AY2015 Open Lecture

Previous Open Lectures (AY2015)

Feb. 18, 2016 “Issues in Japanese-Filipino Children—From Human Rights Perspectives” - Ms. Rieko Ito (Citizen’s Network for Japanese-Filipino Children)

Feb. 15, 2016 “The 21st Century Trade Game: Balancing Interests in East Asia” - Prof. Bryan Mercurio (Chinese University of Hong Kong)

Feb. 9, 2016 “The Activities of the ICRC” - Mr. Saisuke SHIBASAKI (ICRC Tokyo Office)

Feb. 4, 2016 “Internet – Significance and Issues” - Mr. Susumu Yoshida (Yahoo Japan Corporation)

Feb. 2, 2016 “Social Network in the Era of Social Media” - Dr. Yoonjae NAM (Kyung Hee University/ICU SSRI)

Feb. 2, 2016 “Explaining the Paris Agreement on Climate Change” - Prof. Katsuhiko Mori (ICU)

Feb. 2, 2016 “Challenge of Convivialism” - Dr. Yoshihiro Nakano (ICU – SSRI)

Dec. 14, 2015 “Denaturalizaing Human Security: Beyond Problem-Solving and Critical Theory” - Prof. Mustapha Kamal Pasha (Aberystwyth University)

Dec. 14, 2015 “Prospects for Japan-China Relations under Abe and Xi: An Indian Perspective” - Dr. Rupakjyoti Borah (National Chung Hsing University)

Dec. 11, 2015 “Will China Ever See Its Own Barack Obama? On African Traders in Guangzhou” - Prof. Gordon Mathews (Chinese University of Hong Kong)

Dec. 10, 2015 “Prospects for Human Development/Security in Africa Post-2015” - Prof. Timothy Shaw (UMass Boston), Prof. Jane Parapet (UMass Boston)

Nov. 5, 2015 “UNICEF and the World’s Children ～Progress and Challenges～” - Reiko Ikea (Japan Committee for UNICEF, School Education and Youth Development Division)

Nov. 3, 2015 “‘Securitization’ and Human Rights Promotion in East Asia: Aligning Japanese Policy with Ongoing Practice” - André Asplund (Research Fellow, European Institute of Japanese Studies, Stockholm School of Economics)

Oct. 20, 2015 “Domestic Politics and the Post-Cold War Evolution of SDF & Legal Strictures” - Ben Ascione (PhD Candidate, Australian National University)

Oct.8, 2015 “Acculturation Strategies: Belonging, Identity, and a Multicultural Japan?” - Adam Komisarof (Professor, Reitaku University)

Jun. 3, 2015 “On the Estimation and Election of Macroeconomic Models” - Mototsugu Shintani (Professor, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Tokyo)

May 25, 2015 “Feeling Secure / Insecure: On Construction of Sensibility in Daily Life” - Yoichiro Murakami (Professor Emeritus, ICU)

May 8, 2015 “Why Nuclear Energy Matters for Christian Faith: From the Viewpoint of Environmental Theology” - Goro Christoph Kimura (Professor, Sophia University)

Apr. 21, 2015 “IT Business and Law – Interaction of Business Model and Law” - Katsuya Tamai (Professor, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Tokyo)