Keeping up the momentumof ten years of collaborative research

2“In 2009, EHESS approved the creation of a university
foundation tasked with strengthening intellectual
exchange between Japan and France. What sparked
off this endeavour was our conviction that it waspossible to develop new collaboration on transversal
topics that go beyond intra-European or transatlantic
research and that associate academic and extraacademic actors. Our objective was, and is, to seek
alternative methods of organizing conferences
and research programmes, as well as to receive our Japanesecolleagues by international standards. FFJ wishes to continue
making an original contribution to the world of research throughits initiatives and collaboration.”
Sébastien LechevalierProfessor at EHESS
President of the Fondation France-Japon de l’EHESSA prestigious and stimulating environment

FFJ was created within the École des hautes études en sciences sociales (Schoolof Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences, EHESS), a unique and prestigious
school within the research community and higher education in France. In 2020,
EHESS and FFJ will be relocated to the Campus Condorcet, an international
campus for the humanities and social sciences, one of the biggest in Europe.
This dynamic and evolving environment in Seine-Saint-Denis will provide FFJ
with exceptional opportunities to facilitate exchanges with other universities
and to extend its network of partners within the extra-academic sectors.

Achievements since 200969
Visiting researchers

47
Working papers

68
Research contracts

3 375 400 €Total funding

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Promoting an open approach
In line with EHESS, the FFJ team favours an interdisciplinary approach (including
economics, sociology, political science, urban planning, anthropology...) inits scientific research. Five strongly interlinked research themes guide FFJ’sactivities, with a view to allow projects and collaborators to circulate from one
theme to another.

Our research themesAsian Capitalisms: Diversity and Institutional ChangeRe-exploring the World and Breaking Down Barriers Between Cultural Areas
Thinking Innovation through the Interactions between Science, Culture andSociety
Rethinking Global Cities: Global Issues and Local Practices
Inequalities and Social Policies
Cross-cutting research projects
Global Islamic Market: Asian Perspectives on the Diversity of Capitalism
Innovation Beyond Technology: Science for Society and InterdisciplinaryApproaches
Impact of the 2020-2024 Olympics on Global Cities’ Urban Policies

Encouraging publication
With its Discussion Papers Series, (open-access and in English) FFJ hopes tocontribute to the dissemination of scientific results, especially following visitsfrom international researchers.
FFJ is also proud to recognize the quality of students’ and young researchers’
writing through two awards: the Christian Polak/FFJ Prize for the Best Master's
Thesis on Japan and the FFJ/SASE Award for the Best Paper on Asia.

Building
an international scientific community

4Visiting researchers

One of the core missions of FFJ is to welcome Japanese researchers, as well asother international researchers studying Japan, with a special commitment todiversifying profiles in terms of discipline, age, gender, and country of origin.
Our fellowship programme, which covers several thematic fellowships fundedby our partners, allows international researchers to be hosted in Paris for along research stay, thus creating the opportunity for a close collaboration
between the fellows, FFJ and its partners.
Research fellowships
Air Liquide Fellowship: “Visioning the Future of Human-Machine Relationships:
Collaborative Researches between Japan and France” (2020-2022)
Banque de France Fellowship: “Macroeconomics and Economic Policy: WhichLessons from the Japanese Experience?” (2015-2024)
Fondation Michelin Fellowship: “Transport Systems in the 21st Century”(2020-2022)

International conferences and workshops

FFJ organizes scientific events in Europe and Asia with local universities andresearch institutions.
Series of international events
International workshops in Kyoto and Paris on “Inequalities and Preference forRedistribution” in collaboration with Doshisha University and PSE
Joint symposia in Paris, Berlin and Tokyo on “Labor Market Inequalities Experiences and Perspectives from France, Germany and Japan” in collaboration
with DIJ and JDZBAnnual meetings in Paris, Tokyo, Oxford and Berlin on “Understanding
institutional change in Asia: a comparative perspective with Europe” incollaboration with Waseda University, the University of Oxford and FUB

Bringing together
academic and extra-academic actors

5A specific approach

The underlying challenge of the Fondation France-Japon de l’EHESS’
collaboration with companies and corporate foundations, and one of its main
missions, is to connect the worlds of research and business. This dialogue isbased on how the humanities and social sciences can contribute, througha theoretical framework providing the necessary perspective on studied
phenomena, to understanding the major challenges we face and identifying
how to address these challenges.
Examples of collaboration
A short-term study focused on a specific topic and discussed in a workshop with thepartner
A fellowship funded by the partner to welcome distinguished international scholars
A multi-annual and multi-facetted research programme, including a series ofmeetings, publications and a public conference

Our partners

For ten years, FFJ has been promoting collaboration between the academic andextra-academic sectors through the development of some forty partnerships,
bringing together actors from universities and research institutions, localauthorities, major companies, French and Japanese ministries and embassies,
and private foundations.

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Fondation
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de l’ehess「人文社会科学推進のためのヨーロッパとアジアにおいて分野を横断するアクターの橋渡し」

Le Cercle de la FFJ

Through the years, we have developed a large international network ofresearchers, young and experienced alike, in the humanities and socialsciences, as well as extra-academic experts. To highlight this network andfoster cooperation between its members, in November 2019, we launched theCercle de la FFJ, which will organize an annual meeting and publish a bi-annual
journal to share their experience.

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