{"id":2296,"date":"2021-11-08T18:25:45","date_gmt":"2021-11-08T09:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.tufs.ac.jp\/iafp\/?p=2296"},"modified":"2022-11-17T15:20:10","modified_gmt":"2022-11-17T06:20:10","slug":"ascsymposium_en","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.tufs.ac.jp\/iafp\/en\/ascsymposium_en\/","title":{"rendered":"[Report] ASC-TUFS 5th Anniversary International Symposium"},"content":{"rendered":"

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ASC-TUFS 5th Anniversary International Symposium was conducted on November 3 and 6, 2021.
\nThis symposium was jointly organized by African Studies Center – TUFS<\/a>,\u00a0the Cooperation of Three National Universities in West Tokyo<\/a> and IAfP.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Date & Time\uff5c<\/strong> November 3 (Wed.) & 6 (Sat.), 2021
\n12:00 – 6:20 pm (JST) \/ 3:00 – 9:20 am (GMT)<\/p>\n

Venue\uff5c<\/strong> Onsite (Large Conference Room, 2F Administration Bldg.<\/a>,\u00a0Tokyo University of Foreign Studies<\/a>) & Online
\nLanguage\uff5c<\/strong> English
\nAdmission\uff5c<\/strong> Free
\nProgramme\uff5c<\/strong><\/p>\n

Day 1 November 3 (Wed.), 2021<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Opening Remarks<\/strong>\u00a0(12:00 – 12:05 pm <JST> \/ 3:00 – 3:05 am <GMT>)<\/p>\n

Session 1: Young Scholars’ Networking Session<\/strong>
\n(12:05 – 2:00 pm <JST> \/ 3:05 – 5:00 am <GMT>)<\/p>\n

Session 2: Considering Africa – Japan Relationship for TICAD VIII<\/strong>
\n(2:10 – 4:10 pm <JST> \/ 5:10 – 7:10 am <GMT>)
\nPresenter:
\n<\/strong>Shinichi Takeuchi<\/a>\u00a0(Tokyo University of Foreign Studies <TUFS> \/ Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization, Japan)
\nKweku Ampiah<\/a>\u00a0(University of Leeds, UK \/ TUFS, Japan)
\nAdekeye Adebajo<\/a>\u00a0(University of Johannesburg, South Africa)
\nComment:
\n<\/strong>Scarlett Cornelissen<\/a>\u00a0(Stellenbosch University, South Africa)
\nMotoki Takahashi<\/a>\u00a0(Kyoto University, Japan)<\/p>\n

Session 3: Cross-border Mobilities in Sub-Saharan Africa<\/strong>
\n(4:20 – 6:20 pm <JST> \/ 7:20 – 9:20 am <GMT>)
\nPresenter<\/strong>:
\nYumi Nakayama<\/a>\u00a0(TUFS, Japan)
\nIsao Murahashi<\/a>\u00a0(TUFS, Japan)
\nFrank Ahimbisibwe (Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Uganda)
\nComment<\/strong>:
\nEria Olowo Onyango (Makerere University, Uganda)
\nAkiko Sugiki<\/a>\u00a0(Keio University, Japan)<\/p>\n

Day 2 November 6 (Sat.), 2021<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Session 4: Africa in the Market Economy
\n<\/strong>12:00 – 2:00 pm <JST> \/ 3:00 – 5:00 am <GMT>)
\nPresenter<\/strong>:
\nMakiko Sakai<\/a>\u00a0(TUFS, Japan)
\nKazue Demachi<\/a>\u00a0(TUFS, Japan)
\nChristian Otchia Samen<\/a>\u00a0(Nagoya University, Japan)
\nComment<\/strong>:
\nSimplice Asongu (African Governance and Development Institute, Cameroon)
\nYoichi Mine<\/a>\u00a0(Doshisha University, Japan)<\/p>\n

Session 5: Ecology and Socio-politics in Contemporary Africa<\/strong>
\n(2:10 – 4:10 pm <JST> \/ 5:10 – 7:10 am <GMT>)
\nPresenter<\/strong>:
\nTakanori Oishi<\/a>\u00a0(TUFS, Japan)
\nHitomi Kirikoshi (Kokushikan University, Japan)
\nEvariste Fongnzossie Fedoung<\/a>\u00a0(University of Douala, Cameroon \/ TUFS, Japan)
\nComment<\/strong>:
\nDenis Jean Sonwa (Center for International Forestry Research, Cameroon)
\nPapa Saliou Sarr (Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences, Japan)
\nSession 6: Religious Plurality in Contemporary African Societies<\/strong>
\n(4:20 – 6:20 pm <JST> \/ 7:20 – 9:20 am <GMT>)
\nPresenter<\/strong>:
\nMarloes Janson<\/a>\u00a0(SOAS University of London, UK)
\nRan Muratsu<\/a>\u00a0(TUFS, Japan)
\nYasuo Matsunami<\/a>\u00a0(Meiji Gakuin University, Japan)
\nComment<\/strong>:
\nHidetoshi Kondo\u00a0<\/a>(Kansai Gaidai University, Japan)
\nFrancis B. Nyamnjoh<\/a>\u00a0(University of Cape Town, South Africa)<\/p>\n

Participants\uff5c
\n<\/strong>Session1: 79 (onsite 20, online 59)
\nSession2: 65 (onsite 15, online 20)
\nSession3: 70 (onsite 15, online 55)
\nSession4: 68 (onsite 20, online 48)
\nSession5: 55 (onsite 15, online 40)
\nSession6: 60 (onsite 17, online 43)<\/p>\n

ASC website report: http:\/\/www.tufs.ac.jp\/asc\/english\/events\/others\/2111035thIntlSympo.html<\/a>
\nIAfP website recruit page: http:\/\/www.tufs.ac.jp\/iafp\/en\/20211103-intl-symposium\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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