Latin America Seminar

International Symposium: Political and Economic Factors Shaping Latin America in the Next Decade-Argentina, Brazil, Mexico and Comparison with East Asia-

Friday, March 8, 2019, 9:00am - 6:10pm

International Symposium: Political and Economic Factors Shaping Latin America in the Next Decade-Argentina, Brazil, Mexico and Comparison with East Asia-

Hosted by Kobe University RIEB Workshop on Economic and Political Research on Latin America / Faculty of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University / Positive/Empirical Analysis of Political Economy, Waseda University / Waseda Institute of Political Economy
Jointly supported by Latin America Seminar / Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Date & Time Friday, March 8, 2019, 9:00am - 6:10pm
Place Waseda University; Building No.3 10F conference room #1
Langage English
Moderator: Yuriko Takahashi (Waseda University, Japan)
9:00am~9:10am
Opening Remark: Nobuaki Hamaguchi (Kobe University, Japan)
Session 1: Challenges to Democratic Accountability in Asia and Latin America
9:10am~9:55am
Topic
The 2016 Candle Light Protest and South Korean Democracy
Speaker
Jai Kwan Jung (Korea University, South Korea)
9:55am~10:40am
Topic
Liberalism and Democracy in Latin America: A Historical Perspective
Speaker
Enrique Peruzzotti (Universidad Torcuato DiTella, Argentina)
10:40am~11:25am
Topic
Democracy, Poverty, and Vote-Buying in Mexico
Speaker
Yuriko Takahashi (Waseda University, Japan)
11:25am~12:00pm
Comments and Discussion
Yusuke Murakami (Kyoto University, Japan)
12:00pm~1:00pm Lunch Break

Session 2: Challenges to Regime Stability in Asia and Latin America
1:00pm~1:45pm
Topic
Scapegoating in China: A Text-Mining Study on Diversionary Public Criticism during Public Health Incidents
Speaker
Chelsea Chia-Chen Chou (National Taiwan University, Taiwan)
1:45pm~2:30pm
Topic
The New Populism and Executive-Legislative Relations in Latin America: Empirical Evidence from the Case of Bolsonaro
Speaker
Marcus André Melo (Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil)
2:30pm~3:15pm
Topic
Voters of Bolsonaro: Some Evidences from Municipal Data
Speaker
Nobuaki Hamaguchi (Kobe University, Japan), Saori Kawai (Ryukoku University, Japan)
3:15pm~3:45pm
Topic
Comments and Discussion
Speaker
Marisa Kellam (Waseda University, Japan)
3:45pm~4:00pm Coffee Break

Session 3: Economic Integration in the Asia-Pacific Regions
4:00pm~4:45pm
Topic
Japan and Mexico Strategic Economic Partners. The Automotive Sector and CPTPP
Speaker
Melba Falck (University of Guadalajara, Mexico)
4:45pm~5:30pm
Topic
TPP11(CPTPP): Its Implications for Japan-Latin America Trade Relations in Times of Uncertainty
Speaker
Mikio Kuwayama (Kobe University, Japan)
5:30pm~6:00pm
Comments and Discussion
Yoshiaki Hisamatsu (Toyo University, Japan)
6:00pm~6:10pm
Closing Remark: Nobuaki Hamaguchi (Kobe University, Japan)
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