Slavic-Eurasian Research Center 2019 Summer International Symposium
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Global Crisis of Democracy?
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Date: July 4-5, 2019 |
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Venue: Room 403, Slavic-Eurasian Research Center (SRC), Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan |
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| Language: English | ||
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| July 4 (Thu) | ||
| 9:30-9:40 | Opening Remarks | |
| 9:40-12:00 | Session 1. Approaches and Perspectives in Empirical Analysis of Populism | |
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Masaru Nishikawa (Tsuda University) “Was the People’s Party in the United States Really Populistic?” Bruno Castanho Silva (University of Cologne) Toru Yoshida (Hokkaido University) “Is Populism Really Absent in Japan? An Institutional Approach to Its Regional Politics”
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| Discussants: |
Takeshi Hieda (Osaka City University) Xavier Mellet (Waseda University)
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| Chair: | Akihiro Iwashita (SRC) | |
| 12:00-13:15 | Lunch | |
| 13:15-15:15 | Session 2. Internal and International Aspects of Authoritarian Politics in Post-Soviet States | |
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Thomas Ambrosio (North Dakota State University) John Heathershaw (University of Exeter) “Transnational Uncivil Society: A Framework for Discussion from Eurasia and Beyond” (co-authored with Alexander Cooley, Columbia University) Tomohiko Uyama (SRC)
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| Discussant: |
Timur Dadabaev (University of Tsukuba)
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| Chair: |
Takeshi Yuasa (Sophia University) |
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| 15:15-15:30 | Coffee break | |
| 15:30-17:30 | Session 3. Sources of Authoritarianism and Its Governing Capacity | |
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Roberto Stefan Foa (University of Cambridge) “The Authoritarian Challenge: Democratic Legitimacy in Post-Authoritarian States” Roula Nezi (University of Surrey) “Authoritarian Legacies and Their Effect on Political Attitude Formation” Tomoki Kamo (Keio University) “Groping for a Better Way: The Relationship between the CCP and Society”
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| Discussant: |
Takeshi Kawanaka (Institute of Developing Economies, JETRO)
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| Chair: | David Wolff (SRC) | |
| 18:00- Reception at Sapporo Aspen Hotel | ||
| July 5 (Fri) | ||
| 10:15-11:45 | Session 4. Transformation of Authoritarianism in Russia and China | |
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Atsushi Ogushi (Keio University) “Russian Deputy Ministers: Patrimonial or Technocratic Elites?” Catherine Owen (University of Exeter)
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| Discussant: |
Yuko Adachi (Sophia University)
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| Chair: |
Mari Aburamoto (Hosei University) |
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| 11:45-13:15 | Lunch | |
| 13:15-14:45 | Session 5. Comparative Populism: Eastern Europe and Latin America | |
| Papers: |
Kurt Weyland (University of Texas at Austin) “Populism’s Threat to Democracy: Comparative Lessons for the U.S.” Yusuke Murakami (Kyoto University) “‘Populism’ in 21st Century Latin America”
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| Discussant: | Takeshi Hirata (Tohoku University) | |
| Chair: | Tadayuki Hayashi (Kyoto Women’s University) | |
| 14:45-15:00 | Coffee break | |
| 15:00-17:00 | Session 6. Populism and the Economy | |
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Manabu Sengoku (SRC) “Populist Governments and Economy: Differences between PiS and FIDESZ” Pavol Babos (Comenius University) “Economic Populism in Central Europe: Comparing the Czech Republic and Slovakia” Licia Cianetti (Royal Holloway, University of London) “Re-reading Democracy’s Hollowing and Backsliding through the Baltic Prism”
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| Discussant: |
Akira Uegaki (Seinan Gakuin University)
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| Chair: |
Shinichiro Tabata (SRC)
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| 17:00-17:15 | Coffee break | |
| 17:15-18:00 | General Discussion | |
| Moderator: |
Tomohiko Uyama (SRC)
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| Sponsored by JSPS KAKENHI Grant Numbers 18H03619 (Comparative Study of the Rise of Authoritarianism and Populism) and 16H03575 (Economic Policies of Emerging Democracies in the Post-Neoliberal Period). Supported by Japan Consortium for Area Studies (JCAS) |
| Organizing Committee: |
| Tomohiko Uyama, Manabu Sengoku, Yoichi Isahaya |
