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05/08/2023 - 05/09/2023 | Tokyo

Transnational Research in a Multipolar World. International Conference of the Max Weber Foundation

Transnational research plays an essential role in global knowledge production. It also fosters mutual understanding and trust among the countries involved. On May 8-9, together with Sophia University Graduate School of Global Studies, the DIJ Tokyo will host the Max Weber Foundation conference ‘Transnational Research in a Multipolar World’ to discuss the impact of the growing geopolitical tensions on transnational research.

Transnational research plays an essential role in global knowledge production. It also fosters mutual understanding and trust among the countries involved. This is especially true for transnational research in the social sciences and humanities, which explicitly aims at bridging and combining different national perspectives on issues of shared interest.

The conference “Transnational Research in a Multipolar World” will discuss the impact of the growing geopolitical tensions on transnational research with a particular focus on “closing spaces”, i.e. the limitations to free scientific research in autocratic regimes. We also take a look at how national research organizations and universities have responded to these challenges. Taking the example of gerontology and gender studies, we then explore how research in the humanities and social sciences responds to societal challenges and how research, in turn, feeds back into society.

The second day of the conference will look at research on and in specific regions – Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and the Indo-Pacific. Taking into account geopolitical shifts, it will explore common topics as well as new venues and formats of transnational research. The conference will end with a keynote speech on world history made in Japan, a field that has increasingly drawn public attention against the background of global history research and history activism in a multipolar world.

Information on participating / attending:
free of charge; registration required

Date:

05/08/2023 - 05/09/2023

Event venue:

Sophia University
Bldg. 2, Floor 17
7-1 Kioicho, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 102-8554
and
German Institute for Japanese Studies
(DIJ Tokyo)
Jochi Kioizaka Bldg. 2F
7-1 Kioicho, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 102-0094
Tokyo
Japan

Target group:

all interested persons

Relevance:

international

Subject areas:

History / archaeology, Language / literature, Social studies

Types of events:

Conference / symposium / (annual) conference

Entry:

05/05/2023

Sender/author:

Dr. Torsten Weber

Department:

Öffentlichkeitsarbeit

Event is free:

yes

Language of the text:

English

URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event74315

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