Dear colleagues;

This is a friendly reminder for the conference for "broadly defined junior scholars"
in political science to be held at Waseda.
The deadline for an application is April 27. Details are below and at my website.
Even if you are not presenting your papers, you are more than welcome to attend the workshop/panels. Please RSVP to me
(knemoto1978@gmail.com)
by May 15. 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.

Non-presenters will be also very much welcomed to attend the workshop and panels and join open discussions. Please RSVP to Kuniaki Nemoto at knemoto1978@gmail.com by May 15, 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)
Associate Professor of Political Science Department of Economics, Musashi University http://sites.google.com/site/knemoto1978/