AY2013 IGC-SSRI Symposium (Sophia)
Revival of Democracy in the Global Age?
 – Beyond the Crisis of Representation –
Date
 10:00 – 17:45, Saturday January 18, 2014
 Venue
 International Conference Room, 17th Floor, #2 Building, Sophia University
 Sponsors
 Institute for Global Concern (IGC – Sophia University)
 Co-Sponsors
 Social Science Research Institute (SSRI – ICU)
Opening Remarks
Prof. Noriko Hataya(Sophia University)
 https://youtu.be/GS0FQPRUTXI
Keynote Speeches
Problems of (social) Democracy: a European Perspective on Current Concerns”
– Prof. Colin Crouch (University of Warwick)
 https://youtu.be/Qn-bQf6nn04
“The Silenced Majority: Stories of Uprisings, Occupations, Resistance, and Hope
– Prof. Amy Goodman (Journalist, Democracy Now!)
 https://youtu.be/pF9pyBVx7vM
 Discussant: Prof. Koichi Nakano (IGC Director)
 https://youtu.be/pF9pyBVx7vM
Panel Discussion I
Strange Mixture of Post-Democracy and Pre-Democracy
 – Prof. Jiro Yamaguch (Hokkaido University)
 https://youtu.be/7dz18p_Hc-s
 
 Regaining Voices: Rise of independent media amidst social movement
 – Prof. Chie Matsumoto (Journalist, Labornet TV)
 https://youtu.be/mtzR8A16BrU
 
 Street Democracy: In the Light of Homelessness
 – Prof. Masato Kimura (Takachiho University, Shibuya Free Association for the Subsistence and Well-being of the Homeless)
 https://youtu.be/G_XSWFc8qpQ
 Discussant:Prof. Colin Crouch (University of Warwick)
 https://youtu.be/qBd6rRSo_j8
 Discussant:Prof. Amy Goodman (Journalist, Democracy Now!)
 https://youtu.be/NcHNNFYrR2Y
Chair: Prof. Mari Miura (Sophia University)
Joint Prayer
Rev. Shoko Kitanaka (International Christian University)
 Prof. Juan Haidar, S.J. (Sophia University)
 https://youtu.be/SKhx7p56KK8?list=PL6AVAjDXRtOMiHegwpxUIr1ylawOBLiY9
Panel Discussion II
Prof. Colin Crouch (University of Warwick)
 Prof. Amy Goodman (Journalist, Democracy Now!)
 Prof. Chie Matsumoto (Journalist, Labornet TV)
 Prof. Chie Matsumoto (Journalist, Labornet TV)
 Prof. Masato Kimura (Takachiho University, Shibuya Free Association for the Subsistence and Well-being of the Homeless)
https://youtu.be/BrWmSW9vymA
Chair: Prof. Mari Miura (Sophia University)
Closing Remarks
Prof. Giorgio Shani (SSRI DIrector)