Japan Association of International Relations

Guidelines for Filling Out the Membership Application Form
If you wish to become a member of the Association, read theseguidelines before you fill out the membership application form. Keepthis brochure in a safe place as you may need it after you havebecome a member.
A. Written Application

1. Applicants are required to fill out all the provided spaces
without omission, and to submit the form after signing and sealing
it. If you are an overseas applicant and do not have a seal, affix
your signature.
2. Each application requires the signatures and seals of two membersof the Association. If you are a graduate student, you will need arecommendation (with signature and seal) from your academic advisor.
If your advisor is a member of the Association, you will need only
one further recommendation by a member of the Association to fulfill
the requirements for membership. On the other hand, if your advisor
is not a member, you will need recommendations from two members inaddition to that of your advisor.
3. In the "Home Address" space, fill in your residential address orthemostconvenient

communication.

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appearontheMembership List of the Association.
4. When filling in the "Affiliation" space, make sure to include
your "Affiliation" and "Job Title." If you are a graduate student,
write the name of your course of study in the "Job Title" space. 5.
Include as much detail as possible in the "Field of Study/Research
Theme" space. Also, in the "F/S Code" space, refer to the Table ofField of Study Codes below and enter the codes (three at most) thatbest describe your specialization.
6. Make sure to fill in the "Entry Year" space. Note that theAssociation's fiscal year begins on April 1 and ends on March 31.
7. Before submitting your membership application, check to make surethat you have filled out all the items without omission. If any of
the requisite information such as "Name," "Date of Birth," "Home

Address,""Affiliation/JobTitle,""FinalDegree,""FieldofStudy/Research Theme," "Recent Publications," "Desired Fiscal Yearof Entry," "Reference," or Recommendation of Academic "Advisor" isleft blank, your application may be rejected or delayed.
B. Submission of Membership Application and Procedures for Admission
1.

Submityourmembership

application

totheAssociation's

secretariat, at the address below, by post. You can also submit itdirectly to the reception booth set up at each annual meeting of theAssociation.
2. Applicants will be notified of acceptance after the application
is examined and approved at the Board of Directors meeting (held inMarch, June, September and December of each year). If you submit
your application during an annual meeting, it will be examined atthe meeting of the Board of Directors after the annual meeting.
(Theseprocedures

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theandRelations.)
3. Make an inquiry with the Association's secretariat, at the address
below, if the notice of approval of your application does not arrive.
Please feel free to inquire with the Association's secretariat if
you have any questions regarding your admission.
C. After Approval of Your Application

1. Once your application is approved, you are requested to pay theprescribed annual membership fee immediately. In principle, themembership fee should be paid individually and not as a collective
payment by a group or institution. Copies of the Association'sjournals, Kokusaiseiji (quarterly, in Japanese) and International
Relations of Asia-Pacific (three times a year, in English, online
journal), are sent free of charge only to those members who have
paid their membership fees for the year of the publication.
2. Notify the Association's secretariat of the following as soon aspossible.
(1) Change in your name, address or affiliation, or transfer lasting
more than a year;(2) Change in your membership status from graduate student to regularmembership;(3)

Noticeofwithdrawal(nonpaymentofmembershipfeefor3

consecutive years will be regarded as a withdrawal).
3. Graduate students should send a copy of proof of graduate student
status (student ID card, student registration certificate, etc.) tonacos★jair.com (please replace “★” with “@”), at the time of thepayment of the membership fee. Setting a password for the copy isrecommended.
D. Type of Membership

Type of overseas membership is as follows.
Type of Membership (Overseas)

Membership FeeGeneral

JPY 15,000

Graduate Student (Proof of graduate status is

JPY 11,000required)
Senior A (over 70 years old)

JPY 11,000

Senior B (over 70 years old), without subscription

Freeof International Relations and IRAP, the programofJAIRannualconferenceandeligibility

tosubmit papers for our conferences)
Family (another application is required)

JPY 11,000

Send your membership application form to:
Secretariat, Japan Association of International Relations
2nd floor, Center for International Joint Research, KodairaInternational Campus, Hitotsubashi University, 1-29-1,
Gakuennishimachi, Kodaira-shi, Tokyo 187-0045, Japan.
E-mail: jair-sec★jair.or.jp (Replace ”★” with ”@”)Table of Field of Study (F/S) Codes
Refer to the code table below when filling out the application form.
If no item perfectly matches your study field, choose those (up tothree) that best describe it.
Code: Field of Study
100: Theory of International Relations (including Political Thought)
101: International Organization (including the United Nations)102: International Norms
103: Global Governance
104: Regional Organization and Regionalism
105: International Political Economy
106: Interdependence
107: World Systems Theory (including Dependency Theory)
108: International Development (including Development Assistance andForeign Aid)
109: Foreign Policy Decision-Making and Diplomacy
110: International Security Studies (including Strategic Studies)111: International Conflict
112: Peace Research
113: Quantitative Analysis
114: Rational Choice (including Game Theory)
115: Simulation
116: Constructivism
200: Area Studies
201: Asia-Pacific Studies
202: Japan Studies
203: East Asia Studies
204: Southeast Asia Studies
205: South Asia Studies
206: Oceania Studies
207: West Asia and Middle East Studies
208: Africa Studies
209: Greater Europe Studies (including EU Studies)210: Western Europe Studies
211: Central and Eastern Europe Studies

212: Nordic Studies
213: Russia and CIS Studies (including the former Soviet Union)214: North America Studies
215: Latin America Studies
300: Diplomatic History/History of International Relations
301: Japanese Diplomatic History (including History of Japan-UnitedStates Relations, History of Japan-Russia Relations, etc.)
302:

InternationalHistoryofHistoryofEastAsia/East

Asian

Diplomatic

History
303:

International

Southeast

Asia/Southeast

Asian

Diplomatic History
304: International History of Oceania/Oceania Diplomatic History
305: International History of West Asia and the Middle East/West
Asian and Middle East Diplomatic History
306: International History of Africa/African Diplomatic History
307: International History of Europe/European Diplomatic History
308:

InternationalHistoryofRussiaandCIS/RussianandCIS

Diplomatic History (including that of the former Soviet Union)
309:

AmericanDiplomaticHistoryorDiplomatic

HistoryoftheAmericas

400: New Issue-Areas/New Issues/Interdisciplinary Studies
401: Transnational Relations
402: International Exchange403: International Migration (including Immigration and Refugees)
404: Race and Ethnicity
405: Gender406: Global Environmental Studies
407: Globalization
408: Civil Society and NGOs
409: Human Rights
410: Human Security
411: Democracy and Democratization
421: Peace Building

JAIR Membership Application Form
(Please read the guidelines for filling out the application form before you start)

Date:
Member type

Regular／Student／ Family

Entry year FY

Family name(YYYY)/(MM)/(DD)(YYYY)（April 1-March 31）
Given name & Middle nameAlphabet
Katakata
Kanji (if any)

(Sealed or Signed)

Date of birth １９(YY)

１．Affiliation

Postal Address

(MM)

(DD)

２．HomeChoose one address for postal delivery

The following is to be used for member lists. In you wish any particular item to be confidential, check □□Name ofaffiliation□（Job title□ 〒）―Address ofAffiliation □TEL：（Ext：□E-mail：□〒□TEL：□E-mail：or direct）□ FAX：―Home address□ FAX：

School name：
Final degree
Year of graduation：(YYYY)(MM)(DD) Graduated／Completed／TerminatedField ofStudy/Research Theme

F/S Code**

Please refer to the table of Field of Study codes（In case of graduate students, you may list a senior thesis or Master's thesis or your research prospectus）

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Reference 1 Name ：Reference 2Name：(Sealed)Affiliation：(Sealed)Affiliation：

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AdvisorName：

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