Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. Discussants: KOJO Yoshiko (Univ of Tokyo); KUME Ikuo, (Waseda Univ/Institute of European Studies, UBC); Yves TIBERGHIEN (IAR, UBC); UCHIYAMA Yu (Univ of Tokyo). How will Shinzō Abe take advantage of his recent electoral victory to move forward with his domestic and international agendas? Informed experts, including six distinguished Japanese analysts, will consider the prospects for Abe economics, for constitutional reform, and for relations with regional powers.
Panelists:
- Professor Ikuo Kume (Waseda University, School of Political Science and Economics, Visiting Professor at Institute of European Studies and Political Science, UBC)
- Professor Yves Tiberghien (UBC, Department of Political Science)
- Professor Yu Uchiyama (University of Tokyo, Department of Advanced Social and International Studies)
- Professor Yoshiko Kojo (University of Tokyo, Department of Advanced Social and International Studies)
Select Articles and Books Available at UBC Library
Naoi, M. , Kume, I. (2011). Explaining Mass Support for Agricultural Protectionism: Evidence from a Survey Experiment During the Global Recession. International Organization, 65(4), 771-795. [Link]
Tiberghien, Y. (2011). Playing Our Game: Why China’s Rise Doesn’t Threaten the West. Journal Of East Asian Studies, 11(2), 331-334. [Link]
Uchiyama, Yu. (2010). Koizumi and Japanese politics: reform strategies and leadership style. (C. Freire, Trans.). London: Routledge. [Link]
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