About the event 

On March 22, 2022, the Institut d’études européennes of the Université libre de Bruxelles(IEE-ULB) and the Organization for Regional and Inter-regional Studies (ORIS) of Waseda University are organizing the annual EU-Japan Forum.

Hosted at IEE-ULB, this year the forum will be supported by a Core-to-Core project funded by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS).

Program 

9:00 – 9:10 Opening words

Hidetoshi Nakamura (Waseda University)

9:10-10:10 : Session 1 – Panel on ‘SDGs Diffusion and Contestation in Asia and Europe’

Chair : Paul Bacon (Waseda University)

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as international norms

  • Mina Chiba (Waseda University)

Norm diffusion of universal health coverage (UHC) through global health diplomacy

  • Yasushi Katsuma (Waseda University)

Beyond regionalization of higher education in Europe

  • Layla Radjai (Waseda University) & Frederik Ponjaert (IEE-ULB)

10:20-11:20 : Session 2 – Roundtable on ‘Value Politics in Japan and Europe’ (Routledge, 2021)

Book Presentation by the editors

  • François Foret (IEE-ULB) & Airo Hino (Waseda University)

Values between politics, market and society: an insight 

  • Jana Vargovčíková (INALCO, Paris)

Book discussion

  • Erica Baffelli (Manchester University)
    Sébastien Lechevalier (FFJ-EHESS, Paris)

11:20-11:30

Q & A

11:30-12:45 Session 3 – Joint Early-Stage Research Panel

Natsuko Anastasia D’Aprile (ULB)
Tomohiro Fukuda (Waseda University)
Geoffrey Killy (Waseda University & ULB)
Johnathan Goffioul (Waseda University)
Anke Kennis (Waseda University)
Frederik Ponjaert (IEE-ULB)

12:45-1:00 Closing words

François Foret (IEE-ULB)

EU JAPAN FORUM online 2022

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