The Journal of Inter – Regional Studies: Regional and Global Perspectives (JIRS) is an English language open-access peer-reviewed academic journal.
The Journal of Inter-Regional Studies: Regional and Global Perspectives (JIRS) is an English language open-access peer-reviewed academic journal.
The journal aims to promote area studies or the study of regions (e.g. Asia, North and South America, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East), inter-regional relations, and global governance. We welcome papers based on theoretical perspectives and/or empirical research from researchers around the world from a myriad of academic fields, including International Relations, Political Science, Social Science, History, Development Studies, and Anthropology. The journal will be published once a year. In principle, all papers published in this journal will be uploaded to the open-access website, Waseda Repository, and the website of Waseda ORIS. These papers will be uploaded to the website once they are accepted and completed. This journal publishes original peer-reviewed research articles, research notes, and book reviews.
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More information about the Journal for Academic Year 2021
Journal of Inter-Regional Studies: Regional and Global Perspectives (JIRS) Vol.4（2020）NEW
<Peer-Reviewed Articles>
China’s Energy Infrastructure Development in Central Asia and Its Impact on Regional
Energy Supply and Geopolitics
Zhihai Xie
In which Ways is Karate (dō) Japanese? A Consideration on Cultural Images of
Bushidō and Nihonjinron in the Postwar Globalization of Martial Arts
Eduardo González de la Fuente
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Journal of Inter-Regional Studies: Regional and Global Perspectives (JIRS) Vol.3 (March 2020)
<Contents>
<Invited Articles>
Legitimization & De-legitimization of Police: In British Colonial & Chinese SAR Hong Kong
Lawrence Ka-ki Ho
<Perspectives and Reports>
Japan and China in Competition or Cooperation? Perspectives for Africa
Takeshi Daimon-Sato
The Ukraine-Japan Security Dialogue as an Important Contribution to International Peace and Security
Violetta Udovik
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Journal of Inter-Regional Studies: Regional and Global Perspectives (JIRS) Vol.2 (March 2019)
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The European Union and Japan in a Fluid Global Liberal Order: Establishing an Inter-Regional Studies Centre
Hidetoshi Nakamura
<Invited Articles>
Peronism and the Birth of Modern Populism
Enrique Peruzzotti
The EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement from the European Parliament’s Perspective: A Landmark Agreement beyond Trade
Pedro Silva Pereira
<Peer-Reviewed Articles>
Imagining Different Futures: Okinawans’ Arguments for Reversion to Japan in 1951
Satoko Uechi
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Journal of Inter-Regional Studies: Regional and Global Perspectives (JIRS) Vol.1 (March 2018)
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Foreword
Masahiko Gemma
<Invited Articles>
Globalism, Populism and the Limits of Global Economic Governance
Richard Higgott
The Brexit Negotiations, from the General Election to the End of Phase 1
John-Paul Salter
Europe’s Migration Predicament: The European
Union’s Refugees’ Relocation Scheme versus the Defiant
Central Eastern European Visegrád Group
Ireneusz Pawel Karolewski and Roland Benedikter
Taiwan Studies in Japan: 1995-2014
Atsushi Sugano
<Peer-Reviewed Articles>
Is Solidarity a Long Way Off? Explaining Divergent National Positions towards Refugee-Sharing in the Midst of the EU’s Refugee Crisis
Ken Takeda and Ryo Nakai
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