Programme - Changing Identities... Symposium

Chair: William Bradley (Ryukoku University)

• “Do Transnational Migrants Transplant Social Networks? Analyzing the Social Capital of Brazilian Entrepreneurs in Japan”
  Naoto Higuchi (University of Tokushima, Tokushima)
  
  
• “Remittances for Social Reproduction: The Case of Burmese Care Workers in Singapore”
  Mika Toyota (National University of Singapore)
  Paper
  
  
• “An Empirical Inquiry into the Determinants of Remittances: The Case of the Philippines”
  Maria Reinaruth D. Carlos (Ryukoku University)

Chair: Eriko Aoki (Ryukoku University)

• “Ruth Benedict’s Conception of Culture and its Role in a Socially Just Society”
  Pauline Kent (Ryukoku University)
  Paper
  
  
• “How The Chrysanthemum and the Sword is Interpreted in China Today”
  Takeshi Hamashita (Ryukoku University)
  
  
• “Conflict, Popular Culture and Korea-Japan Relations: Changing Identities and Networks”
  Alison Tokita (Monash University, Clayton)
  
  
• “Transformation of Australian Identity: From the Viewpoints of Literature and Art”
  Yasue Arimitsu (Doshisya University, Kyoto)
  Paper

Chair: Kosuke Shimizu (Ryukoku University)

• “Diasporic Identity and Conflict Resolution: an Attempt at a Generalized Diasporic Theory of Conflict”
  Kosuke Shimizu (Ryukoku University)
  Paper
  
  
• “Jewish-Palestinian Dialogue: The Role of Cultural, Ethnic and Religious Identity in Shaping the Conversation”
  Michael Furmanovsky (Ryukoku University) and Maher Mughrabi
  Paper (Furmanovsky) | Paper (Mughrabi)

Moderator: tbc