International mini-symposium to be hosted by the Center for Glocal Studies, Seijo University “Theories and Practices of Glocalization Studies in Europe and East Asia” (the event is now over)
event date:2017.12.09
Seijo University Center for Glocal Studies (CGS) is pleased to host an international mini-symposium, entitled "Theories and Practices of Glocalization Studies in Europe and East Asia" on Saturday, December 9, 2017. We look forward to your attendance at the event and encourage you to forward this information to your colleagues who may be interested in attending.
［No Pre-Registration is Required; Admission is Free.］
Date：Saturday, December 9, 2017, 13:00–17:00
Venue：Room 723, Floor 2, Building 7, Seijo University.
Directions can be found here. (The venue is a four-minute walk from Seijogakuen-mae Station on the Odakyu Odawara Line.)
Hosted by：Center for Glocal Studies, Seijo University
Language：English
For further information
Center for Glocal Studies (CGS), Seijo University
Seijo 6-1-20, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 157-8511, Japan
Phone: 03-3482-1497 FAX:03-3482-9740
Email: glocalstudies[at]seijo.ac.jp
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This symposium is held as part of MEXT's Private University Research Branding Project.
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The Rationale for the Mini-Symposium
Since around the turn of the twenty-first century, anti-globalization/anti-globalism movements have become prevalent everywhere in the world. When the Brexit (British exit from the European Union) was finally chosen in the United Kingdom, followed by the advent of protectionist Donald Trump’s administration in the US in 2017, some socio-political commentators analyzed those incidents as a historical turn, and even went to the extent of predicting that they might herald the “end” of globalization/globalism.
Certainly, some aspects of the globalization process appear to be slightly stagnant. However, we confirm that globalization itself, as a socio-politico-economic process, can never stop, as we witness anti-globalization/anti-globalism movements themselves being steadily globalized. At the same time, we realize that the traditional “center-oriented” globalization/globalism perspectives and/or the increasingly acknowledged anti-globalization/anti-globalism responses against them are insufficient for understanding the present state of affairs. That is why we, the speakers of the symposium, formulate theories and practices of glocalization studies.
In this half-day mini-symposium at the Center for Glocal Studies (CGS), Seijo University, we will present theories and practices of glocalization studies in Europe and East Asia. In doing so, we will examine the challenges we cope with and the possibilities we can expect of glocalization studies.
Timetable
[１] Opening Remarks
13:00–13:10: Tomiyuki Uesugi (Director of the Center for Glocal Studies, Seijo University）
[２] Keynote Speech
13:10–14:10: Keynote speech by Victor Roudometof (University of Cyprus)
“What is Glocalization?: Six Interpretations”
[３] First presentation
14:20–14:55: First presentation by Jang Won-ho (Director, Center for Glocal Culture and Social Empathy, University of Seoul)
“Glocal Culture and Social Empathy”
[４] Second presentation
14:55–15:30: Second presentation by Tomiyuki Uesugi (Director, Center for Glocal Studies, Seijo University)
“Glocal Studies: Formulated and Practiced at the Center for Glocal Studies, Seijo University, Japan”
[５] First commentary
15:40–15:50: First commentary by Ryuhei Hosoya (School of Global & Community Studies, Fukui University)
[６] Second commentary
15:50–16:00: Second commentary by Shinya Konaka (Director, Center for Global Studies, Shizuoka University)
[７] Third commentary
16:00–16:10: Third commentary by Kazuhisa Nishihara (Faculty of Social Innovation, Seijo University)
[８] General Discussion/Closing Remarks
16:10–17:00: General Discussion/Closing Remarks
Chair
Dennis Riches (Faculty of Social Innovation, Seijo University)
