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March 25, 2015

[SSJ: 8895] Call for Papers: Graduate Students / Postdocs Conference on Democracy and Japanese Politics

From: Kuniaki Nemoto
Date: 2015/03/25

Dear colleagues;
I am organizing this event for broadly defined junior scholars in political science. Details are below and at my website.
Thanks very much in advance.

Call for Papers
1st Annual Conference on Democracy and Japanese Politics School of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University

Overview

School of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University, is hosting a conference for broadly defined "junior scholars" – graduate students, postdocs, etc. – on May 21, 2015 at Waseda University. Presenters will receive intensive mentoring critiques on dissertation prospectuses and research projects from prominent faculty members, including:

• Professor Ellis Krauss (UCSD)
• Professor Steven Reed (Chuo University)
• Professor Gregory Noble (University of Tokyo)
• Professor Aiji Tanaka (Waseda University;
Principal Organizer)

Junior scholars conducting research related to the conference themes of "democracy and Japanese politics"
are invited to submit proposals. A proposal reflecting the current stage of a doctoral dissertation (a prospectus or a précis) is welcome. A proposal may also focus on specific aspects on or related findings about an ongoing research project.

The conference is an excellent venue to receive critiques on your research from experienced mentors in the field. It is also a great opportunity to network with junior scholars from other universities who share similar research interests.


Application process

To be considered, each prospective participant should submit a proposal and an academic CV to Kuniaki Nemoto at knemoto1978@gmail.com by April 27, 2015. A proposal should be up to 2 pages (double-spaced). A CV should contain an applicant's academic affiliation, current status in academic program, and email address.

We will notify acceptance and distribute the program by May 1, 2015. Successful applicants will be expected to email their presentation précis (up to 5 pages, including tables/figures, double-spaced) or presentation slides by May 18, 2015.

If you have any questions about the application process and the conference in general, please contact Kuniaki Nemoto at knemoto1978@gmail.com. Details are available online at his website (https://sites.google.com/site/knemoto1978).

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NEMOTO, Kuniaki (Ph.D)
Research Fellow / Assistant Professor
Organization for Japan-US Studies, Waseda University http://sites.google.com/site/knemoto1978/

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