東京大学公共政策大学院 | GraSPP / Graduate School of Public Policy | The university of Tokyo

The 14th Yamakawa Kenjiro Memorial Lecture: Professor Ian Shapiro on democratic competition (Dec. 21) The 14th Yamakawa Kenjiro Memorial Lecture will be held with Professor Ian Shapiro as our guest speaker. Professor Shapiro is the Henry R.Luce Director of the Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies, as well as Sterling Professor of Political Science at Yale. This talk is cosponsored by the Graduate Schools of Law and Political Seances 1. Title: Democratic Competition: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly 2. Time & Date: Friday, 21 December 2018, 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m 3. Venue: Conference Room, 8F, Law Building No.3 4. Please register at Nobuhiro Hiwatari (hiwatari[at]iss.u-tokyo.ac.jp). * Also use the same address for inquires. 5. Brief Description: “Ian Shapiro discusses the varieties of political competition across the democratic world. He shows why efforts to reform political parties over the past several decades to make them more democratic have backfired, compounding voter alienation, undermining good governance, and empowering demagogues and other populists. He also explains what needs to be done to reverse the trend. This talk draws from his new book with Frances Rosenbluth: Responsible Parties: Saving Democracy from Itself (Yale University Press, 2018).” 6. About the Speaker: Ian Shapiro is Sterling Professor of Political Science at Yale University, where he also serves as Henry R. Luce Director of the MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies. He has written widely and influentially on democracy, justice, and the methods of social inquiry. A native of South Africa, he received his J.D. from the Yale Law School and his Ph.D from the Yale Political Science Department where he has taught since 1984 and served as chair from 1999 to 2004. Shapiro is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Philosophical Society, and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He is a past fellow of the Carnegie Corporation, the Guggenheim Foundation, and the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences. He has held visiting appointments at the University of Cape Town, Keio University in Tokyo, and Nuffield College, Oxford. His most recent books are The Real World of Democratic Theory (Princeton University Press, 2012) Politics Against Domination (Harvard University Press, 2016), and, with Frances Rosenbluth, Responsible Parties: Saving Democracy from Itself (Yale University Press, 2018). His current research concerns the relations between democracy and the distribution of income and wealth.

The 13th Yamakawa Kenjiro Memorial Lecture: Professor Alexandre Debs (Yale University) on the causes of war and nuclear proliferation (Dec. 18-19) We are delighted to announce two talks as the 13th Yamakawa Kenjiro Memorial Lecture. Our guest speaker is Professor Alexandre Debs from the Political Science Department at Yale Professor Debs specializes in the causes of war, nuclear proliferation, and democratization. Please send your inquiries to Nobuhiro Hiwatari, <hiwatari[at]iss.u-tokyo.ac.jp> at the institute of Social Sciences, University of Tokyo 1. TALK 1 @ Komaba Title: “The Strategic Tensions of the July Crisis” Date: Tuesday, December 18th. 17:00-19:00 Venue: University of Tokyo, Komaba Campus, Collaboration Room 3 (4th floor), Building 18 Abstract: Accounts of the First World War struggle to explain why leaders were keen to enter into the conflict. Mutual optimism indeed does not appear to stand as a rationalist explanation for war. If one country is optimistic, then its enemy should temper its own optimism; both countries cannot simultaneously believe that they will prevail. This paper presents a formal model to resolve these tensions. Leaders care about how they fight a war. A country's aggressiveness bolsters its enemy's claim that it is a victim in the conflict, making its own aggressiveness more attractive. A country's aggressiveness may also reinforce the belief that the war will be short, and a costly stalemate can be avoided. Thus, the belligerents' optimism is not only jointly possible, it is mutually reinforcing. This perspective captures key dimensions of the July Crisis and sheds new light on the causes of the war. 2. TALK 2 @ Hongo Title: “The Strategic Causes of Nuclear Proliferation: Northeast Asia in Comparative Perspective” (This talk is co-sponsored by the Securities Studies Unit (PARI), and the Graduate School of Public Policy (GraSPP) Date: Wednesday, December 19th. 12:45-14:15 Venue: University of Tokyo, Hongo Campus, SMBC Academia Hall, International Academic Research Building. 4F. Registration: https://park-ssl.itc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/pari/app/passy4.cgi?eventid=ssu181219 Abstract: This presentation introduces a strategic framework to understand the causes of proliferation, and the effectiveness of counterproliferation tools, placing Northeast Asia in comparative perspective. Acquiring nuclear weapons takes time and effort. Before a nuclear-weapons program comes to fruition, adversaries and allies may offer threats and assurances to prevent proliferation. The stronger is a potential proliferator, the more likely it is to succeed in its attempt to acquire nuclear weapons. Threats are most effective against weak potential proliferators, and assurances are most expedient when offered to strong potential proliferators. In Northeast Asia, threats of preventive war have been ineffective in preventing North Korea from acquiring nuclear weapons, given its ability to inflict severe damage on Seoul. Assurances have been crucial in getting South Korea and Japan to forgo nuclear weapons. Looking ahead, a coercive approach toward North Korea is unlikely to be effective, and questions about assurances offered to South Korea and Japan risk spurring their proliferation. 3. ABOUT THE SPEAKER Alexandre Debs is Associate Professor of Political Science at Yale University. His research focuses on the causes of war, nuclear proliferation, and democratization. His work has appeared in the American Political Science Review, the Annual Review of Political Science, International Organization, International Security, International Studies Quarterly, the Journal of Conflict Resolution, and the Quarterly Journal of Political Science, among other outlets. He is the author of the book Nuclear Politics: The Strategic Causes of Proliferation (with Nuno Monteiro), published by Cambridge University Press in 2017. Alexandre received a Ph.d. degree in Economics from M.I.T., an M.Phil. in Economic and Social History from the University of Oxford as a Rhodes scholar, and a B.Sc. in Economics and Mathematics from Universite de Montreal.

  Report This presentation introduces a strategic framework to understand the causes of proliferation, and the effectiveness of counterproliferation tools, placing Northeast Asia in comparative perspective. Acquiring nuclear weapons takes time and effort. Before a nuclear-weapons program comes to fruition, adversaries and allies may offer threats and assurances to prevent proliferation. The stronger is a potential proliferator, the more likely it is to succeed in its attempt to acquire nuclear weapons. Threats are most effective against weak potential proliferators, and assurances are most expedient when offered to strong potential proliferators. In Northeast Asia, threats of preventive war have been ineffective in preventing North Korea from acquiring nuclear weapons, given its ability to inflict severe damage on Seoul. Assurances have been crucial in getting South Korea and Japan to forgo nuclear weapons. Looking ahead, a coercive approach toward North Korea is unlikely to be effective, and questions about assurances offered to South Korea and Japan risk spurring their proliferation. Date: Wednesday, December 19 2018, 12:45-14:15 Venue: SMBC Academia Hall, 4F International Academic Research Building, The University of Tokyo (MAP) Speaker: Dr. Alexandre Debs, Associate Professor, Political Science, Yale University Comentator: Dr. Shuhei Kurizaki, Associate Professor, Faculty of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University Moderator: Dr. Nobuhiro Hiwatari, Professor, Political Science Institute of Social Sciences, The University of Tokyo Language: English Registration: Needed. Please register from here. Co-hosted by: Security Studies Unit, Policy Alternatives Research Institute, the University of Tokyo The Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies at Yale FUTI (Friends of UTokyo, Inc.) GraSPP Research Seminar, the University of Tokyo

IMF Macroeconomist Training Program IMF has announced "Macroeconomist Training Program" as follows. If you are interested in this program, please apply for it through the link below. VENUE：JICA Tokyo (Tokyo International Center) DATE：Thursday, January 10 & Friday, January 11, 2019 FEE：Free (Domestic travel fee and accommodation will be provided.) LANGUAGE :English NUMBER TO BE ADMITTED：20 *Participants will be selected on the basis of their application materials TARGET :Master’s/ PhD students (see below) APPLICATION: https://www.cvent.com/d/xbqcpg/3B DEADLINE：December 16, 2018

NOTICE: Medical Check-ups for Autumn 2018 Entry Students and Researchers * Medical Check-ups ends on 3rd December. If  you have not had the check-ups, please be sure to make an online reservation first. The medical checkups will be conducted as follows. GraSPP students who enrolled in September, 2018 need to take medical checkups at Hongo Campus during the period. Date： from Tuesday 6th November, 2018 Venue： Hongo Health Service Center (Administration Bureau Bldg.2) * Online reservation through the Health Service Center website is required. The reservation website is available. * Before medical check-ups, students need to answer an online medical questionnaire. * Please be sure to bring your student ID card and your reservation number at medical checkups. For more details, please refer the following notice. Schedule of Students Medical Checkups (PDF, 469KB)

― I heard you have been working since April? That’s right. I have become what they call an “adult student” (laughs). I have always been interested in academia, and this is what got me thinking about continuing my studies at graduate school. I was a law student, and the period during my third and fourth undergraduate years when I was wondering about what topic to work on for my masters was a time when the issue of the TPP came up frequently on television and the net. Those news reports and other coverage fed my steadily growing interest in the agricultural economy, leading to my enrolling in the Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences. My supervisor at that time, as well as being an academic, also served on government-related committees, something that struck me as an interesting path to follow. Inspired in part by this teacher, I decided I would like to keep studying with a focus on the intersection of agriculture with politics and policy. That was what led me to apply to GraSPP. After starting at GraSPP, in addition to my studies, I also devoted myself to embassy volunteer work through the student union and other extracurricular activities. Although I still had concerns of my own, such as my career path and other aspects of my future, my way of thinking about it was that regional economies will not do well if primary industry fails to prosper, and that without prosperous regional economies, the economy of Japan as a whole will fail to thrive. This is what led me toward working in the field of agriculture, forestry and fisheries. I was fortunate to get an agreement allowing me to commence work while still at university, I so started at my job from April of this year. I inevitably encounter the same terms being used at my workplace in the course of my duties as I hear in my lessons at GraSPP, something that makes me aware of the overlap between study and work. Examples include open  ― Is there anything special you do to combine work and study? Not really. I guess that is because I like school (laughs). I always study at the university because I only get distracted by other things if I try to study at home. So whenever I have the time, the university is where I am usually found, especially on weekends. When work finishes early, I drop off my things at home and go straight to the university to keep studying. Of course, I take care not to let this impact my work on the day after. I’m someone who has always liked university. Friends often ask whether trying to do two things at once is difficult, but in fact, because I like university so much, coming here is actually a way to relieve stress. For me, school is the place where I feel most relaxed. That’s why I tend to think of myself as a "university hikikomori” (laughs). Personally, I would like to continue both with my work and my study at the university. If possible, I would love to go on and do a doctorate. Moreover, rather than just deskbound study, I would like to get more people to take an interest in Japan and in agriculture and other forms of primary industry. My hope is to get involved in extracurricular activities that convey the positive aspects of Japan, such as our cuisine which has been growing in popularity overseas in recent times.

We are pleased to invite you to the seminar scheduled on 3rd December 2018 at JICA Research institute. In this seminar, panelists will share innovative ideas and analysis of current situation of SDGs, and there are five panelists, all of whom are prominent in their field of expertise; International aid, Emerging countries, Academia, Business sector, and Civil society. We hope this seminar will give some hints to accelerate the implementation of SDGs.

 

Panelists:

-Dr. Homi Kharas, The Interim Vice President and Director of Global Economy and Development at Brookings Institution.

-Ms. Elizabeth Sidiropoulos, The Chief Executive of The South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)

-Prof. Izumi Ohno, Director of JICA Research Institute

-Mr. Masao Seki, Chair of Task Force on Keidanren's Charter of Corporate Behavior, Keidanren (Japan Business Federation), Senior Adviser on CSR, Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance Inc.

-Mr. Hideki Wakabayashi, Director of Japan NGO Center for International Cooperation (JANIC)

 

Moderator: Mr. Hiroshi Kato, Senior Vice President of JICA

 

1.Day

December 3, 2018, 18:30 - 20:20

 

2.Place

International Conference Hall, 2nd floor, JICA Ichigaya Building

10-5 Ichigaya Honmuracho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo

 

3.Concept

After a year of summits and consensus built during 2015, attention is now turning to the implementation of the ambitious pledges, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The often repeated refrain“business-as-usual will not suffice” has not yet been replaced with a positive agenda of what needs to be done under a global framework to achieve the goals.

As we near the five-year point on the road to 2030, the pressure is on for stakeholders to adopt innovative approaches to reach the SDGs. It is at this time that the JICA Research Institute (JICA-RI) and the Brookings Institute conducted joint research “From Summits to Solutions: Innovations in Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals” and tried to articulate approaches that could help the world reach the SDGs through innovations. The output of this joint research resulted in the publication of the volume, “From Summits to Solutions: Innovations to Achieve the Global Goals.”

To commemorate the publication of the volume, JICA-RI will hold a book launch seminar titled, “From Summits to Solutions: What are the innovative ideas that could help the world reach the Sustainable Development Goals?”

In this seminar, panelists will share innovative ideas and analysis of current situation of SDGs, and there are five panelists, all of whom are prominent in their field of expertise; International aid, Emerging countries, Academia, Business sector, and Civil society. One of those panelists include Dr. Homi Kharas, Interim Vice President and Director of Global Economy and Development at Brookings Institution. He has served as the lead author and executive secretary of the secretariat supporting the High Level Panel advising the U.N. secretary general on the post-2015 development agenda.

Other panelists include Ms. Elizabeth Sidiropoulos, Chief Executive of The South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA), which is an independent public policy think tank in South Africa, Mr. Masao Seki, Chair of Task Force on Keidanren's Charter of Corporate Behavior, Keidanren, Mr. Hideki Wakabayashi, Director of Japan NGO Center for International Cooperation (JANIC), and Prof. Izumi Ohno, Director of JICA Research Institute.

The panel session will be moderated by Mr. Hiroshi Kato, Senior Vice President of JICA.

We hope this seminar will give some hints to accelerate the implementation of SDGs.

 

4.Program

18:30– 18:35 Opening Remarks, Director of JICA Research Institute, Prof. Izumi Ohno

18:35 – 18:45 Setting the scene for the panel discussion, JICA Senior Vice President, Mr. Hiroshi Kato

18:45 – 19:45 Panel Discussion

 

Seminar Link in English: https://www.jica.go.jp/jica-ri/news/event/20181203_01.html

Registration: https://krs.bz/jica-ri/m?f=102

 

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The class on November 22th will be cancelled.