DRAFT PROGRAMME
| 19:00 – 09:45 | Registration and coffee | |
| 19:45 – 10:15 | Welcome/Opening addresses | |
Panel 1: JapanÕs
Foreign Policy in the 21st Century Chair: Harald CONRAD, University of Sheffield |
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| 10:15 – 11:00 | Keynote Speech: The Rise of Nationalism? Understanding Changes in Japanese Diplomacy and Political Discourse. SOEYA Yoshihide, Keio Universityabstract |
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| 11:00 – 11:30 | JapanÕs Security Policy: From a Peace-state to an International-state Bhubhindar SINGH, University of Sheffield abstract |
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| Panel 2: Between Target and Ideal: Education Policies in the Global ÒKnowledge-based EconomyÓChair: Irena HAYTER, University of Leeds |
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| 11:30 – 12:45 | Education
Reforms under Globalisation and the Rise of ÒLearning CapitalÓ Societies: JapanÕs Case since the 1990s. KARIYA Takehiko, University of Oxford Vocational Education in the Higher Education System in Japan: The Case of Senmon Gakk™. Marcus REBICK, University of Oxford |
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| 12:45 – 14:15 | Lunch (provided) | |
| Panel 3: Social Formations in a De-traditionalised JapanChair: HOMEI Aya, University of Cambridge |
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| 14:15 – 15:30 | Making Sense of Alternatives to Out-of-wedlock Childbearing: a U.S. - Japan Comparison. Ekaterina HERTOG, University of Oxford Globalising Intimacy in Japan: From Omiai to G™kon |
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| 15:30 – 16:00 | Coffee Break | |
| Panel 4: The Globalisation of CultureChair: Nicola LISCUTIN, Birkbeck College (University of London) |
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| 16:00 – 17:15 | Globalisation and Japanese Brands Globalisation of Manga and Manga Scanlation |
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| 17:15 – 18:00 | Keynote Speech: |
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| Our thanks to the conference organisers: Harald Conrad (University of Sheffield) & Nicola Liscutin & Shinji Oyama (Birkbeck College, University of London). Thanks also to Birkbeck College for providing the venue. |
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