Dear SSJ-Forum Moderator,

Greetings from GRIPS. I would be grateful if you could post the following Call for Presentations for
the 5th GRIPS Student Conference to the mailing list.

Thank you very much and best regards,
Karin Hillen

Karin Hillen
Director Alumni Office

National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)
7-22-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku | Tokyo 106-8677 | Japan
Tel 81 (0)3 6439 6047 | Fax 81 (0)3 6439 6070

Email mailto:karin@grips.ac.jp | Web http://www.grips.ac.jp
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We’re pleased to announce that the 5th GRIPS Student Conference will be held on 1 September 2016
and seek your participation in it.

At the time of the first conference in 2012, who could have predicted the global situation in 2016?
Economic growth remains fragile. Across many countries, elite consensus about the benefits of
globalisation is being challenged by a new populism. Terrorism, rising nationalism and instability
point to a period of new security challenges. Some progress was made with bold commitments to
address climate change and development, but now governments are turning to the difficult task of
achieving these global goals. And with Brexit shocking one of the most stable regions of the world,
it seems that nowhere will be immune from the new era of volatility.

This sets the stage for a fascinating conference, which will centre on the theme of the Policy
Challenges of a Volatile Era. The conference will cover a wide range of topics, from international
relations, security and development to domestic policy and economics.

Conference Objectives
The conference brings together a diverse group of students, researchers, and professionals from
various disciplines and backgrounds to share ideas and research findings on the political, social,
and economic challenges facing the world today and to discuss how these challenges can be addressed.
We have three goals: to promote a scholarly exchange of ideas, to set new research directions, and
to encourage rigorous inter-disciplinary research and collaboration.

Participating in the Conference
The conference is open to all GRIPS and non-GRIPS students, researchers, and professionals.
Participation is free of charge. A Certificate of Presentation will be awarded to all presenters.

We invite both empirical and conceptual papers on any policy issue that is relevant to the
conference theme of volatility. Below are some broad areas in which we invite presentations.

Microeconomics

Macroeconomics

Domestic policy (including social policy, environment policy, infrastructure, disaster management)

Development economics and studies

International relations (including climate change)

Security studies

Presenters will have around 25 minutes to present and answer questions. The official language of the
conference is English.

Registration and Abstract Submission Guidelines
If you would like to present a paper at the 5th GRIPS Student Conference, [a:http://goo.gl/forms/8GY2tWJKpGNrNHx53]please pre-register online ( http://bit.ly/29RoOJ0 ) or send an email to mailto:studentconference@grips.ac.jp by Friday 29 July 2016 with your tentative presentation title.

An abstract of 200-300 words should then be [a:http://goo.gl/forms/69O5zCKO3wep33Dx2]submitted
online ( http://bit.ly/29FiUFU ) by Monday 8 August 2016. All abstracts must include a title, author
(s)’ name(s), affiliation, and e-mail, and 3-5 keywords. The abstract should describe the theme of
the paper and the theory and research method used, and give a summary of the main conclusions.

Authors whose abstracts have been accepted will be notified by e-mail by Wednesday 17 August 2016.

Presenters whose papers have been accepted should send their presentation slides to the Conference
Committee by e-mail no later than Friday 26 August 2016.

Deadlines
Preregistration (including title) via this form ( http://bit.ly/29RoOJ0 ), Friday, 29 July, 2016
Submission of abstracts for review via this form ( http://bit.ly/29FiUFU ), Monday, 8 August, 2016
Authors are notified of their status, Wednesday, 17 August, 2016
Submission of presentation slides, Friday, 26 August, 2016

Correspondence
Inquiries can be e-mailed to studentconference@grips.ac.jp .

Please check further info and latest updates at:
http://www.grips.ac.jp/en/single/5th_student_conference/

The 5th GRIPS Student Conference Organising Committee
National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)
7-22-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku | Tokyo 106-8677 | Japan
Tel 81 (0)3 6439 6047 | Fax 81 (0)3 6439 6070
Email StudentConference@grips.ac.jp
Web http://www.grips.ac.jp/en/single/5th_student_conference/