Special Lectures
1. The Contending Mini-lateralisms to Prosperity and Peace in Northeast
Asia , Dr. Chang-hee NAM, Dept. of Political Science, Vice-Dean ofGraduate School, Inha University, Korea, June 30, 2011.
2. Research and Policy: An Indonesian Experience and Beyond, Dr.
Riwanto Tirtosudarmo, Research Center for Society and Culture,
Indonesian Institute of Sciences, November 21, 2011.
3. The Inter-linkage of Climate Security and Human Security: The
Convergence on Policy Requirements, Professor Hiroshi Ohta, Waseda
University, December 19, 2011.
4. China-North Korean Relationship after Kim Jong-il - Old Thinking andNew Paradigms, Dr. Changhoon Cha, Associate Professor, Departmentof Political Science Busan National University, Korea, February 3,
2012.
5. Searching for the Key in the Wrong Place: Why "Common Sense" Rules

about Credibility in Asylum Cases are Wrong, How they Harm
Refugees, and What Can be Done about It, Professor Jason Eyster ,Director, Immigrant Rights and Civil Advocacy Clinic, USA, April 12,
2012.
6. Three ways in which EU may enhance Stability in Asia, Professor K.
Engelbrekt, Swedish Defense College, May 24, 2012
7. Mainland China-Hong Kong Relations after 1997: Theories, Policies,Contradictions, Professor Ting Wai, Hong Kong Baptist University,
May 25, 2012
8. Islam, Politics, and Nation, Dr. Takayuki Yokota, Nihon University,June 2, 2012.
9. Highly Skilled Migration in Post-3.11 Japan: From the Perspective ofMultiple Migration, Dr. Nana Oishi, Sophia University, July 23, 2012
10. Transnational Corporations (TNCs) and its Obligations in Conflict

Zones under International Human Rights Law and International
Humanitarian Law, Dr. Tapan Sarker, Lecturer at Keio University
and Griffith School, July 2, 2012.

11. Globalization of Religion: Contemporary Perspectives, Professor Patrick
Pasture, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium, January 10, 2013.
12. China-U.S. Relations in the 21st century and East Asian Security,Professor Li Qingsi, Renmin University, China, December 10, 2013.
13. Development and Local Governance: Korean Experience and Public
Policy Challenges, Professor Myung-goo Kang, Ajou University, Korea,
January 15, 2014.
14. Basic Structure of the International Administration and Current
Issues, Professor Hideaki Shiroyama, University of Tokyo, July 20,
2014.
15. Current Affairs and Public Administration in the Eurasia and BlackSea Region, Ms. Yukiko Hirai, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Japan,December 19-20, 2014.
16. Local Government Reform and Learning Organization in Japan andKorea, Professor Sangil Han, June 22, 2015.
17. US-Japan SOFA: Understanding the Alliance and CriminalJurisdiction, Mr. Lieutenant Jacob E. Meusch, June 23, 2015.
18. Revisiting State-Society Relations: From an Anarchist View, Dr.
Wataru Kusaka, July 7, 2015.
19. Managing the Urban System and Its Future: Policy Implications for theThird World Countries, Professor Kwang Soo Lew, July 13, 2015.
20. Basic Structure of International Administration and Current Issues,
Professor Hideaki Shiroyama, July 28, 2015.
21. Municipal Governance and International Cooperation: Implications for
National Development, Dr. Soyoon Chung, Yonsei Univeristy, Korea,Apri 15, 2016.
22. Comparative Analysis of Environmental Policies, Dr. Endo Takahiro,
Osaka Prefectural University, April 25, 2016.
23. The Contradicting Images of Contemporary Japan and Its ForeignRelations, Professor Ota Hiroshi, Waseda University, May 16, 2016.
24. Mobility and Asian Regional Development, Dr. Lee Hyun Ok, Yonsei
University, Korea, June 6, 2016.

25. Climate Change Policies in East Asia, Dr. Shin Sang Bum, Yonsei
University, Korea, June 27, 2016.
26. Education Policy of Japan: Citizenship Education for Sustainable
Development, Dr. Taniguchi Kazuya, Tohoku University, June 20,
2016.
27. Japan's Energy Policy with the Focus on Global Climate Change,Professor Ota Hiroshi, Waseda University, May 29, 2017.
28. The Post-Korean Development Welfare Regime - Issues, Challenges andImplications for East Asia, Professor Moo-Kwon Chung, Yonsei
University, Korea, June 19, 2017.
29. Understanding Europe and China’s Strategy toward Europe, Professor
Tianhong Luo, Renmin University, China, June 28, 2017.
30. China’s ‘One Belt, One Road’ Initiative’ and Its Implications for EastAsia and Central Asia, Professor Tianhong Luo, Renmin University,China, June 29, 2017.
31. Discourse Analysis: The Case of Taiwan, Dr. Maehara Shiho, Kyushu
University, July 25, 2017.
32. East Asian Security and Cooperation: Issues and Agenda for theFuture, Professor Chang Hee Nam, Inha University, April 23, 2018.
33. Local Information Strategies in Japan and Korea: Implications forDeveloping Countries, Professor Pyeong Jun Yu, Yonsei University,
May 21, 2018.
34. Migration and US Bases in Okinawa, Dr. Johanna Zulueta, Soka
University, June 1, 2018.
35. Gender Equality and Migration in Japan, Ms. Reiko Ogawa, Chiba
University, June 26, 2018.
36. Moral Storytelling: Lessons from Fieldwork on the Last Days of theIron Curtain, Dr. Matthew Longo, Leiden University, November 20,
2019.
37. Discriminated Buraku Communities and Human Rights, Professor Ian
Neary, University of Oxford, December 17, 2019.