| The First International Symposium of Comparative Research on Major Regional Powers in Eurasia | in
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| The Elusive Balance: Regional Powers and the Search for Sustainable Development | |||||
| Date:
July
9-10, 2009 |
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| Location:
Room 403, Slavic Research Center, Hokkaido University, Sapporo |
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| *Update July 8 | |
| The first international
symposium for the scientific project "Comparative Research on Major
Regional Powers in Eurasia,"* will be held at the Slavic Research
Center, Hokkaido University, on July 9-10 this year. The title of the
symposium is "Elusive Balance: Regional Powers and the Search for
Sustainable Development", in which we will discuss the role of regional
powers including Russia, China, and India in the world economic and
social order and inquire whether they can maintain their status as
“powers” in the future world. More precisely we will discuss these
problems focusing on the topics of the macro economy, the environment
(anti-global warming), energy security, and social disparity. By doing
so, it is expected that we can clarify the common difficulties and
specific tasks of each country concerning these four topics. Besides,
we are planning an exciting session on the border problems of Eurasia.
We also expect in the course of the discussions to find some clues to
solving these challenges in the worldwide context. The symposium
concludes with a special session from historical perspectives. * = Five-year grant-in-aid for scientific research on innovative areas supported by the Ministry of Education and Science of Japan |
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| Program |
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| Thursday,
July 9 |
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| 9：00 |
Registration |
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| 9：45 |
Opening remarks |
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| 10：00‐12：00 |
Session 1: | Economic
Reforms and Macro Economic Performance |
| Chair: |
NAKAMURA Yasushi (Yokohama
National University) |
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| Paper
givers: |
1-1 SATO Takahiro (Kobe University) |
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| External Openness
and Firm Productivity in China and India: Evidence from Business
Enterprises Surveys |
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| 1-2 UEGAKI Akira (Seinan Gakuin
University), |
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| Balance of
Payments in Comparative Perspective: China, India and Russia under
Globalization (REVISED July 6) |
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| 1-3 Sudip Ranjan BASU（UNCTAD, UN,
Geneva） |
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| TBA |
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| Discussant: |
Harry WU (Hong Kong Polytechnic
University) |
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| 13:30-15:30 |
Session 2 : | Searching
for Energy Security |
| Chair: |
MATSUZATO Kimitaka (SRC) |
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| Paper
givers: |
2-1 HORII Nobuhiro (Kyushu University) |
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| Bottlenecks in
China’s Energy Supply, Policy Solutions or Market Solutions? |
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| 2-2 Shebonti Ray DADWAL (Institute
for Defense Studies and Analysis, New Delhi), |
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| Energy Security: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities for India | ||
| 2-3 David DUSSEAULT,
Aleksanteri Institute, University of Helsinki |
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| Where has all
the Oil gone?
Contradictions among Russia's Socio-economic Development, Political
Legitimacy and Corporate Profits |
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| Discussant: |
MOTOMURA Masumi (JOGMEC) |
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| 15:45-17:45 |
Session 3 : | The
Politics of the Environment: Global Warming after Kyoto |
| Chair: |
TABATA Shinichiro (SRC) |
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| Paper
givers: |
3-1 KAMEYAMA Yasuko (National
Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan) |
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| Japan in the
Midst of Multilateral Negotiation on the Future Framework for Climate
Change |
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| 3-2 PANG Jun (Department of
Environmental Economics and Management, Renmin University) |
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| China’s
Energy-Environment Problems and Some Issues related to Post-Kyoto
Arrangement |
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| 3-3 Ambuj SAGAR (IIT, Delhi) |
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| TBA |
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| Discussant: |
KANIE Norichika (Tokyo Institute of
Technology) |
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18:30-20:30
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Reception at the Sapporo
Aspen
Hotel |
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| Friday,
July 10 |
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| 10：00‐12：00 |
Session
4 : |
Artificial
Boundaries: The Broken Heart of Eurasia |
| Chair: |
YOSHIDA Osamu (Hiroshima University) |
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| Paper
givers: |
4-1 Mushtaq A. KAW (Centre of central
Asian Studies, University of Kashmir, Srinagar) |
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| Border Politics in
the Heart of Eurasia : A Case Study of India, Pakistan and
Afghanistan |
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| 4-2 A. Ghafoor LIWAL (Regional
Studies Center of Afghanistan [RSCA]) |
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| Areas between
Afghanistan and Pakistan and the Present Turmoil |
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| 4-3 Sarfraz KHAN (Area Study Centre,
Russia, China, Central Asia, Peshawar University, Pakistan) |
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| Special Status of Tribal Areas (FATA): An
Artificial Imperial Construct Bleeding Asia |
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| Discussant: |
HIROSE Takako (Senshu University) |
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| 13:30-15:30 |
Session
5 : |
Social
Disparity and Poverty |
| Chair: |
HORIE Norio (University of Toyama) |
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| Paper
givers: |
5-1 TAKEDA Yuka (Waseda University) |
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| Is Russian
Economic Growth Pro-Poor? |
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| 5-2 IMAI Katsushi (Manchester
University) |
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| Poverty and
Vulnerability in India and China |
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| 5-3 Ruslan YEMTSOV (World Bank) |
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| Through the
Looking-Glass: What is behind official data on inequality in Russia
over 1992-2003? |
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| Discussant: |
MARUKAWA Tomoo (University of Tokyo) |
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| 15：45-17:45 |
Session 6 : | Historical
Perspectives |
| Chair: |
SUHARA Manabu (Nihon University) |
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| Paper
givers: |
6-1 Vladimir POPOV (New Economic
School, Moscow and Carlton University) |
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| Why the West Got
Rich before China, Why China is Catching up with the West since 1949:
Another Explanation of the "Great Divergence" and "Great Convergence"
Story |
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| 6-2 SAITO Osamu (Hitotsubashi
University) |
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| Income growth and
inequality over the very long run:
England, India and Japan compared |
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| Discussant: |
SUZUKI Yoshikazu (Tokyo University of
Foreign Studies) |
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| Organizing
Committee of the Symposium: |
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| UEGAKI Akira,
TABATA
Shinichiro, KOSHINO Go, GOTO Masanori, OBARA Yumiko |
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| E-mail: |
rp@slav.hokudai.ac.jp |