIGASHI (SIIR)
- January 28, 2020
- “The US-Iran Standoff: Middle Eastern and American Perspectives”
Speakers:
Daisaku HIGASHI (SIIR)
Kazuhiro MAESHIMA (SIIR)
Moderator:
Tadashi ANNO (SIIR)
Workshops
- December 19, 2019
- “Recent Sino-Japanese Relations and Japan’s China Policy”
Speaker:
Dr. Giulio Pugliese (Lecturer in War Studies, King’s College London)
- May 31, 2019
- “EU’s Economic Policy toward China”
Speaker:
Dr. Giulio Pugliese (Lecturer in War Studies, King’s College London）
Panel Discussion
- August 29, 2019, 11:00-12:00
- “Building Bridges for Peace in South Sudan” (Official Side Event for TICAD VII)
(Co-hosted with UN Institute for Training and Research)
Moderator:
Mr. Nikhil Seth, UN Assistant Secretary-General, Executive Director, UNITAR
Panelists:
Hon. Onyoti Adigo Nyikwec, Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, South Sudan
Daisaku HIGASHI (SIIR)
Mr. Takeshi AKAMATSU, Deputy Director-General, International Cooperation Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Samuel Rizk, Head, Conflict Prevention, Peacebuilding, and Responsive Institutions (CPPRI), UNDP Crisis Bureau
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