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シンポジウム2014/5/24

滋賀大学リスク研究センター・BAJS(英国日本研究協会日本支部)共催シンポジウム

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《Symposium on Risk, Society and Politics 
                                in Contemporary Japan》  
日時:5月24日(土)13:30~17:30
      5月25日(日)10:00~12:00 (事前招待者のみ)
会場:滋賀大学彦根キャンパス 本部管理棟3階大会議室 
   オーガナイザー:ロバート・アスピノール副リスク研究センター長
【シンポジウムプログラム】 5月24日(土) 13:30 シンポジウム 開会の言葉  久保英也リスク研究センター長 13:45-15:45 【パネル】  Positioning Risk and Making Social Policies in Contemporary Japan ・Social Policies of Accountability in the Era of Neoliberal Risk William Bradley(龍谷大学) ・Risky Quest of Internationalizing Japan's universities Mayumi Ishikawa(大阪大学) ・Risks of Reforming Regular Employment in Japan Scott North(大阪大学) ・Risk, the fear of risk, and the risk of the fear of risk: the bureaucratic response to radiation in contemporary Fukushima Tom Gill(明治学院大学) 16:00-17:30 【特別講演】   Nation at Risk? Globalization, nationalism, and the future of Japan      中野晃一氏(上智大学国際教養学部教授)
5月25日(日) 10:00-12:00 【若手研究者ワークショップ】(事前招待者のみ)


【シンポジウム概要】

Between 35 and 40 people gathered for the event on the first day, Saturday 24th May. The session began with opening remarks from Professor Hideya Kubo, Director of the Center for Risk Research at Shiga University. Professor Robert Aspinall, Deputy Director of the Center, and Professor Philip Seaton of Hokkaido University, the Director of the Japan Branch of the British Association for Japanese Studies also said a few words of welcome to the speakers and other participants.
From 1:45pm to 3:45pm the Panel "Positioning Risk and Making Social Policies in Contemporary Japan" was held. Professor William Bradley of Ryukoku University chaired the panel and also opened it with a presentation entitled "Social Policies of Accountability in the Era of Neoliberal Risk". In this presentation he gave a theoretical analysis of different concepts of risk and how they related to neo-liberal assumptions about contemporary society and policy. In the second paper, Professor Mayumi Ishikawa of Osaka University talked about the "Risky Quest of Internationalizing Japan's universities". This was a very timely topic given the emphasis placed by the Ministry of Education on encouraging more Japanese students to go overseas and more foreign students to spend time in Japan. The third paper was given by Professor Scott North, also of Osaka University, who spoke on the topic of "Risks of Reforming Regular Employment in Japan". He warned about the dangers of reforming labour law in ways that could undermine the fairness of the system. Finally, Professor Tom Gill of Meiji Gakuin University talked about "Risk, the fear of risk, and the risk of the fear of risk: the bureaucratic response to radiation in contemporary Fukushima." In this presentation he spoke about his research in Iitate village in Fukushima Prefecture which was subject to evacuation orders due to high radiation, but which has now been deemed 'safe' by official measures of radiation, measures that are questioned by some of the residents.
At 4:00pm, the Keynote Speech, "A Nation at Risk? Globalization, nationalism, and the future of Japan" was given by Professor Koichi Nakano of Sophia University. This was a fascinating talk about the future direction of Japan under the rule of the LDP (Liberal Democratic Party). Professor Nakano talked about the collapse of the Left (the Socialist Party) and transformations that are currently underway with the Right - tensions between the 'Old Right' who have been in power for much of the postwar period, and the 'New Right' who are pushing a neoliberal agenda. The talk was followed by a lively discussion in which many members of the audience participated.
開会の辞を述べる久保リスク研究センター長 BAJS日本支部長フィリップ・シートン北海道大学教授 
開会の辞を述べる久保リスク研究センター長 BAJS 日本支部長
フィリップ・シートン北海道大学教授
オーガナイザーのロバート・アスピノール副リスク研究センター長 ウィリアム・ブラドリー龍谷大学教授
オーガナイザー
ロバート・アスピノール副リスク研究センター長
ウィリアム・ブラドリー龍谷大学教授
石川真由美大阪大学教授 スコット・ノース大阪大学教授
石川真由美大阪大学教授 スコット・ノース大阪大学教授
トム・ギル明治学院大学教授 パネル・ディスカッション
トム・ギル明治学院大学教授 パネル・ディスカッション
中野晃一上智大学教授 基調講演の様子
中野晃一上智大学教授 基調講演の様子
若手研究者研究報告会 若手研究者研究報告会
若手研究者研究報告会 若手研究者研究報告会

   


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