Dear Colleagues,

You are cordially invited to the international symposium titled The State of Democracy in Asia. Please see the details below.

International Symposium

　The State of Democracy in Asia



Date: December 7, 2019 (Saturday)

Place: Keio University (Mita Campus) East Research Bldg., G-Lab

Admission: Free

Registration: Not required (open to the public)



Democracy is said to be at risk in many parts of the world. What about in Asia? Are democracies in Asia advancing or backsliding?

Are Asian autocracies becoming more democratic, or strengthening their grip? What factors contribute to changes being observed?

What interventions are possible to protect people from undesirable political development? This one-day international symposium

brings together academics and practitioners from various parts of the world to explore these and other related issues. This event

coincides with the launch of the Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Regional Center for East Asia.



-----Program----

10:00- 10:05 Welcome Remarks Yuko Kasuya (Keio University)



10:05-10:50 Keynote Speech 1 Marianne Kneuer (President, International Political Science Association/University of Hildesheim)

Autocratization and its Challenges for Comparative Research



--Coffee Break--



11:10-12:55 Panel 1 Assessing the State of Democracy

Chair Julio C. Teehankee (De La Salle University)



Paper Presenters

Kota Mori (V-Dem East Asia Regional Center Research Fellow) & Yuko Kasuya*

Visualizing the State of Democracy in Asia through V-Dem



Yuko Kasuya & Benjamin Reilly* (University of Western Australia)

The Shift from Majoritarian to Consensual Democracy in Asia



Yi-Ting Wang* (National Cheng Kung University), Szu-Ning Ping (National Cheng Kung University), Wen-Yang Chang (National Chengchi University)

The Effects of China's Foreign Aid on Political Accountability



Discussant Yoshikuni Ono (Tohoku University)



--Lunch break --



14:00-14:45 Keynote Speech 2 Staffan I. Lindberg (Director, V-Dem Institute/ Gothenburg University)

The Varieties of Democracy Approach, and Democracy Promotion in a New World of Autocratization



-- Coffee Break--



15:15-17:00 Panel 2 Can Democracy be Promoted?

Chair Taehee Whang (Yonsei University)



Paper Presenters

Vasu Mohan (International Foundation for Electoral Systems, U.S.A.)

Global Threats to Democracy and the Role of Democratic Donor Nations in Countering these Threats



Hiroaki Shiga (JICA Research Institute)

Uniquely Asian Way of Democracy Promotion? Constitutional democracy promotion by Japan and India



Lahpai Seng Raw (Metta Development Foundation, Myanmar)

Transformation of an Entrenched Political System: The Need for International Responsibility



Discussant

Marie Lall (University College London)



17:00 - 17:05 Closing Remarks Yuko Kasuya



* paper presenter



Inquires : Yuko Kasuya ykasuya@law.keio.ac.jp



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粕谷祐子
慶應義塾大学法学部　教授
108-8345 東京都港区三田2-15-45
TEL: 03-5427-1075(直通）
FAX: 03-5427-1578（代表）
E-MAIL: ykasuya@law.keio.ac.jp
ykasuya@a7.keio.jp

Yuko KASUYA, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Political Science,
Faculty of Law, Keio University
2-15-45, Mita, Minato,
Tokyo, 108-8345 JAPAN
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