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the field of International Peace Studies in Japan. The IPSP core
faculty members teach required courses in the first-year IPSP
curriculum, and they serve as supervisors to help students in their
studies and in conducting research for their Master's Theses.
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Nawalage S. Cooray
[Personal Homepage]
Associate
Professor and Program Director
M.A. in International Economics, International
University of Japan, 1992
Ph.D. in Economics, University of
Nagoya, Japan, 1996
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Peace and Development Studies
Macroeconometric Analysis of Developing Economies
Essentials of Economics | |
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Sustainable
development issues, macroeconomics, econometric modeling
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Sustainable
Future of the Global System: Endeavors from Rio to
Johannesburg, The United Nations
University/Institute of Advanced Studies, Tokyo, Japan,
August 2002, with W. D. Lakshman. |
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Sustainable
Future of the Global System III, The United Nations
University/Institute of Advanced Studies, 2000, edited
with Fu Chen Lo and Hiroyasu Tokuda. |
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"Economic
integration in a developing country: an econometric
test," Regional Development Studies, 6, 2000,
pp.151-161, with Wimal Rankaduwa. |
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"Some
macroeconomic understanding of the Sri Lankan economy,"
The Journal of Social Science, 41, 1999,
pp.1-31. |
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"Applications,
issues and future prospects of quantitative tools in
economic planning: Asian experience", UNCRD Research
Report Series, 30, 1999, with A. L.
Fernandez.
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| Message
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Conflicts are not new to human. Maintaining peace (here we refers to negative peace) in any society through the balance of power with armaments has proved to be less effective. Instead it has created fear. Peace has re-emerged as an increasing number of countries have been exposed to either intra-ethnic or inter-states conflicts or violence. Absence of peace, irrespective of the underlined reasons of its origin, brings devastating impacts on the development (or welfare) of individuals and countries. Is development condition for peace or vice versa? Despite this debate over the causation, there is inseparable link between peace and development. Therefore it is vitally important for professionals of the government and the private sector, development practitioners, teachers, trainers of trainees, and consultants who are involved in peace-building and peace keeping to have a comprehensive perception of peace and its interconnectedness with other development issues. In search of policies for the peace, one should understand the causes behind conflicts, their consequences and how to eliminate them.
The students who will join the newly established International Peace Studies Program (IPSP) of International University of Japan will have a golden opportunity to comprehend peace associated issues in particularly and other related topics in general. Uniquely diverse community at IUJ comprising of students from more than 44 countries from around the world and the different other programs of the university will provide you cross-cultural atmosphere, comprehensive education, and conducive-natural environment for learning.
One should not forget the fact that Japan emerged as the first developed country in Asia and the second largest economy in the world after devastating consequences of WW II. Japan is a laboratory which can provide unprecedented experiences in post-war or post-conflict reconstruction effort of many conflict affected regions/countries in the world. The IPSP encourages our students to interact with the local community and acquire real practical knowledge necessary for their professional development as well as welfare improvements of their owned countries.
We look forward to working with you to make your life better and create a better world.
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Leszek Buszynski
Professor
M.Sc. in International Relations, London School of Economics and Political Science, 1975
Ph.D. in International Relations, London School of Economics and Political Science, 1980
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International Peace & Security (International Politics)
International Conflict Resolution
ASEAN Governance & Development | |
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1) Asia Pacific international
relations,
2) ASEAN regionalism and politics,
3) Russian
foreign policy and the Asia Pacific | |
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| Message
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IUJ is truly an international university and a very unique graduate school. It is an excellent place for students to get to know other cultures since our students come from so many different countries. We have students from all parts of the world, from Asia, Africa as well as Europe, North and South America which makes for very interesting inter cultural relations. Those who want to learn about the world and how different cultures interact could do no better than to come to IUJ. Everyone knows each other here and the teacher-student ratio is comparatively low which means that we are able to give full attention to individual student needs. Students join IUJ with a diversity of interests and needs, and the distinguishing feature of our School is that we can attend to each. Student needs are very important to us. We cultivate our relations with students and guide them carefully while they are with us. We continue the relationship after graduation and assist students with their career searches and placement prospects. Whether students seek occupations related to business and finance, the government ministries of their own countries, or whether they seek to seek to improve their career prospects in general, or to pursue higher study in a Ph.D. program, we will assist them in more ways than one. This makes ours a very special School. |
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Motohide Saji
[Personal Homepage]
Associate Professor
M.A. in Social Sciences, University of Chicago, 1998.
M.A. in Political Science, University of Chicago, 2001
Ph.D. in Political Science, University of Chicago, 2006.
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Human Rights and Global Justice
INGOs and Global Civil Society
Peace, War and the Development of Modern Japan |
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Political philosophy, cosmopolitanism, nationalism,
modern Japanese political thought and intellectual history
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"On an East Asian community, or Kantfs cosmopolitan right reconsidered," Globalization and Regional Integration in Europe and Asia , Aldershot, UK: Ashgate, 2009, pp.123-142. |
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"On the division between reason and unreason in Kant,h Human Studies: A Journal for Philosophy and the Social Sciences 32, no.2, June 2009, pp.201-223. |
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"Three aspects of the self-opacity of the empirical subject in Kant," Philosophy & Social Criticism 35, no.3, March 2009, pp.315-337. |
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"On tensions in Kant's account of reason in politics," Textual Practice 20, no. 4, 2006, pp. 679-702. |
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| Message for prospective students |
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If we could ever take a first step in the long process toward perpetual peace, that would be after "so many sad experiences"that are unbearable, "after many devastations, upheavals and even complete inner exhaustion of their [nation-statesf] powersh, and after even a "war of extermination,"said Immanuel Kant, the18th century German philosopher famous for his treatise on perpetual peace. He argued for perpetual peace although he knew that the idea of perpetual peace would be "derided as a sheer fantasy."And it was. Unfortunately, Kant was right concerning unbearable atrocity: since then, we have repeatedly suffered just that. What about peace? Could we then take a step toward perpetual peace? Have we already taken such a step? Does the idea of perpetual peace continue to be ridiculed? Are we doomed to repeat "so many sad experiences"in a world of political change? Ultimately, it depends on how each and every individual thinks and acts, so that we together may build, maintain, and promote a better world. Kant found faint rays of hope in nascent "cosmopolitical bonds"uniting the "citizens of the world"toward actions and policies for a peaceful and better world. I want to say that Kant was right concerning this hope. Or rather, we can make it the case that Kant was right. May the International Peace Studies Program be a locus where such bonds are fostered.
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Shinichi Watanabe
Professor and Vice President
M.A. in Economics, Hitotsubashi University,
1978
Ph.D. in Economics, University of Minnesota,
1983
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Globalization, Poverty and Development
Risk Management under Globalization
Game Theory
International Migaration: Theory
International Migaration: Policy
International Migaration: Institutions |
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Evolution of institutions, Global governance of flows of people and funds, Sustainable Development
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"The Inter-Provincial Capital Flows during the Transition Period of China," in M. Watanabe, ed., Recovering Financial Systems, China and Asian Transition Economies, IDE-JETRO/Palgrave, 2006. |
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Dynamics of GDP
processes during the transition to market economies in
the former Soviet Union, Central and Eastern Europe and
East Asia," in S. Watanabe, ed., Financial Systems
and Economic Growth in Developing Countries in Asia and
Africa, IUJ-IDP Press, 2003. |
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"Dollarization
and its effect on the functions and development of
financial@systems in Cambodia, Lao and Vietnam," in S.
Watanabe, ed., Dollarization and Its Effect on
Monetary and Foreign Exchange Rate Policies and the
Development of Financial Systems: Vietnam, Lao PDR and
Cambodia, Joint Research Project Workshop, State
Bank of Vietnam and JICA, 2002. |
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"Evolution of
the crisis in Indonesia: part II," Journal of
Research Institute for International Investment and
Development (Kaigai-Toshi-Kenkyusho-Ho), 25(3),
1999, pp.79-101. |
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"Evolution of
the crisis in Indonesia: part I," Journal of Research
Institute for International Investment and
Development (Kaigai-Toshi- Kenkyusho-Ho), 24(10),
1998, pp.71-120.
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Our world is full of violence, ranging from killings to social oppression. The characteristics of violence have become increasing global and nastier. Today the majority of deaths caused by war and military conflicts are those of civilians, including babies and children. Besides such direct violence, there is indirect or structural violence that impedes the realization of potential capabilities of individuals. A large number of people are obliged to live under inhumane conditions because of poverty, environmental degradation, social discrimination, epidemics, the collapse of communities, and so on.
International Peace Studies Program of IUJ offers an exciting academic environment in which students can study the conditions how we can build the world free of fear and want systematically. Students will explore alternative policies and institutions that will resolve the war and conflicts and remove the conditions that lead to violence. Most Peace Studies Programs in the world are built on the assumption that the solutions to the violence would be found outside the market mechanism, in governments or NGOs or NPOs. The Peace Studies Program of IUJ takes a different position. It is built on a solid economic analysis of the market mechanism and business management. It believes that the market mechanism does and can evolve into a humane mechanism by responding to social concerns over the problems of poverty, environment and discrimination. We live and will live in the world of imperfect political, social and economic institutions. The solution to the global problems should be found in improving the institutions of the mankind, including markets, business management, governments and NGOs.
IUJ is a multicultural society and a small global village without national boundaries and national interests. Individuals who have formed the values and the views of the world in different historical, social and cultural contexts get together in a small campus. This does not necessarily imply that the campus life is simply enjoyable. Rather there will be always some problems and conflicts among individuals, that call for the efforts to find mutually acceptable solutions among them.
But the existence of small troubles and problems offers a good training ground for students to learn how to work with other individuals with different cultural background. Students learn that their values and views are not the only legitimate ones in the world. But, as long as they share the common goal to make a better world, students will find that it is possible to create a common understanding on important global issues among them.
We invite all ambitious goal-oriented individuals to join IUJ and our Peace Studies Program and study with us to make the world a better place to live for everyone. @@
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