Summer Institute on Regional Integration at Waseda,2009
Waseda University Global COE Program:
Global Institute for Asian Regional Integration(GIARI)
August 3 (Monday) – August 8 (Saturday)
Call for Participants
The Waseda University Global COE Program, the Global Institute for Asian Regional
Integration (GIARI), is accepting applications from PhD students to attend the Summer
Institute on Asian Regional Integration. The Institute will provide students theopportunity to deepen their knowledge about regional integration in Asia and expand
their research networks.

The Summer Institute encourages the application of PhD students conducting theoretical andempirical research on issues related to regional integration in Asia from various aspects,including but not limited to politics, security, human security, economics, sociology, culture,and environment. The Institute will provide a supportive environment where students can share
their ideas, receive feedback on their research projects, and offer constructive and criticaladvice to other participants. The seven-day program will also include advice on practicalmatters such as conducting fieldwork. The program will include a number of panels, providing
students the opportunity to present their work with the aim to potentially publish the best papers
in the Asian Regional Integration Review published by GIARI.
Program contents:
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Lectures & Discussion (Aug 3, 4, 6, 7)
Morning sessions: Lectures by leading professors on the subjects
Afternoon sessions: Student presentations and discussions

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Fieldtrips (Aug 5)
Site visits to a government agency and a private company

Free day for research (Aug 8)

Professors: (tentative)Program Coordinator
Shujiro Urata (GIARI, Waseda University)

CommentatorPeter Drysdale (Australian National University)August 3 (Mon) Society/Culture
Dennis McNamara (Georgetown University)
In-jin Yoon (Korea University)August 4 (Tue) Politics/Security
Tsuneo Akaha (Monterey Institute of International Studies; GIARI, WasedaUniversity)
Another professor to be arrangedAugust 6 (Thu) Economics
Terreso S. Tullao (De LaSalle University)
Jong-Wha Lee (Asian Development Bank)August 7 (Fri) Environment and Human Security
Vitit Muntarbhorn (Chulalongkorn University)
Miao Chang (Tsinghua University)

Call for Participants:The Summer Institute is open to all PhD students interested in Asian regional
integration
Number of students: 20Fee and payment for those who apply from overseas universities: Airfare andaccommodation expenses (seven nights and eight days in Tokyo) will be covered by
GIARI.

Application Procedure:
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Submit an application form as well as an abstract of the paper you will present at theSummer Institute.
Deadline for the submission of necessary documents: April 30, 2009.
The application form can be downloaded from the GIARI Web site.
http://www.waseda-giari.jp
The abstract should be a maximum of 250 words, including your name, affiliation,
paper’s title, and the subject category to which you are applying. Abstracts will bejudged on strength and coherence of argument, originality, appropriate use ofmethodology, and knowledge of existing debates.
The successful applicants should submit papers. The total word count of the paper should
be 5,000～10,000words. The paper will be passed to the professors before the start of theSummer Institute. The deadline for submitting the papers is July 20, 2009. The best papers
will be considered for publication in Asian Regional Integration Review, Vol. 2 (2010),
published by GIARI, Waseda University.
Necessary documents for applying (application form and abstract) and any inquiries
should be sent to the GIARI Office:GIARI-Staff@list.waseda.jp