The WIAS “Structural Changes in Middle East Politics & Economics, and the Role of Arab Muslims” research group will hold their fourth seminar of 2014 on November 1st (Sat) and 2nd (Sun) 2014 at Kyoto University, Yoshida Campus, Bldg. #2.
The WIAS “Structural Changes in Middle East Politics & Economics, and the Role of Arab Muslims” research group will hold their fourth MEXT joint research project seminar of 2014 on November 1st (Sat) and 2nd (Sun) 2014 at Kyoto University, Yoshida Campus, Bldg. #2. This fourth seminar will examine Islamic politics and gender in the Middle East in the wake of the Arab Spring. Please note this event is being held at Kyoto University.
- Time
November 1st (Sat) and 2nd (Sun) 2014 - Place
Kyoto University, Yoshida Campus, Research Bldg. #2, 4th Floor, Lecture Room AA447 - Directions
The venue is slightly difficult to find. Research Bldg. No.2 (formerly Engineering Bldg. No.4) is on the left side immediately after entering the Kyoto University North Gate near the Hyakumanben (百万遍) intersection. Take the elevators near the North entrance of that building to the 4th floor, and turn left (East) as you get out of the elevators. Please be aware that the South entrance to the building is closed on weekends. - Maps
Getting from Kansai Airport to Kyoto Station and Yoshida Main Campus
http://www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/access
Yoshida Main Campus (The venue is building #34 on this map. – Research Bldg. No. 2)
http://www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/access/yoshida/main.html - Language
Japanese (without English interpreting) - PROGRAM
November 1st (Sat) 2014, 15:00-17:00Islamic Politics Today: A Global View of Modern Islamic Thought
Yasushi Kosugi (Kyoto Univ.)Comments:Shuji Hosaka (Japanese Institute of Middle Eastern Economies)Discussants:Hirotake Ishiguro (IDE-JETRO)
Shohei Sato (Kanazawa Univ.)
November 2nd (Sun) 2014, 10:00-12:00Gender Roles and the Arab Spring
Namie Tsujigami (Univ. of Tokyo)Comments:Mayuko Okawa (Waseda Univ.)Discussants:Yushi Chiba (Univ. of Tokyo)
