Subject: Tags: Spam prevention:Please, enter the code that you see below in the input field. This is for blocking bots that try to post this form automatically. If the code is hard to read, then just try to guess it right. If you enter the wrong code, a new image is created and you get another chance to enter it right.Enter code: Content: KICAS_adm Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Call for ApplicationThe 8th Next-Generation Global > WorkshopTheme: Demographic Challenges in the Era > of Global Ageing and MigrationDate: August 1-3, > 2015Venue: Faculty of Letters Main Building, Kyoto > UniversityI. The Purposes of the Next-Generation > Global WorkshopSince 2008, we have organized the > Next-Generation Global Workshop (NGGW) annually to > provide an opportunity for early-career scholars > to present their research and to have feedback > from an international audience. It has proved to > be a pleasant and effective way for capacity > building of early-career scholars through > mentorship of professors from different > universities in different areas of the world.The > NGGW has also provided invaluable opportunities > for all participants to learn from other > participants and to deepen the understanding of > various social phenomena and perspectives > encompassing social issues in respective parts of > the world, particularly in Asia. Ultimately, the > NGGW has served as a forum for scholars of > different generations from various regions to > build a common academic foundation by redefining > Asia in the global context.*The NGGW was initiated > by the Kyoto University Global COE on > “Reconstruction of the Intimate and Public > Spheres in 21st Century Asia” together with its > international partners, and succeeded by Kyoto > University Asian Studies Unit (KUASU) and its > international partners who established Kyoto > International Consortium for Asian Studies (KICAS) > in January, 2014. II. ThemeThe theme of this > year's workshop is “Demographic Challenges in > the Era of Global Ageing and Migration.”Forty > years have passed since European and North > American countries entered the stage of “aged > society.” Japan reached the stage twenty-five > years ago. In these societies, the birth rate > remains below the replacement level and, in Japan, > the population is actually shrinking. Due to the > demographic reasons characterized by the decline > in productive age population, many societies face > social problems such as economic downturn and an > increasing demand for care. In short, > sustainability of society is in doubt. On the > other hand, many Asian countries other than Japan > have enjoyed a higher proportion of productive age > population, called “population bonus” or > “demographic dividend” until recently. > Scholars explain that the current economic boom of > these regions substantially owes to their > favorable demographic conditions. > However,“population bonus" does not last > forever. According to a recent estimate, > the“early group" including South Korea, Hong > Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, China, and Thailand > either have already lost their benefits > of“population bonus" in the 2010s or are > estimated to lose it soon. The speed of ageing in > the “early group”countries is more rapid than > in Japan. Contrary to many industrialized > countries where the transition from ageing society > (more than seven percent of its population is over > sixty-five of age) to aged society (more than > fourteen percent of the population is over > sixty-five of age) occurred gradually (i.e. the > transition in France took 115 years, the United > Kingdom forty-seven years, and Japan twenty-four > years), South Korea and Singapore are estimated to > experience its transition within eighteen years > and seventeen years respectively. Such estimation > of steep progress of ageing population shocks the > relevant societies and urges them to prepare for > the forthcoming aged society.In contrast, > the“later group" including Vietnam, Indonesia, > Malaysia, India, and the Philippines are likely to > enjoy“population bonus”until the late 2030s. > The difference in demographic level across the > regions causes transnational migration of people > and that connects the world more intimately than > ever. The“later group”in Asia has served as > population sending countries to the “early > group”within Asia, not limited to the Western > countries. Contrary to aged societies, these > sending countries face different types of > demographic challenges such as the massive outflow > of productive population, brain drain of highly > educated and skilled laborers, and women migrating > as laborers or brides. Needless to say, social > integration of immigrants has become a serious > issue in many receiving countries. As such, by > focusing on demography we can situate ourselves at > a vantage point where we can connect social > phenomena unfolding in individual regions to > global concerns. Moreover, demographical phenomena > are more aptly predictable than other social > phenomena, thus allow us to draw reliable > foresights about the future. However, no > frameworks have been devised to comprehensively > discuss demography-related concerns across the > regions. Besides, different demographic challenges > and their implications in each region have not > been exchanged world-widely. Taking full advantage > of hosting participants from various areas of the > world, we envisage working on global demographic > issues while sharing and deepening understanding > of different concerns in various societies. > Moreover, we aim to find an appropriate set of > policies for the construction of sustainable human > society by sharing both successful and failed > cases in the world.Anticipated topics to be > addressed in the workshop: The estimates of > demography and socioeconomic conditions in every > part of the world.Social reforms to maintain > vitality of aged society: We need to learn from > each country's experience by sharing the > successful and the failed cases in their > implementation of measures for appropriate use of > human resources, such as policies for declining > birth rates, promoting women's and elderly's > participation, integrating foreign nationals, and > promoting sensitivity to diversity in society.The > future of welfare states in aged societies: > Studies indicate that an increasing cost of social > security in aged society is aggravating the > financial status of many societies. > Simultaneously, there is an increasing demand for > appropriate social and labor policies concerning > pension, social services, and active labor market > policies, and so on. Human societies need to find > an appropriate level of governmental intervention > and the roles of families and communities in an > aged society.Policies for hosting foreign > population in the phase of global migration: We > need to articulate the merits and the demerits of > the policies that promote both permanent > settlement and temporary sojourn of migrant > population. Although many countries in Asia > predominantly adopt the policies for temporary > migration, we need to reconsider whether aged > societies can be adequately supported through such > apolicy. What will happen when the“later > group”experiences ageing society after the > 2030s? What kind of society is this“later > group”going to construct? How can the global > ageing human society sustain itself when the tide > of global migration is weakened?How the > bio-politics of respective countries can affect > the demographic issues in the world (i.e. > one-child policy in China, the reproductive health > act in the Philippines, and so forth).III. > Application Schedule of the workshop (Japan > Standard Time)Application deadline: March 15, > 2015Notification of screening result: Early April, > 2015 (Provision of travel grant to be decided at > this time)Deadline for submission of full paper > (4,000-6,000 words): June 30, 2015.Workshop: > August 1st and 2nd, 2015Fieldwork: August 3rd, > 2015. Applicants should provide the following > information in pdf attachment to email:a) Name > (please capitalize your family name)b) Paper > Titlec) Position (Master's student, Ph.D. student, > etc.)d) Affiliatione) Postal Address, Telephone > Number, and Email Addressf) Name of a referee who > is a faculty member in any of the KUASU overseas > partner universities.g) A 350-word maximum > abstract in English. h) Whether travel grant from > KUASU is needed. The application should be sent as > a PDF file to > kuasu.nextgeneration★bun.kyoto-u.ac.jp(★→@ > )Email Subject Line should say: “Application for > NGGW 2015”Eligibility for applicationMaster's > students and Ph.D. students of the KUASU overseas > partner > universities.(http://www.kuasu.cpier.kyoto-u.ac.jp > /english/about/partner-universities-and-research-i > nstitutes)The Organizing Committee will screen the > applications based on candidates' qualifications > and abstracts.Fee for Registration: No > registration fee is requiredTravel Grant: Travel > grant including roundtrip airfare will be awarded > to several participants according to the quality > of abstract and guideline of the fund. Those who > wish to apply for travel grant must clearly state > it in the application. Decision notification will > be made together with notification for paper > acceptance. IV. For ProfessorsTo support capacity > building of early-career scholars and active > discussion in the Next-Generation workshop, we > would like to ask KUASU partner professors to > participate in the workshop as advisors who > provide comments on the papers presented in a > session. KUASU will cover the cost of hotel > accommodation for the four nights in Kyoto. We > apologize that we cannot cover the airfare due to > budgetary constraints. Please kindly inform us of > your attendance plans, including your name, > affiliation, and position, not later than June 30. > We would appreciate your cooperation in the > program.V. Credit and CertificateThe > Next-Generation Global Workshop is recognized as a > course with 2 credits at Graduate School of > Letters, Kyoto University. Participants from Kyoto > University can receive 2 credits. Participants > from other universities will receive a > certificate. The partner universities are > encouraged to recognize this certificate and give > credits to the participants. Contact:Organizing > Committee of the 8th Next-Generation Global > Workshop, KUASUKimio Ito, Motoji Matsuda, Wako > Asato, Toshiko Tsujimoto, Shoko Kurata (Kyoto > University) and Emiko Ochiai (ENS & > EHESS)Email: > kuasu.nextgeneration★bun.kyoto-u.ac.jp(★→@ > )DocumentsThe 8th NGGW_Call for paper.pdf