Institute for Comparative Research in Human and Social Sciences

History

The University of Tsukuba ICR was founded in 2014. It is the combination of Center for International, Comparative, and Advanced Japanese Studies(CAJS) and Research Center For West Asian Civilization at University of Tsukuba.

What is ICR?

Comparative Research which is not confined by the framework of state, is the basic innovative idea for new Humanities and Social Sciences to tackle global issues. ICR is aiming at creating innovations where Comparative Studies of Modern Society, Foundation of Civilizations and Cultural Communication intersect. In-depth basic researches and dissemination of studies to the world will put the best mixture into practice.

ICR Missions

"Transnational Innovation Through Imagination"

1. To develop transnational comparative research methods by making new ideas and methods not confined by the framework of state.
2. To seek the ways to "co-exist" for the solution of global problems, placing great value on "co-existence" with Japan’s identity.
3. To establish Japan’s academic position and disseminate the "innovation of the humanities and social science" to the world.

Features of ICR

1. Disseminate an excellent support system for international collaborative research.
2. Place a high value on inspiration and diverse research environment.
3. Put weigh on developing human resources for the future research.
4. Originate a Japanese Style Research Innovation.
5. Become the linking base between basic researches and researches that contribute to societies.

Organization

ICR consist of 3 different research divisions

1. Center for International, Comparative, and Advanced Japanese Studies(CAJS)
2. Research Center For West Asian Civilization
3. Inter Faculty Education & Research Initiative(IFERI)

Main Members

　Yutaka Tsujinaka - Director of ICR, Professor in Political Science, Chairman of International Association Universities, Special Assistant of President at University of Tsukuba

　Akira Tsuneki - Deputy Director of ICR, Professorin Archaeology, Research Center For West Asian Civilization

　Saburo Aoki - Deputy Director of ICR, Professor in Literature and Linguistics, Head of Inter Faculty Education & Research Initiative(IFERI)

<Researchers' Profile from University of Tsukuba>

Yutaka Tsujinaka

　Akira Tsuneki

　Saburo Aoki

International Conferences

March 10&11, 2015- Symposium in France: "Fragmentation and Divergence"

"Fragmentation and Divergence"Resume PDF Sessions: 1 Environment and Landscape 2 Social Justice and Equality Beyond Violence 3 Disaster and Civil Society 4 Demography and Immigration 5 Impact of Art and Culture 6 Intercultural Dialogue and Education Coordinator: Saburo Aoki Keynote Lecture: Yutaka Tsujinaka

September 28, 2014 - Symposium in Japan: "Japan and the World after 3.11"

"Japan and the World after 3.11"YouTube
Sessions: 1 The Impact of the 3/11 Disasters on Domestic Japanese Politics 2 The Secretariat of the National Diet of Japan 3 The Reconstruction Design Council in Response to the Great East Japan 4 Earthquake Exploring Public Decision Making 5 When Risk and Trust Affect Consumer 6 Foreign exchange and market value of Japanese firms 7 Developing Next Generation of the Global Leaders Discussant: Yutaka Tsujinaka (University of Tsukuba), Arthur Stockwin (University of Oxford), Kiyoshi Kurokawa(President of National Defense Academy), and Makoto Iokibe(University of Kumamoto)

Major International Seminar

March 5, 2015 - Symposium: "Philosophy across Cultures"

November 6, 2014 - Seminar: "On Chinese Non-Intervenonism" Presenter： Dr. Pichamon May Yeophantong (University of Oxford)

July 11, 2014 - Lecture: "Thinking about Fukushima Disaster and Japan's Nuclear Plant Vulnerability from Comparative Perspective" Presenter： Phillip Y. Lipscy (Stanford University)

Activity Records

<2016>

March 17 -Forum:"The 2nd Humanities and Social Sciences Research Development & Promotion Forum"

February 18 -Seminar:"The Citizen-government Connection　and Political Participation: A Cross-national Study "

January 25 -Seminar:"Strategies of Writing Joint-Papers with Researchers Overseas Considering Paper Performance Evaluation in the Field of Humanities and Social Sciences"

<2015>

December 12 - Seminar:"Xunzi Reiji Theory, the Foundation of East Asia Politics, Society and Ethics Traditon} [sic]

November 14 - Seminar:Point of View and Linguistic Expressions

October 23 - Seminar:Reflections on the role of stemmatics in critical editing, with special reference to the edition of Sanskrit texts

September 28 - Special Symposium at TGSW 2015: "Culture and Security: Exploring Future Values through Japanese Experiences"

August 27&28 -The Tsukuba-Hamburg Universities symposium in Germany: "Scholastic and /or Yogin?: The works attributed to the Indian medieval scholar Sthiramati"

July 15 - Seminar: "Sacred Ambiguity: The Changing Face of Religion Contemporary Nigeria"

July - Publication: "Civil society in Asia: in search of democracy and development in Bangladesh"

June 28 - International Symposium: "Tokyo symposium on social media and citizen engagement"

May 26 - Seminar: "Publishing in Academic Journals"

May 7 - Lecture at the Williams College: "Grammar, Logic, and Computation"

April 13 - Seminar at the Ohio State University: "Interpreting and Parsing Sluicing"

March 10&11 - Symposium in France: "Fragmentation and Divergence"

<2014>

November 19 - International Scholar Research Exposition

November 14 - Seminar: "Migration, Crime and European Society -Can European Experience Help Others?"

November 6 - Seminar: "On Chinese Non-Intervenonism"

September 28 - Symposium: "Japan and the World after 3.11"

August 12- Meeting at Peking University

July 22 - ICR Brainstorming

July 11 - Lecture: "Thinking about Fukushima Disaster and Japan's Nuclear Plant Vulnerability from Comparative Perspective"

April 1 - Institute for Comparative Research in Human and Social Sciences (ICR) launched

Publications in English

Civil Society in Asia In Search of Democracy and Development in Bangladesh Edited by: Fahimul Quadir (York University, Canada) with Yutaka Tsujinaka (University of Tsukuba, Japan)

Access

1-1-1 tennodai Tsukuba, Ibaraki, JAPAN.

Take the Tsukuba Express (TX)line to Tsukuba Station, then transfer to the Loop-line on-campus bus (Hidari-Mawari) to "Daigaku-koen" or Buses bound for Tsukuba Daigaku Chuo to "Daigaku-Koen"(Tsukuba Center Bus Terminal #6).

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