Seminars and Research Workshop
Workshop on Economic and Political Research on Latin America
Since the 1980s, Latin America has experienced democratization and liberal reform that has brought about economic growth but also severe ambiguity and social conflict. This "lab" conducts a diverse range of experiments aimed at solving these issues. This research aims to overcome regional conflict by conducting academic research from not only a political and economic perspective, but also from the fields of sociology, international relations, and the environmental studies. Academic research works to identify and establish the behavioral changes of leaders and players as well as the resulting conflict structure, as the common analytical framework for each field. Furthermore, this research focuses on comparative research with other regions and collaborations with foreign institutes.
| Research topics | Academic research on sustainable economic growth in Latin America | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Period | April 1, 2013 to March 31, 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Research Plan |
1.Identify conflict structure in Latin America. Analyze behavior of various leaders and players to identify the mechanism that creates conflict. 2.Academic research on major issues in Latin America Research on the rise of issues such as wage disparity, reform of the power structure, public participation in politics, environmental damage, and international relations. 3.Comparative research between Latin America and other regions. In particular, comparative academic research on China, India, Russia, etc. |
Research activity (FY2014)
| Date | Subject | Reported by |
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| H26.11.18 Jointly held with Latin America Seminar |
The China Factor and Economic Growth in Latin America since 2000 | Yoshimichi Murakami (Associate Expert, ILPES, UN-ECLAC,) |
| H26.11.17 Jointly held with Latin America Seminar |
Risks and Uncertainties in the Latin American Economies | Fausto MEDINA-LOPEZ (Former Deputy Representative Officer at the Asian Office of the Inter-American Development Bank) |
| H26.11.15 to 11.16 Jointly with the Japan Society of Social Science on Latin America |
Mexico: Twenty years into the North American Free Trade Agreement | Arturo SANTA-CRUZ (Associate Professor, Department of Pacific Studies and Director of Center for North American Research, University of Guadalajara,) |
| Panel Discussion: Social Conflict in Latin America Social Conflict over the Land: Agrarian Reform and/or Voluntary Guidelines of Land Tenure Educational Reform and Social Conflict: The cases of Chile and Mexico Peasant Movement for Life: Forced Displacement and Land Ownership Disputes in Colombia |
Sergio GOMEZ (Consultant, FOA Latin America / Caribbean Region Office) Marcela GAJARDO (Consultant, UNESCO Latin America / Caribbean Region Office) Noriko Hataya (Professor, Faculty of Foreign Studies, Sophia University) |
Research activity (FY2013)
| Date | Subject | Reported by |
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| H25.12.3 Jointly held with Latin America Seminar |
Education Issues in Brazil | Neantro SAAVEDRA-RIVANO (Program Assistant Director, Economics and Public Policy Program, Tsukuba University -) |
| H25.7.28 Nishijima Memorial Workshop / Held jointly with Latin America Political Science Society Kansai Chapter |
Comparative Research on History of Language and Political History in Contemporary Latin America | Satoshi Terao (Researcher, Graduate School of International Studies, Kobe University) |
| Vulnerabilities of household expenditure and the effect of CCT consumption smoothing: Case study of PROGRESA-OPORTUNIDADES in Rural Mexican |
Naoko Uchiyama (Ph. D. candidate, Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies, Kobe University) |
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| Public Investment and Partisanship in Mexico | Yuriko Takahashi (Associate Professor, Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies, Kobe University) |
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| India in the World Economy | Takahiro Sato (Professor, RIEB) |
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| Issues and Outlook for India's Power Sector | Atsushi Fukumi (Associate Professor, Tokai University Faculty of Economics,) |
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| Empirical Analysis on Industrial Development and Regional Economy in Brazil | Saori Kawai (Ph. D. candidate, Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies, Kobe University) |
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| Changes in Wage Premiums in Chile, 1996-2006 | Yoshimichi Murakami (Part-time Researcher, RIEB) Tomokazu Nomura (Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, Aichi University ) |
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| H25.6.28 RIEB Seminar / Jointly held with Latin America Seminar |
Emerging Asia and Latin America: Building a Strategic Economic and Trade Relationship | Mikio Kuwayama (Lecturer, Faculty of Law, Hosei University, / former International Trade Chief of UN-ECLAC |
| H25.5.22 Latin America Seminar / held jointly with School of International Cooperation Research, Latin America Workshop |
Mexico: Joining the TPP: Challenges and Opportunities | Melba Falck REYES (Professor, Department of Pacific Studies, University of Guadalajara& Visiting Professor at Center for Intgrated Area Studies, Kyoto University) |
Research activity (FY2012)
| Date | Subject | Reported by |
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| H24.6.15 Latin America Seminar / held jointly withGSICS Latin American Politics Workshop |
Dimensions of Legislative Conflict: Cabinet Management, Obstructionism, and Legislative Delay in Brazil | Taeko Hiroi (Associate Professor, Faculty of Political Science, University of Texas at El Paso ,) |
Research activity (FY2011)
| Date | Subject | Reported by |
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| H24.2.26 RIEB Seminar / Jointly held with Latin America Seminar |
Can NGOs Replace Communities? Politics of NGOs in an Intercultural Health Program in Chile | Yun-Joo PARK (Lecturer , School of International Studies , Keimyung University,) |
| The Determinants of Public Enterprise Reform: Cases of Latin American Mineral Sector | Sang-Hyun YI (Lecturer, Busan University of Foreign Studies, Ibero-America Institute) |
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| H23.12.8 Jointly held with Latin America Seminar |
The Latin American Experience -- Capital Influx and Real Economy, The Impact on the Financial Markets | Hideaki Ohta (Professor, Faculty of Law and Letters, Ehime University,) |
| H23.7.15 | Research Issues on Brazil (I) | Shoji Nishijima (Professor, RIEB) |
| Research Issues on Brazil (II) | Kotaro Horisaka (Professor Emeritus, Sophia University) |
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| Research Issues on Brazil (III) | Yoichi Koike (Professor, College of Economics, Ritsumeikan University) |
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| Research Issues on Brazil (IV) | Nobuaki Hamaguchi (Professor, RIEB) |
Research activity (FY2010)
| Date | Subject | Reported by |
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| H23.1.26 Jointly held with Latin America Seminar |
Trade between Mercosur and Japan in View of a Free Trade Agreement | Silvio MIYAZAKI (Professor, School of Arts, Science and Humanity, University of São Paulo University) |
| H22.12.13 Jointly held with Latin America Seminar |
Mexican Democratization and Civil Society: Analysis of Protest Movement | Takeshi Wada (Associate Professor, Graduate School of Arts and Science, University of Tokyo) |
| H22.10.25 Jointly held with Latin America Seminar |
Rural Population in Colombia: Responses and Proposals in Times of War | Flor Edilma OSORIO Perez (Professor, Faculty of Environment and Agriculture Studies, Pontifical Xavierian University) |
| H22.6.17 RIEB Seminar / Jointly held with Latin America Seminar |
The Age of Productivity: Transforming the Latin American Economies from the Bottom Up | Fausto MEDINA-LOPEZ (Special Senior Advisor, Inter-American Development Bank) |
Research activity (FY2009)
| Date | Subject | Reported by |
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| H22.3.5 | Deterioration and Risks in Latin America | Keiichi Yamazaki (Professor, Faculty of Economics,Yokohama National University) |
| State of Motorization and the Automotive Industry in Brazil | Shoji Nishijima (Professor, RIEB) |
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| The Domestic Issues and External Threats of the Mercosur | Kotaro Horisaka (Professor, Graduate School of Global Studies, Sophia University) |
Research activity (FY2008)
| Date | Subject | Reported by |
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| H20.12.15 RIEB Seminar / Jointly held with Latin America Seminar |
Opening of China and Regional Economic Development - Case Study of Zhejiang China | GU GUODA (Professor, School of Economics Zhejiang University) |
| H20.11.18 RIEB Seminar / Jointly held with Latin America Seminar |
A Changing Latin America: Focus on Chile and El Salvador | Akio Hosono (Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies,) |
Research activity (FY2007)
| Date | Subject | Reported by |
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| H19.7.12 Jointly held with Latin America Seminar |
Empirical Analysis of Development Strategies and Income Distribution in Chile during the Concertación governments | Yoshimichi Murakami (Ph. D. Candidate, Graduate School of Arts and Science, University of Tokyo,) |
| Political and Economic Evaluation of Conditional Cash Transfers | Yuriko Takahashi (Associate Professor, Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies, Kobe University) |
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| H19.5.14 Held jointly by Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies/ Asia Office of the Inter-American Development Bank / Latin America Seminar/ RIEB Seminar |
Kobe Roundtable on Latin American Politics in Development Featuring IDB 2007 Report: Living with Debt: How to Limit the Risks of Sovereign Debt | Sayuri Kuwahara (Central and South America Division Chief, Japan Center for International Finance) Ugo PANIZZA (Financial Analysis Unit Chief, Globalization/Development Strategy Department, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development) |
Research activity (FY2006)
| Date | Subject | Reported by |
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| H18.7.14 RIEB Seminar / Jointly held with Latin America Seminar |
Argentina Today: Political Change and New Economic Way | Ishidoro CHERESKY (Professor, Faculty of Sociology, University of Buenos Aires) |
| H18.6.26 Held jointly by Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies/ Asia Office of the Inter-American Development Bank / Latin America Seminar RIEB Seminar |
Kobe Roundtable on Latin American Politics in Development Featuring IDB 2006 Report: The Politics of Policies | Fausto MEDINA-LOPEZ (Deputy Chief , Inter-American Development Bank Japan Office) H.E. Alfredo MARTIZ (Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Panama to Japan) Atsushi Fukumi (Post-Doctoral Researcher, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science,) Yuriko Takahashi (Assistant Professor, Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies,) |
Research activity (FY2005)
| Date | Subject | Reported by |
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| H18.3.20 Latin America Seminar / held jointly with Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies |
The US Assistance Policy on Economic Development of Latin American Countries | Carl A. CIRA (Director, American Summit Center, Florida International University) |
| H18.1.27 RIEB Seminar / Jointly held with Latin America Seminar / Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies |
Argentina's Economy: Towards a Sustainable Growth | H.E. Daniel A. D. POLSKI (Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Argentina to Japan) |
| H17.12.16 Jointly held with Latin America Seminar |
Possibilities of Incorporating Market Regulation in Cuban Economy | Omar E. PEREZ V. (Professor, Research Center on Cuban Economy, Havana University,) |
| H17.12.2 Jointly held with Latin America Seminar |
Endeavors of the New Economy in Brazil | Yoichi Koike (Professor, Department of International Development, Takushoku University) |
| H17.7.20 Jointly held with Latin America Seminar |
Comparison of Japanese Trade with Brazil, Mexico, and Chile | Silvio MIYAZAKI (Professor, São Paulo Catholic University, & Visiting Researcher at University of Tokyo Institute of Social Science) |
Research activity (FY2004)
| Date | Subject | Reported by |
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| H16.12.6 Jointly held with Latin America Seminar |
Social Security Reform in Brazil: the results so far and remaining tasks | Kaizo Iwakami BELTRAO (Researcher, Institute for Applied Economics (IPEA) and Visiting Researcher at Institute of Developing Economies - JETRO) |
| H16.5.31 COE / Jointly held with Latin America Seminar |
Rethinking the Washington Consensus | Robert K. MCCLEERY (Assistant Professor, Graduate School of International Policy Research, Monterey International University,) |