Policies on international cooperation depend on how engaged actors understand "development" - what they see as primary causes of the problem, how they decide on desirable goals, and what they judge as the most effective and efficient ways to intervene. This class will review development theories and analyze policies of key actors including government agencies, international organizations, and NGOs (non-governmental organizations). シラバス(簡素版) シラバス(詳細版)
As a mid-term project, students enrolled in this class in Spring 2015 developed a proposal of Post Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Proposal for Post-2015 Development Goals
政策学部二年生を対象とした基礎科目。「明後日、アメリカから来日するクライアントにプロジェクトの概要をプレゼンしてほしい」という要望に対応できる人材の育成を目指します。授業では、Stephen E. Toulminのモデルから「議論の組み立て方」「主張の見せ方」を学び、各自関心のある社会問題、政策課題に関するポリシー・メモをまとめ、プレゼンテーションとして発表します。授業は英語および日本語で行います。 シラバス(詳細版) シラバス(詳細版)
The significance of civil society and voluntary sector in Japan has never been greater than today. Organizations like nonprofits and neighborhood associations are now considered as one of the key actors in solving urgent social issues (for example, rising need of elderly care that emerge from ever-aging society, efforts to prepare for natural disasters that strike Japan frequently, and revitalizing rural communities). This course will explore the roles these civil society organizations play in Japan today, as well as challenges that they face. The class will also examine whether civil society and voluntary sector in Japan is unique in comparison to other societies in its culture of giving, volunteering, and advocacy. Syllabus
Dealing with Disasters in Japan
Japan is one of the countries around the world where natural disasters occur quite frequently. A small island nation located on the Pacific Rim, earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcano eruptions are serious everyday threats to those living in Japan. In fact, Japan was a home to 18.5 percent of the world’s earthquakes larger than magnitude 6.0 between 1984 and 2013. Some of the devastating disasters in the recent years include: a magnitude 7.3 earthquake in Kobe in 1995 (known as the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake), a magnitude 6.8 earthquake in Niigata (Niigata-Ken-Chuetsu Earthquake) in 2004, and a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami that struck Northeastern Japan on March 11, 2011. From these experiences, Japan has developed policies, frameworks, and practices to prepare and respond to disasters. In action are the government - both national and local - as well as businesses and civil society organizations including nonprofits and NGOs. In this course, we will examine how the Japanese society has dealt with these risks of disasters. How do these actors prepare, respond, and recover from catastrophes? What were the lessons learned from the past experience, and what measures are being taken? How is Japan contributing to disaster management globally? The class will read studies and researches accumulated in the field of disaster management to examine how the Japanese society deals with disasters from historical, social, political, and economic perspectives. Tentative Syllabus