Activities FY 2021
Africa Seminar
We have conducted the Africa seminar on 3rd Aug, 31st Aug, 25th Oct and 27th Oct.
It was held for the purpose of brushing up graduation thesis master’s thesis and doctoral thesis on Africa. 7 students participated as a presenter and 13 students as observers. We invited Professor Scarlett Cornelissen from Stellenbosch University (South Africa) as a commentator. Two visiting researchers of Africa Studies Center and four faculty members as IAfP have participated in this Seminar.
Date and Time：
Hybrid 3rd Aug, 31th Aug 13:00-14:30
Online 25th Oct, 27th Oct 18:00-19:30
1st Seminar
１．About Africa Seminar
２．Self-Introduction
３．Order of the presentations
４．How to write a paper (by Prof. Cornelissen)
2nd Seminar
１．Matsuri Nakamura (B４) “Transformation of Dividing System in Johannesburg”
２．Juri Hanada (M２) “Is Only Development of Local Administration the Core of Building Sustainable Peace? :The Examination of the Peacebuilding Process by the Case Study of Northern Uganda”
3rd Seminar
１．Riho Watanabe (B４) “Mind Liberation by Wearing Clothes Through Sape”
２．Yuka matsubara (M１) “The Dynamisms for Achieving Peace Agreement and Implementing it: From the Case of Sierra Leone”
３．Takehisa Toyosaka (M２) “The Refurbishing process of E-waste at the ‘Computer Village’ in Nigeria: the case study of ‘Tokunbo business'”
4th Seminar
１．Ryohei Shiozaki (M１) “Rethinking “Life”: Collections of Stories from Mozambican Migrants in Portugal”
２．Dorthea Nanghali Etuwete Shiningayamwe (D１)”An Analysis on the Implementation Gaps of the Namibian Education Sector Policy for the Prevention and Management of Teenage Pregnancy”
Faculty members：
Professor Scarlett Cornelissen (Stellenbosch University)
Professor Kweku Ampiah (University of Leeds), Professor Evariste Fongzossie (University of Duala)
Professor Takeuchi, Prefessor Sakai, Professor Oishi, Professor Kumashiro
Article on IAfp HP to recruit：http://www.tufs.ac.jp/iafp/africazemi/
Article of TUFS HP to recruit：http://www.tufs.ac.jp/student/NEWS/education/210716_3.html
Report of 1st and 2nd seminar on IAfP HP：http://www.tufs.ac.jp/iafp/africaseminarreport/
International Joint Conference “ASC-TUFS 5th Anniversary International Symposium”
ASC-TUFS 5th Anniversary International Symposium was conducted on November 3 and 6, 2021.
This symposium was jointly organized by African Studies Center – TUFS, the Cooperation of Three National Universities in West Tokyo and IAfP.
In the symposium, discussions were held under five themes: international politics, migration and refugees, economy and development, ecology, and religion. Besides, a session for graduate students and young scholars mainly for networking with other scholars was held.
Date & Time｜ November 3 (Wed.) & 6 (Sat.), 2021
12:00 – 6:20 pm (JST) / 3:00 – 9:20 am (GMT)
Venue｜ Onsite (Large Conference Room, 2F Administration Bldg., Tokyo University of Foreign Studies) & Online
Language｜ English
Admission｜ Free
Programme｜
Day 1 November 3 (Wed.), 2021
Opening Remarks (12:00 – 12:05 pm <JST> / 3:00 – 3:05 am <GMT>)
Session 1: Young Scholars’ Networking Session
(12:05 – 2:00 pm <JST> / 3:05 – 5:00 am <GMT>)
Session 2: Considering Africa – Japan Relationship for TICAD VIII
(2:10 – 4:10 pm <JST> / 5:10 – 7:10 am <GMT>)
Presenter:
Shinichi Takeuchi (Tokyo University of Foreign Studies <TUFS> / Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization, Japan)
Kweku Ampiah (University of Leeds, UK / TUFS, Japan)
Adekeye Adebajo (University of Johannesburg, South Africa)
Comment:
Scarlett Cornelissen (Stellenbosch University, South Africa)
Motoki Takahashi (Kyoto University, Japan)
Session 3: Cross-border Mobilities in Sub-Saharan Africa
(4:20 – 6:20 pm <JST> / 7:20 – 9:20 am <GMT>)
Presenter:
Yumi Nakayama (TUFS, Japan)
Isao Murahashi (TUFS, Japan)
Frank Ahimbisibwe (Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Uganda)
Comment:
Eria Olowo Onyango (Makerere University, Uganda)
Akiko Sugiki (Keio University, Japan)
Day 2 November 6 (Sat.), 2021
Session 4: Africa in the Market Economy
12:00 – 2:00 pm <JST> / 3:00 – 5:00 am <GMT>)
Presenter:
Makiko Sakai (TUFS, Japan)
Kazue Demachi (TUFS, Japan)
Christian Otchia Samen (Nagoya University, Japan)
Comment:
Simplice Asongu (African Governance and Development Institute, Cameroon)
Yoichi Mine (Doshisha University, Japan)
Session 5: Ecology and Socio-politics in Contemporary Africa
(2:10 – 4:10 pm <JST> / 5:10 – 7:10 am <GMT>)
Presenter:
Takanori Oishi (TUFS, Japan)
Hitomi Kirikoshi (Kokushikan University, Japan)
Evariste Fongnzossie Fedoung (University of Douala, Cameroon / TUFS, Japan)
Comment:
Denis Jean Sonwa (Center for International Forestry Research, Cameroon)
Papa Saliou Sarr (Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences, Japan)
Session 6: Religious Plurality in Contemporary African Societies
(4:20 – 6:20 pm <JST> / 7:20 – 9:20 am <GMT>)
Presenter:
Marloes Janson (SOAS University of London, UK)
Ran Muratsu (TUFS, Japan)
Yasuo Matsunami (Meiji Gakuin University, Japan)
Comment:
Hidetoshi Kondo (Kansai Gaidai University, Japan)
Francis B. Nyamnjoh (University of Cape Town, South Africa)
Participants｜
Session1: 79 (onsite 20, online 59)
Session2: 65 (onsite 15, online 20)
Session3: 70 (onsite 15, online 55)
Session4: 68 (onsite 20, online 48)
Session5: 55 (onsite 15, online 40)
Session6: 60 (onsite 17, online 43)
ASC website report: http://www.tufs.ac.jp/asc/english/events/others/2111035thIntlSympo.html
IAfP website recruit page: http://www.tufs.ac.jp/iafp/en/20211103-intl-symposium/
