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FY 2011 HiPeC Activity Report March 31, 2012

（１）International Conference

◇International Peacebuilding Conference 2011

（2）HiPeC Peacebuilding Seminar Activity

◇Ⅰ、HiPeC Seminar total 4

◇Ⅱ、HiPeC In-house Seminar total 9

◇Ⅲ、HiPeC Peacebuiding Exchange total 4

（3）Local Project

◇HiPeC Nepal Office

◇HiPeC Philippines Office

（4）Other Activities

◇Ⅰ、Conference Presentation

◇Ⅱ、Cooperation Activities with Partners

◇Ⅲ、Overseas Speech

（5）Activities of Researchers

（6）Committee

◇Ⅰ、HiPeCⅡJoint Committee total 2

◇Ⅱ、HiPeCⅡExecutive Committee total 10

◇Ⅲ、HiPeCⅡOffice Meeting total 11

（7）Coverage and Press Report

・ＴＶ Report total 2

・The press total 4

（8）Publication

◇Ⅰ、Discussion Paper Series total 3

◇Ⅱ、Annual Report

Hiroshima University Partnership Project for Peacebuilding and Capacity

Development

“Research to Establish the Partnership between Practice and Education/Research

in Peacebuilding and Capacity Development （FY 2010 – 2012 for three years）

* Partners : Japan International Cooperation Agency（JICA）、Institution of Developing

Economies, Japan External Trade Organization（IDE-JETRO）、United nations Institution

for Training and Research（UNITAR） Hiroshima Office、Hiroshima Prefecture

HiPeC Office

〒739-8529 IDEC, Graduate school of Hiroshima University,

1-5-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima

TEL/FAX 082-424-6936

E-mail: [email protected]

http://home.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/hipec/

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1．International Conference

“Peace from Disasters－Indigenous Initiatives across Communities, Countries and Continents” ■Date： Sun and Mon, September 18-19, 2011

■Venue： Hiroshima International Conference Hall, Peace Memorial Park, Hiroshima, JAPAN

■Medium of Communication： Japanese/English (*Simultaneous interpretation will be provided.）

■Jointly Organized by： Hiroshima University Partnership Project for Peacebuilding and Capacity Development and the

Global COE Program, Development and Systematization of Death and Life Studies, The University of Tokyo

■Number of Participants： about 100

HiPeC International Peacebuilding Conference jointly organized by the Global COE Program, Development and

Systematization of Death and Life Studies, the University of Tokyo was attended by participants from Bangladesh, Canada,

Egypt, India, Indonesia, Nepal, the Philippines and Sri Lanka in Hiroshima.

The presenters focused on 1) Democracy, 2) Nuclear and Environmental Peace, 3) Spiritual Reconciliation from Devastations,

and 4) Integrated Reconstruction from Natural and Human Disasters. Moreover we got a message from the governor of

Fukushima and a video message from the mayor of Minami Soma city in Fukushima, and we discussed deeply and exchanged

views focusing on Tohoku’s experience.

■Session1: Peacebuilding and Democracy across

Communities, Countries and Continents While peacebuilding and democratization are two

inseparable subjects, they include the difficulties at

implementation. This session illuminated the complex

dynamics of institutional-building in post conflict society

with those political developments in West Asia and North

Africa in comparative perspectives. It examined various

challenges of human life from the perspectives of micro to

macro. e.g. local communities through countries to

continents.

Moderators: Khaled Azab (Head of Media Department, Bibliotheca

Alexandrina, Egypt) &

Etsuyo Arai（Researcher, Institute of Developing Economies, Japan

External Trade Organization (IDE-JETRO), Japan)

Speakers:

1. "Peace-building and Democracy: How the Arab Spring

Could Be an Opportunity for a Truly Lasting Peace in the

Middle East", Ezzedine Choukri Fishere (Former

Secretary-General of the Egyptian Supreme Council of

Culture, Egypt)

2. "Peace and Democracy and their Symbiotic Relationship",

Selvy Thiruchandran, (Executive Director, Women's

Education and Research Centre, Sri Lanka)

3. "Building Democracy and Peace in Nepal Issues and

Challenges", Ganga Thapa (Professor, Tribhuvan

University, Nepal)

4. "Democracy, Religion and the State in Bangladesh:

Mobilized Frontiers of Islam and the Religious-cultural

Contestation and Conflict", Humayun Kabir (HiPeC

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Hiroshima University,

Bangladesh)

5. "Egypt's Experiences with the Electoral System after the

Revolution of 1919", Satoshi Katsunuma (Project

Researcher, The University of Tokyo, Japan)

6. "The Tri-Ethnic Co-existence an Approach to

Peacebuilding: The Tawi-Tawi Experience", Hanie A. Bud

(Department Chairman, Mindanao State University,

Philippines)

■Session 2: Nuclear and Environmental Peace for

Better Human Life. After the devastative Great Earthquake and nuclear

disaster in Japan in March 2011, people around the world

become more anxious about the future of human life that is

affected by the use of nuclear energy. This session

discussed peace from the environmental aspect and sought

for the realistic policy suggestion about what should be the

society to be built after the reconstruction process.

Moderator: Emma Ruth V. Bayogan (Professor, Vice Chancellor,

The University of the Philippines Mindanao) &

Kuniaki Nagata (Director General, Japan International Cooperation

Agency (JICA) Chugoku International Center, Japan)

Speakers:

1. Message from the Mayor of Minami-Soma City(Video

Message), Katsunobu Sakurai (Mayor of Minami-Soma

City, Japan)

2. "The 2011 Fukushima Nuclear Crisis and the 2010 BP Oil

Spill: Two Major Environmental Disasters, Two Major

Policy Implications", Francois de Soete (Lecturer,

Ritsumeikan University, Canada)

3. "Progress and future of the accident of the nuclear power

plant in Fukushima", Masaharu Hoshi (Professor,

Hiroshima University, Japan)

4. "After the Catastrophe --Rethinking the Possibility of

Breaking with Nuclear Power", Osamu Kanamori

(Professor, The University of Tokyo, Japan)

5. " Nuclear Disasters: Implications for Environment Security",

Swaran Singh (Chairman, Center for International

Politics, Organisation and Disarmament, Jawaharlal

Nehru University, India)

6. "From 'Cultures of Disasters' to Cultures of Safety and

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Resilience: The Role of Culture in Disaster Risk

Reduction in Baguio City, The Philippines", Reuben

Andrew A. Muni, (Lecturer, University of the Philippines

Baguio, Philippines)

■ Session3: Spiritual Reconciliation from

Devastations Damages by a catastrophic natural disaster or human

conflict cause and expand the social unrest, conflict or

despair in affected societies. This is a big obstacle for

peacebuilding. This session paid attentions to the spiritual

aspects of human development in the process of

reconstruction from devastation in order to find the road to

resurgence.

Moderators: Soho Machida (Professor, Hiroshima University, Japan)

& Anne Shangrila Y. Fuentes (Professor, The University of the

Philippines Mindanao)

Speakers:

1. "Unthinking Social Disasters: Three Paths toward Care for

Traumatic Memories", Takashi Kawamoto (Professor,

The University of Tokyo, Japan)

2. Transforming Structural Injustice to Peace: A Role of

Society to Enhance Spiritual Recovery from Disaster",

Meg Kagawa (HiPeC Research Fellow, Hiroshima

University, Japan)

3. "Psychosocial Support for Communal Harmony and Peace

Building", Subhasis Bhadra (Assistant Professor,

Gautam Buddha University, India)

4. "Means of Struggle: Beyond of the State An Empirical

Experience on Peace Building in Aceh", Sri Wahyuni

(Director, Aceh Cultural Institute, Indonesia)

5. "Muslim Christian one hand: the Copts under the Islamic

rule", Magdi Guirguis (Associate Professor, Kafrelsheikh

University, Egypt)

■ Panel Discussion: Integrated Reconstruction

from Natural and Human Disasters This panel summarized and integrated the key discussion

points of each session and suggested a common theory or

method of reconstruction from all types of human disasters.

The discussants of the panel, the members of partners of

HiPeC and G-COE, the University of Tokyo, focused on the

overall theme of the conference taking into account the

important points of each session with an aim to reach to a

broader consensus about the Peace from Disasters, natural

and human.

Moderator: Osamu Yoshida (Chair of Executive Committee of

HiPeC, Professor, Hiroshima University)

Panelist:

1. Susumu Shimazono (Professor, The University of Tokyo,

Japan)

2. Louay Mahmoud (Head of Coptic Studies Program,

Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Egypt)

3. Alfredo Ferrariz Lubang (Visiting Associate Professor,

Hiroshima University, Philippines)

4. Kimio Takeya (Visiting Senior Advisor, Japan International

Cooperation Agency (JICA), Japan)

5. Berin Mckenzie (Specialist, UNITAR Hiroshima Office, New

Zealand)

6. Yasuo Hashimoto (Chief of International Affairs, Hiroshima

Prefectural Government, Japan)

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2．HiPeC Peacebuilding Seminar Activity

Ⅰ．HiPeC Seminars ： a total of 4 seminars （Cooperation Seminars with the Partners）

■The 27th HiPeC Research Seminar

“Indigenous Initiative to Peacebuilding and

becoming the Hub of International Peace

Network” 【Date】May 23, 2011 (Mon.) 16:00 - 18:30

【 Place 】 Large Conference Room, IDEC, Hiroshima

University

【Speaker 1】Osamu Yoshida (Professor, IDEC, Hiroshima

University) “HiPeC-II: The First Year's Performance”

【Speaker 2】Yasuo Hashimoto (Chief of International

Affairs, Regional Policy Bureau, Hiroshima Prefectural

Government) “Globalization of Hiroshima Prefecture and

Its Contribution to Peace”

【 Moderator 】 Masahiko Togawa (Associate Professor,

IDEC, Hiroshima University)

【Language】Japanese

【Number of Participants】27

【Outline】The speakers, experts on international affairs, discussed

about Hiroshima's future perspective for Peacebuilding by focusing

on two main concepts—“local initiative” and “international peace”.

First, Prof. Yoshida looked back upon the activities of HiPeC-II

during this year. He emphasized the necessity of making a network

and interdisciplinary academic environment to heighten the

practical peacebuilding research capability of Hiroshima University.

Following Prof. Yoshida, Mr. Hashimoto presented the overall

picture of the internationalization and peace contribution project by

analyzing the “Hiroshima International Peace Base Plan” that aims

to establish Hiroshima as a “peace hub” of the world.

■The 28th HiPeC Seminar

“Obstacles and the ways to the peace in

Mindanao, the Philippines” 【Date】July 29, 2011 (Fri.) 13:00 - 15:30

【Place】Seminar Room 401, JICA Global Plaza, Tokyo

【Speaker1】Masafumi Nagaishi (Special Professor, Nagoya

University) “What are the obstructive factors in Mindanao

peace process?”

【Speaker2】Alfredo Ferrariz Lubang （Visiting Associate

Professor, Hiroshima University ） “Challenges of

implementing development work in an ongoing conflict in

Mindanao: A practitioner's perspective”

【Moderator】Osamu Yoshida (Professor, IDEC, Hiroshima

University)

【Language】English


【Outline】Mr. Nagaishi presented obstructive factors of peace

process, such as presence of many stakeholders, existence of

spoiler, the highest poverty in the Philippines and lack of initiatives.

After introducing current peace process between the Philippines

government and MILF, Mr. Lubang analyzed international and local

actors with their tasks and challenges.


“International assistance towards Iraqi

post-conflict reconstruction and its future

perspective” 【Date】December 8, 2011（Thu.）14:30 - 16:30


University

【Speaker1】Alexander A. Mejia (Head, UNITAR Hiroshima

Office) “Post-conflict reconstruction and capacity

building in Iraq”

【Speaker2】H. E. Lukman Faily (Iraqi Ambassador to

Japan) “Iraq's transformation and vision, post-2003”


University)


【Number of Participants】38 【 Outline 】 The invited speakers discussed on the international reconstruction assistance towards Iraq and the present condition of the country's recovery process and its future from an experiential perspective. First speaker, Mr. Mejia emphasized that the management of manpower and the capacity building of organization development are the best process for the recovery of Iraq. The second speaker, H.E. Lukman Faily, Iraqi Ambassador, mentioned that governance factor is an important problem for future of Iraq. He emphasized on the importance of mutual relationship between Iraq and her bordering countries first. He also contended that the recovery operation supported under the cooperation of international partnership such as by the U.S. and Japan has to be suited with Iraqi's own aim and vision. Moreover, Iraq can take a leading role in Arabian Peninsula from now on. For that, social reform and security management capability with practitioners' teamwork performance and striving for improvement are importantly required.


“Peacebuilding in South Asia” 【Date】January 25, 2012 （Wed.）13:00 - 16:00

【Place】Room C21, IDE-JETRO, Chiba

【 Speaker1 】 Humayun Kabir (Research Fellow, HiPeC,

Hiroshima University) “The rise of Madhesi identity

politics and its implication in post-conflict Nepal”

【Speaker2】Norio Kondo (Director, South Asian Studies

Group, Area Studies Center, Institute of Developing

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Economies, Japan External Trade Organization)

“Elections and ethnic conflict in India”


University)

【Language】English, Japanese


【Outline】At the first presentation, Dr. Kabir analyzed Madhesi identity by historical and ethno-social-regional approaches and examined the construction of Madhesi identity both at community and political levels in post-conflict Nepal. Dr. Kondo, the second

speaker, examined possibilities of correlation between election process and escalation of ethnic conflict by focusing on two particular cases, Punjab conflict and Communalism (Hindu vs. Muslim conflict after 1980s). In considering the case of Communalism, he argued that Muslim basically believes and depends on democratic process to protect their security. Political parties compete to obtain Muslim votes in areas where considerable numbers of Muslim population inhabit. In some cases, there is a high possibility to launch communal movement. He concluded that election engenders competition among ethnic political parties and forces and at the same time stimulates political settlement.

Ⅱ．HiPeC In-house Seminar ： a total of 9 seminars

■The 20th HiPeC In-House Seminar

“A preliminary study for peace museum

research in contemporary Japan:

examination from ideology, exhibition and

early history” 【Date】May 14, 2011 (Mon.) 16:00 - 18:00

【Place】Room 508, IDEC, Hiroshima University

【Speaker】Fukushima Arimasa (Curator, Hiroshima Peace

Memorial Museum)

【 Commentator 1 】 Osamu Yoshida (Professor, IDEC,

Hiroshima University)

【Commentator 2】Xiaoping Yang (IDEC Doctoral Course

Student/ Peace Volunteer, Hiroshima Peace Memorial

Museum)





【Outline】Mr. Fukushima, Curator of Hiroshima Peace Memorial

Museum, presented a precise argument on three interrelated

aspects of Japanese Peace Museum—“idea”, “exhibition” and

“early history”. He clearly pointed out the feasibility and subject of

“Exhibiting Peace” which forms the fundamental base of “peace

museum movement” in contemporary Japanese society.

■The 21st HiPeC In-House Seminar

“U.S. South Asia policy post-Bin Laden” 【Date】June 10, 2011 (Fri）18:00 - 19:30

【Place】Room 405, IDEC, Hiroshima University

【Speaker】Kara L. Bue (Partner, Armitage International,

L.C)


University)



【Outline】This time, HiPeC invited Ms. Kara L. Bue, a famous policy

analyst, from the Armitage International, Washington, U.S. We had a

discussion on the future direction of U.S. policy towards South Asia

region in the aftermath context of Bin Laden. She explained the

relation between the US and South Asian countries and the

challenges of the US policy towards the region in the changing

context of South Asia, especially after the death of Bin Laden.

■The 22nd HiPeC In-House Seminar

“Regional Conflict and Peacebuilding in

South Asia” 【Date】June 18, 2011 (Sat) 14:00 - 17:00


University

【Speaker 1】Tatsuo Yamane (Assistant Professor, IDEC,


【Commentator】Yusuke Bessho (Assistant Professor,


【Speaker 2】Makiko Kimura (Researcher, International

Peace Research Institute, Meiji Gakuin University)

【 Commentator 】 Osamu Yoshida (Professor, IDEC,






【Outline】This seminar was held by the researchers who are experts

in two distinct field of studies—peacebuilding and area studies. In

comparative and interdisciplinary approaches, they examined the

nature of regional conflict in South Asia. Mr. Yamane presented the

ending process of ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka and explained the

future direction by taking into account three interrelated

aspects—“New War”, “Failure State” and “Peace Accord”.

Afterward, Ms. Kimura described what could be the form and

direction of peacebuilding support on the basis of the case of

violent conflict between the minorities and other people over

landownership problem in northeastern India.

■The 23rd HiPeC In-House Seminar

“Explaining Nepali Democracy” 【Date】July 1, 2011 (Fri.) 16:30 - 18:00

【 Place 】 Small Conference Room, IDEC, Hiroshima

University

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【 Speaker 】 Ganga Bahadur Thapa (Visiting Fellow,

Department of Comparative Contemporary Politics,

Institute of Social Science, The University of Tokyo)



【 Moderator 】 Keshav Lall Maharjan (Professor, IDEC,




【Outline】Dr. Thapa, Visiting Professor at the University of Tokyo,

was invited to Hiroshima University. He presented the recent

political trend and the necessity of inclusive political polity

(“Inclusion” refers to Samabesikaran in Nepali) after the end of

Royal regime in Nepal. Although “People War” led by the Maoists

from 1996 to 2006 mobilized many people for greater political

participation, the development of inclusive democracy has been

suffered from setback during the 60 years’ history of Nepali politics

due to lack of vision of the political parties.


“Responses and challenges: international

assistance to ex-combatants under

on-going conflict - case study in Somalia” 【Date】 July 21, 2011 (Thu.) 16:30 - 18:00

【 Place 】 Small Conference Room, IDEC 1st Floor,

Hiroshima University

【Speaker】Masatomo Yamaguchi （DDR Officer/ Focal

Point on Humanitarian Issues, United Nations Political

Office for Somalia-UNPOS）


University)


【Number of Participants】15 【Outline】 (further details skipped here due to some reasons)

■Ｔhe 25th HiPeC In-House Seminar

“The agency involving development and a

community” 【Date】October 8, 2011 (Sat.) 15:00 - 17:30

【 Place 】 Large Conference Room, IDEC 1st Floor,


【Speaker 1】Satoe Nakahara (Research fellow, Chukyo

University) “Society which resists a nuclear power station

- practice for the self-supporting community”

【 Speaker 2 】 Ikuno Ochi (Research fellow, Hiroshima

University) “ Protecting the land -development and

agency after the U.S. forces requisition land restitution in

contemporary Okinawa”

【Commentator 1】Masakazu Tanaka (Professor, Kyoto

University)

【Commentator 2】Itaru Nagasaka (Associate Professor,






【Outline】Japan has received wide attention after the nuclear

power plant disaster caused by the great earthquake on March 11.

Ms. Nakahara introduced the peoples’ movement of Iwai Island,

which continued for last 30 years, against the Kaminoseki nuclear

power plant building program in Yamaguchi Prefecture. In her

presentation, Ms. Ochi searched a relation between self-sustaining

mechanism of citizens’ movement and external networks’

influence regarding the evolvement of a military base after land

sequestration by the US forces in contemporary Okinawa.


“Considering about the ‘Engaged

Buddhism’ from the South Asian society” 【Date】November 25, 2011 (Fri.) 15:00 - 17:45



【Speaker 1】Kenta Funahashi (G-COE Research fellow,

Kyoto University) “‘Sociality’ in Ambedkar’s Buddhist

conversion - from his Buddhist understanding to Buddhist

movement in contemporary India”

【Speaker 2】Yusuke Bessho (Assistant Professor, IDEC,

Hiroshima University) “The Struggle for ‘A-himsa’:

involving the formation of national Tibetan concept”







【Outline】In this seminar, “Engaged Buddhism” was illustrated on

the basis of two practical case studies—India and Tibet. First

speaker, Mr. Funahashi presented the social trend of conversion to

Buddhist in north India. He discussed the concepts of Dr.

B.R.Ambedkar and the present context of Buddhist conversion in

relation to social reality, needs and self-reformation. In the next

presentation, Mr. Bessho discussed about the transnational Tibetan

society which is built upon transnational solidarity of Tibetan people

in different regions such as South Asia and East Asia. He argued

about the stance of the exile Dalai Lama government and his

pursuance of “Ahimsa” as a religious norm for all ethnic groups and

various Tibetan societies in the formation of nation. In discussion

part, participants discussed about the aspect of Buddhism as a

cultural resource and its adaptation in social reality and political

context of South Asia.


“After 37 years of negotiations... when is

peace in Muslim Mindanao?”

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【Date】December 22, 2011 (Thu.) 14:30 - 16:00



【Speaker】Rudy Buhay Rodil (Visiting Professor, IDEC,



University)



【Outline】Prof. Rodil talked about the origin of Moro problem and

the history of peace negotiations between Muslim Mindanaon and

the Philippines Government. He highlighted that how land was

allocated for the migrants in order to marginalize the Muslim Moro

and indigenous Lumad people in Mindanao. He contended that

ancestral domain as claimed by Moro could be a key point to

resolve Moro struggles. Rich argument with the audiences attended

from inside and outside the university was taken place in the

seminar.

■The 28th HiPeC In-House Seminar ・ Campus

Asia “University Alliance for Human Security”

Hiroshima Seminar

“Efforts to Prevent Hindu-Muslim Violence

in India, An Empirical Analysis of the Local

Police and the Mohalla Committees” 【Date】March 19, 2012 （Fri.） 10:30 - 12:00

【Place】Room 201, IDEC 2nd Floor, Hiroshima University

【Speaker】Miharu Yui (Ph.D. Candidate, Graduate School

of Intercultural Studies, Kobe University)


University)



【Outline】The seminar focused on the religious conflict in India,

employing the concept of ‘ Prevention ’ and

‘Community-Policing’ , Ms. Yui argued how the prevention of

communal violence has been performed in India. Based on case

studies and its analysis, she concluded that communal violence has

not broken out in Bhiwandi and Mumbai, and cooperation between

the local police and inhabitants was required for the prevention of

communal violence. If such kind of cooperation was formed,

Community-Policing would bring positive effect for the prevention

of communal violence.

Ⅲ．HiPeC Peacebuiding Exchanges ： a total of 4 exchanges

【Outline】People in conflict and post-conflict areas tend to identify Hiroshima with its desire for peace. Towards being a

knot of peace network, HiPeC hosted four Peacebuiding Exchange Seminars attended by representatives from Nepal,

Mindanao and Middle East region. Among those, 7th and 8th were entitled "Talk on peace in Nepal", where two

distinguished scholars, H.E. Dr. Ganesh Yonzan Tamang, Nepali Ambassador and Dr. Tri Ratna Manandhar, Vice President

of Lumbini Buddhist University were invited respectively. In these seminars, we exchanged ideas about peace promotion

in Nepal with ethnic and cultural point of view, particularly in the transitional phase of the country. Moreover, the 9th

HiPeC Peacebuilding Exchange, "Talk on Peace in Mindanao", was attended by five Mindanaons who were invited by

MOFA. They visited Hiroshima University and discussed with professors and students about Mindanao's peace process,

particularly the current progress and challenges of implementing development programs in Mindanao. At the 10th

Peacebuilding Exchange, the guests from the Middle East countries attended. The speakers exchanged ideas about

peacebuilding in the Middle East with professors and students of Hiroshima University.

■The 7th HiPeC Peacebuilding Exchange - Talk on Peace in Nepal

“Conflict and Ongoing Peace Process in Nepal” 【Date】August 5, 2011 (Fri.) 14:00 - 16:00

【Place】Large Conference Room, IDEC 1st Floor, Hiroshima University

【Speaker】H. E. Dr. Ganesh Yonzan Tamang (Nepali ambassador to Japan)

【Moderator】Osamu Yoshida (Professor, IDEC, Hiroshima University)



■The 8th HiPeC Peacebuilding Exchange - Talk on Peace in Nepal

“Buddhism and Peace, in Quest for Post Conflict Peace in Nepal” 【Date】September 12, 2011 (Mon.) 13：30 - 15：00


【Speaker】Tri Ratna Manandhar (Vice-Chancellor, Lumbini Buddhist University)

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■The 9th HiPeC Peacebuilding Exchange - Talk on Peace in Mindanao 【Date】October 27, 2011 (Thu.) 11：00 - 12：00





■The 10th HiPeC Peacebuilding Exchange - Talk on Peace in the Middle East 【Date】November 12, 2011 (Sat.) 11：00 - 12：00





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3．Local Project

Two of HiPeC overseas office, Nepal Kathmandu office (established in September 2010) and Philippines Davao office

(established in February 2011) have been operated on a full scale as the HiPeC field project.

In this year, HiPeC promoted the research activities based on field office to enhance the indigenous initiative for

peacebuilding and to establish the system in the field with their cooperation. Nepal office had four internal seminars and

one international seminar. Philippines office had three research meetings. In all of the seminars, they shared the HiPeC

early aim to develop the method for seamless peacebuilding support, while inspecting the effort toward peace and

recovery on a real time based. Moreover, they brought forward the accumulation of research outcomes based on realistic

perception from the local point of view.

■HiPeC Nepal Office HiPeC Nepal office is being operated jointly with the CNAS (Center for Nepal and Asian studies), Tribhuvan University in Kathmandu. In the

Nepal office, four open seminars were held with an aim to cover the theme of inclusive democracy and federal system in Nepali politics from

several perspectives. The titles of the seminars were as follows: Challenges on constitution assembly (4th), "Outlines of Atomic-bomb

Afflictions" （5th）, "Application of Buddhist Virtues for National Economic Development" （6th）, "Issue of Rights to Self-determination in

South Asia" (7th). They had discussion on the reconstruction of the State and what Nepal could learn from Japanese experiences in disaster.

Moreover, the 5th internal seminar was followed by an additional photo and poster exhibition entitled "Hiroshima and Nagasaki Nuclear

Disaster" jointly hosted by UNRCPD and Nepal Tourist Board. The 3rd HiPeC-CNAS international seminar was held by the office in March.

Field Research activities have also been promoted. Eight young researchers selected by public recruitment have begun their research

activities.

＜Local Research Activities＞ ■Pancha N. Maharjan（Secretary-general of HiPeC-CNAS、associate Professor of Tribhuvan University）：

“Federalism and Newa Autonomy From Outsider 'Newars' Eye”

■Manjeshwori Singh (Research Consultant of HiPeC Nepal Office)： “Women Participation in Peace Building”

■Narendra Mangal Joshi（Research Consultant of HiPeC Nepal Office）： “Analyzing Participation and Leadership

in Community Based Forest Resource Management in context of Peace Process in Nepal”

＜Mini Research＞

■Annand Prasad Subedi （Lecturer, Birendra Multiple College, Surkhet.）： “Conflict-affected Internally Displaced

Families in Nepal”

■Chiranjibi Bhandari （Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Conflict, Peace）： “Peacebuilding in Nepal: A case study of

Special Committee and its Secretariat in the Maoist Army Integration and Rehabilitation”

■Icchcha Purna Rai （Lecturer, Dharan Multiple Campus, Dharan）： “Issues of Language Planning for Peace

Building: From Policy to Implementation”

■Lalit Jung Shahi （Lecturer, Midwestern University, Surkhet）： “Importance of Psycho-social Analysis for

Peacesbuilding Process in Nepal: A Study on Karnali Region”

■Madhu Shrestha (Secretary, New Horizon Nepal, Kathmandu)： “Violence against Women and Peacebuilding”

■Man Bahadur Shahu (Lecturer, Trichandra Campus, Kathmandu)： “Capturing of Land and Property and its

Impact on Peace-building in Nepal ”

■Raju Thapa (President, Human Rights without Frontier Nepal)： “Conflict Prone Liberated Kamaiya”

■ Daya Subedi (Consultant, Nepal Arm Violence Reduction Working Group) ： “Towards Post-conflict

Reconstruction: Human Security Paradigm for Reintegration in Post-conflict Nepal”

＜A Variety of Seminars＞

■The 3rd International Seminar 【Date】March, 25, 2012 （Sun）

【Place】CNAS hall, Tribhuvan University （Kathmandu）


【Theme】“Problems of Democracy in Asia”

【Speaker】Dhruba Kumar （Professor, Tribhuvan Univ.）

Anne Shangrila Y. Fuentes （Associate Professor, UP

Mindanao）

Rafiqul Islam （Professor, University of Dhaka）

B.C. Upreti （Professor, University of Rajasthan）

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Sri Wahyuni （Director, Aceh Cultural Institute）

Joji Felicatas B. Pantoja （COO, Coffee for Peace）

Shaheen Akhtar （ Research Fellow, the Institute of

Regional Studies）

Manjeshwori Singh（Research Consultant, CNAS-HiPeC）

Narendra Mangal Joshi （ Research Consultant,

CNAS-HiPeC）

【Number of Participants】about 70

【Outline】HiPeC-CNAS International Conference was the

biggest event of local activity in the second half of the year

held by HiPeC Nepal Office at CNAS hall, Tribhuvan

University. There were two speakers from Nepal and six

others from India, Bangladesh, the Philippines, Indonesia and

Pakistan. The speakers discussed about the challenges of

social transformation and democratic institutionalization

covering various issues like women and peacebuilding, ethnic

conflict and resource management etc. The conference drew

attention to 70 participants who came from within and

outside the university. The discussion focused on each

country’s context and explored the differences and

similarities among themselves with various approaches and

thoughtful arguments.

■The 4th Internal Seminar 【Date】June 4, 2011 （Sat.）

【Place】CNAS hall Tribhuvan University（Kathmandu）

【 Theme 】 “ Challenges and Prospects of Constitution

Making Process in Nepal”

【Speaker】Purna Man Shakya (Advisory to Constitution

Assembly)


■The 5th Internal Seminar 【Date】July 29, 2011 （Fri.）

【Place】Nepal Tourism Board （Kathmandu）

【Theme】"Outlines of Atomic-bomb Afflictions"

【Speaker】Noriyuki Kawano（Assistant Professor, Institute

for Peace Science, Hiroshima University）


■The 6th Internal Seminar 【Date】January 24, 2012 (Tue.)

【Place】CNAS hall, Tribhuvan University （Kathmandu）

【Theme】"Application of Buddhist Virtues for National

Economic Development"

【Speaker】Triratna Manandhar （Lecturer and Trainer in

Buddhism and a Ph. D. candidate in Central Department of

Buddhist Studies, Tribhuvan University）

Shankar Lal Chaudhary （Ph. D. candidate in Lumbini

Buddhist University.）

Keshab Man Shakya （Ph. D. (1987) in natural resources

economics and Trainer in Buddhism）


■The 7th Internal Seminar 【Date】February 22, 2012 （Wed）

【Place】CNAS hall Tribhuvan University （Kathmandu）

【Theme】"Issue of Rights to Self-determination in South

Asia"

【 Speaker 】 Anjoo Sharan Upadhyaya （ Professor,

Department of Political Science, Banaras Hindu

University）


■（Co-hosted Exhibition by UNRCPD）“Hiroshima and Nagasaki nuclear disaster”

― Photo/Poster Exhibition 【Date】July 29-31, 2011（Wed-Fri）（3days）

【Place】Nepal Tourism Board（Kathmandu）

【Cosponsor】the Center for Nepal and Asian Studies (CNAS), Hiroshima University Partnership Project for Peacebuilding

and Capacity Development (HiPeC), Nepal Tourism Board (NTB), Bishwa Bhasha Campus and the United Nation Regional

Centre for Peace and Disarmament (UNRCPD)

【Number of Participants】about 200

＜Publication＞ ■CNAS-HiPeC discussion Series

“Religious Radicalism/Extremism in Pakistan: Causes, Direction and Implication in Souｔｈ Asia”

by Zafar NawazJaspal

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■HiPeC Philippines Office HiPeC Philippines Office with collaborative partnership with the University of the Philippines and South-South Network has been jointly

promoting the project. They, a UP Mindanao-based Office in Davao city, Mindanao, have already held two open seminars and one round table

discussion. They had intensive discussion on the peace in Mindanao and its challenges. Research in the field is being promoted.

＜Local Research Activities＞ ■South-South Network :

“Bridging the Gaps in Constructively Engaging Non-state Armed Groups in Mindanao, Philippines”

■Augusto B. Gatmaytan・Anne Shangrila Y. Fuentes （Associate Professor of UP Mindanao）:

“A Formative Case for Generating Emergent Concepts and Hypotheses on the Interfaces of

Indigenous and State Peacebuilding Mechanisms”

■Augusto B. Gatmaytan （Research Consultant of HiPeC Philippines Office）:

“Locating Lumad Territorial Rights in the Context of State-MILF Negotiations”

＜A Variety of Seminars＞

■HiPeC-SSN-UP Seminar 【Date】September 7, 2011(Wed)

【Place】University of the Philippines, Mindanao （Davao

city）

【Speaker】Miriam Ferrer (Negotiator of the GRP for the

GRP-MILF Peace Talk)

"Updates of the GRP-MILF Peace Process:

The Government Proposal and Finding a Common Ground

with MILF"

■HiPeC-SSN-UP Seminar 【Date】September 8, 2011（Thu）

【Place】University of the Philippines, Mindanao （Davao

city）

【Speaker】Nasser Marohomsalic (Former Human Rights

Commissioner)

"Mindanao and the Bangsamoro: Prospects for Peace"

■Mindanao Peace week Seminar： Roundtable Discussions on Peacebuilding

“UNDERCURRENTS: Imagining a Post-Peace Agreement Period in Mindanao”

【Date】Dec 1-2, 2011 （Tue-Fri.）

【Place】Grand Men Seng Hotel （Davao City）

【 Speaker 】 Eric S. Casino Adjunct (Lecturer, Hawaii

Pacific University)

Abhoud Syed Lingga (Executive Director, Institute of

Bangsamoro Studies)

Koki Seki (Assistant Professor of Hiroshima University)

Paz Verdades Santos (SSN)

Meg Kagawa (Research Fellow, HiPeC Hiroshima

University)

Anne Shangrila Y. Fuentes (Professor, University of the

Philippines, Mindanao)

＜Invitation＞ ■Visiting Associate Professor of Hiroshima University

Alfredo Ferrariz Lubang

（Research Consultant of HiPeC Philippines Office、South-South Network）

【Period】July 1 – September 30, 2011

【Class in Charge】intensive course in IDEC ： “Practicing Peacebuilding”

（Sep 10（Sat）～13（Tue）（4days））

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4．Other Activities

Ⅰ．Conference Presentation

■Japan Society for International Development, The 22nd Annual Conference 【Date】Nov.26,2011（Sat.）13：00 - 15：00

【Venue】Nagoya University Higashiyama campus

＜Subject＞Peacebuilding in Mindanao

Chair: NAGAISHI Masafumi(Nagoya University) Discussant: ISHIKAWA Yoshihisa(MOFA)，YOSHIDA Osamu(Hiroshima

University)

1 ISHII Masako(Osaka University) Analysis on Peace process in the southern Philippines

2 KIKUCHI Tomonori(Kochi University) A consideration about the way of autonomy in MILF area

3 KAGAWA Meg(Hiroshima University) Bangsamoro Peacebuilding: Possibilities of Hybrid Conflict Resolution Mechanism

4 NAGAISHI Masafumi(Nagoya University) Japan’s role in Mindanao Peacebuilding 【Number of Audience】25

Ⅱ．Cooperation Activities with Partners

■JICA Program：

“Strengthening Capabilities of the Bangsamoro Development Agency and Community

Development in Mindanao” We delivered a collaborative lecture for nine trainees from Mindanao, the Philippines.

【Program period】March 11-18, 2012

March 13, 15：00～17：00 Lecture “The City of Hiroshima:

From Burning Ash to Metropolis

Aiming at a Model City for the

World”

Lecturer: AKIBA Tadatoshi（Special Appointment

Professor of Hiroshima University）

March 14, 14：30～17：30 Lecture & Visit (Hiroshima Peace

Memorial Museum)

Co-lecturer: YOSHIDA Osamu（Professor and

Chair, HiPeC, Hiroshima University）

March 15, 8：30～17：30 Lecture Lecturer: YOSHIDA Osamu（Professor and Chair,

HiPeC, Hiroshima University）, KAGAWA Meg

（Research Fellow, HiPeC, Hiroshima University）

March 16, 10：00～16：30 Lecture & Visit (Sera Town, Kimita

Towm)

Co-lecturer: YOSHIDA Osamu（Professor and

Chair, HiPeC, Hiroshima University）

Ⅲ．Overseas Speech

■ WCFIA Fellows Program Special Seminar

“Hiroshima, the Geneva of Asia?” 【Speaker】YOSHIDA Osamu（Professor and Chair, HiPeC, Hiroshima University）

【Date】March20, 2012（Tue.）16:00-17:30

【Venue】CGIS South Building 1730 Cambridge St., Porte Room (S250)

【Facilitator】Kathleen Molony （Director of the Fellows Program at the Weatherhead Centre for International Affairs at

Harvard University）


【Outline】 Prof. Osamu Yoshida’s presentation, “Hiroshima, the Geneva of Asia?”, facilitated by Dr. Kathleen Molony, Director of the Fellows

Program at the WCFIA, focused on the origin of HiPeC and its three main pillars of activities and current field activities. He emphasized on

the future vision of HiPeC that aims to promote indigenous peace initiatives by providing a secure negotiation space at Hiroshima, which had

been recovered from the ashes after the Atomic Bomb, as a Center of Asia.

The seminar was a Harvard style. Now HiPeC’s active engagement with sincere attitudes to indigenous approaches for

peacebuilding and capacity development is expected to provide a secure space to conflicting parties and peace activists for peace

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negotiation as a center of networks in Asia. This Harvard seminar was a milestone to HiPeC that restarts contribution responsibly to the

advancement of peace endeavor under the symbolic name of Hiroshima.

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5．Activities of Researchers

◇HiPeC Assistant Professor, Ph.D： BESSHO Yusuke

Bessho Yusuke is currently engaged with two main subjects of research: A) Study on the expansion of "Indigenous

Initiative" for resource management and sustainable development policy involving frontier governance in China, B) The

Case Study about the Engaged Buddhism Practice and "Indigenous Initiative" by the Tibetan Monastery in Nepal.

He has been conducting research on the issue of environment and development relevant to peaceful co-existence

of Inner Asian area (Tibet surrounding area) under the generous auspices of Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research

(KAKENHI), Young Researcher (Wakate-B), Subject No. 23710299 from 2011-2013 fiscal years and the dispatch program

for young scholar by JSPS and Hiroshima University. Moreover, the field survey of above-mentioned B was promoted by

the field office of HiPeC-II (Hiroshima University Partnership Project for Peacebuilding and Capacity Development)

installed in the Tribhuvan University's Center for Nepal-Asian studies as a base. Bessho Yusuke’s research and

academic activities are briefly listed as in the followings.

１．Paper Accepted for Publication

Paper Title and Publication Detail

１ Relation between the Tibetan Lama and Han-Chinese Followers involving Practice of

"A-Himsa", Journal of religious studies, 371(85-(4)), (in printing).

In printing

２ Tibetan Buddhism in Buffer-Zone – in case of the activities deployment of “Ris med”

Tradition in Nepal, HiPeC Discussion Paper Series in FY2011, (in printing).

Published in

March, 2011

２．Academic Conference Presentation

Date and Venue Title and General Outlines of Conferences Number of Audience

June 11, 2011

Hosei University, Ichigaya

Campus

"An Example about the Development Project in the Frontier District

Governance of China and the Cultural Autonomy involving

Environmental Management in Tibetan Region", paper presented at

the 45th Annual Meeting of Japanese Society of Cultural Anthropology

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Sep. 4, 2011

Kwansei Gakuin

University, Kamigahara

Campus

"Relation between the Tibetan Lama and Han-Chinese Followers

involving Practice of "A-Himsa", paper presented at the 70th Annual

Meeting Japanese Association for Religious Studies

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３．Seminar Presentation

Date and Venue Title and General Outlines of Seminars Number of Audience

June 18, 2011

Hiroshima University, IDEC

Large conference room

"The comment to Dr. Tatsuo Yamane, the presenter in open seminar

- conflict of South Asia and Peacebuilding", 22nd HiPeC In-House

Seminar: Regional Conflict and Peacebuilding in South Asia

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July 30, 2011

Kyoto University, Human

Sciences Research

Institute 3F seminar room 4

（331）

“The Reverse Border-crossers in Himalaya: A Boundary between

Refugee and Nation”, paper presented at the 4th Anthropology

Seminar in Contemporary India, Research Consortium 2

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Nov. 19, 2011

Kokugakuin University,

Shibuya campus, Academic

Media Center 5F, meeting

room06

"Exile Tibetans' Pilgrimage: Involving Tibetan High Plateau and its

Boundary Zone", paper presented at the 12th Seminar of Religion and

Tourism

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Nov. 25, 2011

Hiroshima University, IDEC

Small conference room

“The Struggle for ‘A-Himsa’: involving the formation of national

Tibetan concept.”, paper presented at the 26th HiPeC In-House

Seminar: “Considering about the ‘Engaged Buddhism’ from the

South Asian society”

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４．Publicity work（Leaflet produce）

◇ “Fahui Guandaodaxue de Tese, Kaituo Hepinggouzhuxue de Jianshe : Guangdaodaxue Hepinggouzhu Xiezuoronghe

Xiangmu(HiPeC) de Jieshao”, Chinese version, 4 pages, October 21, 2011.

５．Publicity work（Movie produce）

◇"Message from the Fukushima governor", performed at the International Conference on Peace from Disasters:

Indigenous Initiatives across Communities, Countries and Continents, jointly organized by the Hiroshima University

Partnership Project for Peacebuilding and Capacity Development (HiPeC) and The Global COE Program,

Systematization of Death and Life Studies, the University of Tokyo, Hiroshima International Conference Hall,

Himawari, 7 minutes and 25 seconds, September 18, 2011.

◇"The video message from the Minamisoma Mayor", same as the above, 14 minutes and 2 seconds, September 18,

2011.

６．Fieldwork and Other Research Activities

Date and Venue General Outlines of Fieldwork or Activities Nature of activities

Aug.7-26, 2011

Xinjian Uygur andTibet

(TAR), China

Conducted fieldwork, under the research theme of “The complex

social dynamics of politics, economy and religious in China, India and

Nepal border areas"

Research

fieldwork

Sep. 11-13, 2011

Minamisoma, Fukushima

Conducted fieldwork and Interview to Mayor Sakurai Katsunobu. Research

fieldwork and

Interview

Oct. 22-23, 2011

Shanghai, China

Conducted publicity activity for the International Education

Exhibition, Dongya Zhanlanguan.

Publicity activity

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Nov. 2-8, 2011

Islamabad, Pakistan

Conducted fieldwork, under the research theme of “Impact

investigation of the dweller education activities involving the

water-resource management of Pakistan".

Research

fieldwork

Dec. 23, 2011-Jan.10, 2012

Qinghai, China

Fieldwork for the “Study on the expansion of “Indigenous Initiative”

for resource management and sustainable development policy

involving frontier governance in China”

Research

fieldwork

Feb. 5-April 10, 2012

Kavre district, Nepal

Conducted fieldwork, under the research theme of “The Case Study

about the Engaged Buddhism Practice and Indigenous Initiative by

the Tibetan Monastery in Nepal”

Research

fieldwork

◇HiPeC Research Fellow： KAGAWA Meg

Her active and participative research is conducted for local conflict resolution mechanisms at Magindanao, Mindanao,

Philippines, where is under a peace talk between the Government of the Republic of Philippines and the Moro Islamic

Liberation Front. She also engages to run the HiPeC-SSN-UP Mindanao Tripartite Research Project in Mindanao.

Her research title: “Bangsamoro Peacebuilding: Possibilities of Hybrid Conflict Resolution Mechanism”

１．Fieldwork

Date and Venue General Outline of Fieldwork Number of Audience

April 1, 2011

Midsayap,

Magindanao

Workshop ： “NATULARAN MU ： Hybrid Conflict Resolution

Mechanism”

Participants ： Midsayap Mayor, 6 Barangay Captains, Barangay

officers, Elders, Civil Society members, Local peacebuilders, Meg,

Organizer：Meg

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Oct. 13, 2011

Midsayap,

Magindanao

Workshop：“NATULARAN MU： Its Mechanism and Evaluation”

Participants ： Midsayap Mayor, 6 Barangay captains, Barangay

officers, Elders, Civil Society members, Local peacebuilders, Meg,

Organizer：Meg

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Oct. 15, 2011

Upi,

Magindanao

Workshop：“Indigenous Conflict Resolution Mechanism in Upi”

Participants ： Lumad leaders, Tribal Council members, Elders,

members of the Lumad Women Organization, Local peacebuilders,

Meg, Organizer：Meg, Supported by MAPAD

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Oct. 17, 2011

Piket,

Magindanao

Workshop：“G7: Hybrid Conflict Resolution mechanism in Piket”

Participants ： Barangay captains, Barangay officers, Elders, Civil

Society members, Local peacebuilders, Meg, Organizer：Meg

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Feb. 14, 2012

Midsayap,

Magindanao

Workshop：“Messages from Children in Conflict Affected Areas in

Mindanao to Japanese Children”

Participants：Two elementary school students, teachers, IDS, Meg,

Organizer：IDS, Meg

400

Feb. 15, 2012

Midsayap,

Magindanao

Workshop ：“NATULARAN MU ： Its Function of Hybrid Conflict

Resolution Mechanism and Possibilities of Future Development”

Participants：6 Barangay captains of NATULARAN MU, its Barangay

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Secretariats, IDS, Meg, Organizer：Meg

２．Presentation at Academic Conferences and International Conferences

Date and Venue Title and Theme of Conferences Number of Audience

Sep. 18-19, 2011

Hiroshima International

Conference Hall

HiPeC International Conference：“Peace from Disasters”

Presented a paper

100

Nov. 26-27, 2011

Nagoya University

Academic Conference of the Japan Society for International

Development：“Peacebuilding in Mindanao”

Presented an academic conference presentation

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３．Presentation at seminar

Date and Venue Title and General Outlines of Seminars Number of Audience

Sep. 6, 2011

Ateneo de Davao

University, Davao

Peace Forum：“The Good Friday Agreement and the GPH-MILF

Peace Process”

Speakers： Deputy Dominic Hannigan, TD, Chair, Committee for the

Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement, MR. Mohagher IQBAL,

Chair, MILF Peace Panel, Meg, Organizer：VSO Bahaginan

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Sep. 7, 2011

UP Mindanao, Davao

HiPeC-SSN-UP Min Seminar：“Updates on the GPH-MILF Talks”

Speaker：Prof. Miriam Coronel-Ferrer, Member of GPH Negotiation

Panel, Reactor：Meg, Organizer：HiPeC-SSN-UP

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Sep. 8, 2011

UP Mindanao, Davao

HiPeC-SSN-UP Min Seminar：“Politics, Peace, and Progress in

Muslim Mindanao”

Speaker：Atty. Nasser Marohomsalic, on behalf of Ms. Amina Rasul,

President of Philippine Center for Islam and Democracy, Reactor：

Meg, Organizer：HiPeC-SSN-UP, PCID

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Dec. 1-2, 2011

Davao, Mindanao

Round Table Discussion：“Undercurrents： Imaging a Post-Peace

Agreement Period in Mindanao”

Presented an academic conference presentation,

Organizer：HiPeC-SSN-UP

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Feb. 17, 2012

UP Mindanao, Davao

The 17th Anniversary Lecture ： “Bangsamoro Peacebuilding ：

Possibilities of Hybrid Conflict Resolution Mechanism”

Participated as a Lecturer, Organizer：UP Mindanao

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４．Others

Date and Venue General Outlines Number of Audience

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Feb. 29, 2012

Higashihiroshima

Open-Class：“Future of Children Living in Conflict”

Lecturers： Meg, Humayum

Participants：The 6th grade of Gota Elementary School, teachers,

HiPeC members, Meg, Organizer：Gota Elementary School, HiPeC

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March 11-17, 2012

Hiroshima, Hiroshima Univ.

JICA Training： “The Capacity Development Project for Community

Development in Mindanao Conflict Affected Areas”

Participated as a Plan and Implementation supporter, Organizer：JICA

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◇HiPeC Research Fellow： Humayun Kabir

Dr. Kabir is currently engaged with four main areas of research: a) education and society in South Asia, b) identity politics

and peacebuiding in Nepal, c) Muslim minority and social inclusion in Nepal, and d) Islamic area studies in South Asia. He

has been conducting research on religion and educational development, especially focusing on Islamic religious schools in

Bangladesh, India and Pakistan under the generous auspices of Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI), Young

Researcher (Wakate-B) from 2011-2013 fiscal years. Moreover, recently he has conducted a long term research on the

rise of Madhesi (the people living in the southern plain region of Nepal) identity politics and its implication in post-conflict

Nepal under the generous auspices of Hiroshima University. Dr. Kabir’s research and academic activities are briefly listed

as in the followings.

１．Paper Accepted for Publication

Accepted Date Paper Title and Publication Detail Nature of Publication

Nov. 25, 2011 “The Political Visibility of Deobandi Islam and the Contested

Religious Authorities: Islam, the State and the Ulama in Bangladesh”

in Muslim Religious Authority in Contemporary Asia, eds. Jeremy

Kingsley and R. Michael Feener, London: Hurst (forthcoming)

Book Chapter

June 17, 2011 [co-authored with Momotaj Begum], “Reflections on the Deobandi

Reformist Agenda in a Female Quomi Madrasa in Bangladesh”, in

South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies, (accepted, forthcoming in

April, 2012)

Journal Article

Sep, 2011 “Democracy, Religion and the State in Bangladesh: Frontiers of

Mobilized Islam and the Religious-Cultural Contestation and

Conflict”, in Peace from Disasters: Indigenous Initiatives across

Communities, Countries and Continents, International Conference

Proceedings, Hiroshima University Partnership Project for

Peacebuilding and Capacity Development (HiPeC), Hiroshima

University (Sept. 2011).

International

Conference

Proceedings

Feb.15, 2012 “Politics of Islam, the State and the Contested Cultural Identity:

Ulama’s Activism in Postcolonial Bangladesh” [translated in Arabic],

accepted for publication as a booklet series from Bibliotheca

Alexandrina, Alexandria, Egypt (forthcoming)

Scientific

booklet series

２．International Conference Presentation and Acceptance

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Date and Venue Paper Title and Conference Detail Number of Audience

Nov.24-25, 2011

National University of

Singapore, Singapore

“The Political Visibility of Deobandi Islam and the Contested

Religious Authorities: Islam, the State and the Ulama in Bangladesh”,

paper presented at the International Workshop on Muslim Religious

Authority in Contemporary Asia, Organized by Asia Research

Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore.

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Sep.18-19, 2011


Conference Hall

“Democracy, Religion and the State in Bangladesh: Frontiers of

Mobilized Islam and the Religious-Cultural Contestation and

Conflict”, paper presented at the International Conference on Peace

from Disasters: Indigenous Initiatives across Communities, Countries

and Continents, jointly organized by the Hiroshima University

Partnership Project for Peacebuilding and Capacity Development

(HiPeC) and The Global COE Program, Systematization of Death and

Life Studies, the University of Tokyo.

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March 23-25, 2012

University of Western

Ontario

“Beyond Jamaat-e-Islami: The Political Upsurge of the Deobandi

Ulama and the Competitive Political Frontiers of Islam in

Bangladesh”, paper accepted for presentation at the International

Conference on Islam and Democracy, Organized by the University of

Western Ontario, Canada.

３．Seminar Presentation

Date and Venue Paper Title and Seminar Detail Number of Audience

Jan. 25, 2012

IDE-JETRO, Tokyo

“The Rise of Madhesi Identity Politics and Its Implication in

Post-Conflict Nepal”, paper presented at the 30th HiPeC

Peacebuilding Seminar on Peacebuilding in South Asia, Institute of

Development Economies (IDE), Tokyo

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May 25, 2011

Waseda University

“Madrasas and Muslim Identity: Transformation of Islamic Education

in ‘New Nepal’”, paper presented at a seminar organized by

Organization for Islamic Area Studies, Waseda University, Tokyo

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４．Fieldwork and Other Research Activities

Date Outline of fieldwork and research activities Nature of activities

Sep. 22-Nov.22, 2011 Conducted fieldwork, under the research theme of identity politics

and peacebuilding in Nepal, in several areas—Kathmandu, Siraha,

Nepalgunj and Birgunj.

Research

fieldwork

Jan. 26-Feb. 2, 2012 Conducted fieldwork, under the research theme of religion and

education in South Asia, in New Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow in

India

Research

fieldwork

Feb. 2-5, 2012 Conducted fieldwork, under the research theme of religion and Research

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education in South Asia, in Dhaka, Bangladesh fieldwork

Jan. 21-22, 2012 Attended as a research member in a seminar on “Education in South

Asia”, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI), Center for

Integrated Area Studies, Kyoto University

Research

seminar

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6．Committee

We had twice of HiPeCⅡJoint Committee, 10 times of HiPeCⅡExecutive Committee and 10 times of

Office Meeting this year. We promoted our project with these committees at the core. ■Ⅰ．HiPeCⅡJoint Committee

Date Venue Addresses

3rd Sep.19（Mon）

14：30～15：30

Office room,


Conference Hall,

NAGATA Kuniaki （Director General of JICA Chugoku）

ARAI Etsuyo （Researcher, IDE-JETRO）

Berin Mckenzie （UNITAR Hiroshima Office）

NISHIZAWA Mariko （Project General Manager, International

Affairs Division of Hiroshima Prefecture）

YAMANE Yasuo （Vice-President and Chair, HiPeC Joint

Committee）

IKEDA Hideo （Dean of IDEC, Hiroshima University）

YOSHIDA Osamu （Professor and Chair, HiPeC Executive

Committee）

TOGAWA Masahiko （Secretary General of HiPeC）

4th Jan.25（Wed）

16：30～17：30

Office room A23,

IDE-JETRO

SATO Hiroshi (Director General, International Exchange and

Training Department of IDE- JETRO）

Alex MEJIA （Head of UNITAR Hiroshima Office）

HASHIMOTO Yasuo （ Chief of International Affairs of

Hiroshima Prefecture）

YAMANE Yasuo （Vice-President and Chair, HiPeC Joint

Committee）

YOSHIDA Osamu （Professor and Chair, HiPeC Executive

Committee）

TOGAWA Masahiko （Secretary General of HiPeC）

【TV conference：JICA Chugoku】＊connection trouble

NISHIMIYA Yoshiaki （Director General of JICA Chugoku）

IKEDA Hideo （Dean of IDEC, Hiroshima University）

■Ⅱ．HiPeCⅡ Executive Committee 【Venue】Small Conference Room, IDEC 1st Floor

Date Addresses

1st Apr.18（Mon） YOSHIDA Osamu(IDEC, Graduate School of Social Science）、KURACHI Akemi（Graduate

School of Education）、IWATA Kenji（IDEC）、NAKAZONO Kazuhito（IDEC）、TOGAWA

Masahiko（IDEC）、BESSHO Yusuke（IDEC）、YAMANE Tatsuo（IDEC）

2nd May16（Mon） YOSHIDA Osamu（IDEC, Graduate School of Social Science）、IKEDA Hideo（IDEC）、

NAKAZONO Kazuhito（IDEC）、Maharjan Keshav Lall（IDEC）、UESUGI Yuji（IDEC）、

TOGAWA Masahiko（IDEC）、BESSHO Yusuke（IDEC）、YAMANE Tatsuo（IDEC）、

3rd Jun.27（Mon） YOSHIDA Osamu（IDEC, Graduate School of Social Science）、IKEDA Hideo（IDEC）、

MACHIDA Soho（Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences）、NAKAMURA Atsushi

（Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences）、KURACHI Akemi（Graduate School

of Education）、IWATA Kenji（IDEC）、Maharjan Keshav Lall（IDEC）、KAWANO Noriyuki

（Institute for Peace Science）、INABA Jiro（Graduate School of Letters）、TOGAWA

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Masahiko（IDEC）、BESSHO Yusuke（IDEC）

4th Jul.25（Mon） YOSHIDA Osamu（IDEC, Graduate School of Social Science）、IKEDA Hideo（IDEC）、

MACHIDA Soho（Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences）、NAKAMURA Atsushi

（Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences）、Maharjan Keshav Lall（IDEC）、

INABA Jiro（Graduate School of Letters）、BESSHO Yusuke（IDEC）

5th Sep.7（Mon） YOSHIDA Osamu（IDEC, Graduate School of Social Science）、IKEDA Hideo（IDEC）、

NAKAMURA Atsushi（Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences）、Maharjan

Keshav Lall（IDEC）、KAWANO Noriyuki（Institute for Peace Science）

6th Oct.20（Thu） YOSHIDA Osamu（IDEC, Graduate School of Social Science）、INABA Jiro（Graduate

School of Letters）

7th Nov.28（Mon） YOSHIDA Osamu（IDEC, Graduate School of Social Science）、MACHIDA Soho（Graduate

School of Integrated Arts and Sciences）、NAKAMURA Atsushi（Graduate School of

Integrated Arts and Sciences）、UESUGI Yuji（IDEC）、TOGAWA Masahiko（IDEC）、

BESSHO Yusuke（IDEC）

8th Dec.22（Thu） YOSHIDA Osamu（IDEC, Graduate School of Social Science）、IKEDA Hideo（IDEC）、

NAKAMURA Atsushi（Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences）、INABA Jiro

（Graduate School of Letters）、SEKI Koki（IDEC）、TOGAWA Masahiko（IDEC）、BESSHO

Yusuke（IDEC）

9th Jan.23（Mon） YOSHIDA Osamu（IDEC, Graduate School of Social Science）、NAKAMURA Atsushi

（Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences）、TOGAWA Masahiko（IDEC）、INABA

Jiro（Graduate School of Letters）

10th Mar.2（Fri） YOSHIDA Osamu（IDEC, Graduate School of Social Science）、IKEDA Hideo（IDEC）、

NAKAMURA Atsushi（Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences）、Maharjan

Keshav Lall（IDEC）、KAWANO Noriyuki（Institute for Peace Science）、INABA Jiro

（Graduate School of Letters）、TOGAWA Masahiko（IDEC）

■Ⅲ．HiPeCⅡ Office Meeting 【Venue】Small Conference Room, IDEC 1st Floor

Date Addresses

1st Apr.12（Tue） TOGAWA、Maharjan、YOSHIDA、SEKI、BESSHO、YAMANE、KAGAWA、Humayun、

KAJIWARA 、KUMOZU

2nd May10（Tue） TOGAWA、Maharjan、YOSHIDA、UESIGI、SEKI、BESSHO、YAMANE、Humayun、

KAJIWARA、KUMOZU

3rd Jun.14（Tue） TOGAWA、Maharjan、YOSHIDA、UESIGI、SEKI、BESSHO、YAMANE、Humayun、

KAJIWARA、KUMOZU

4th Jul.19日（Tue） TOGAWA、YOSHIDA、UESIGI、SEKI、BESSHO、KAGAWA、Humayun、KAJIWARA、

ARAKI

5th Aug.30（Tue） TOGAWA、Maharjan、YOSHIDA、KAGAWA、Fred、KAJIWARA、KUMOZU、ARAKI

6th Sep.27（Tue） YOSHIDA、Maharjan、BESSHO、KAGAWA、Fred、KUMOZU、KAJIWARA

7th Oct.18（Tue） TOGAWA、YOSHIDA、SEKI、BESSHO、KAJIWARA、KUMOZU、ARAKI

8th Nov.15（Tue） TOGAWA、Maharjan、YOSHIDA、SEKI、BESSHO、KAJIWARA、KUMOZU、ARAKI

9th Jan.17（Tue） TOGAWA、Maharjan、YOSHIDA、UESUGI、SEKI、BESSHO、KAGAWA、Humayun、

KAJIWARA、KUMOZU、ARAKI

10th Feb.21（Tue） TOGAWA、YOSHIDA、SEKI、KAGAWA、Humayun、KAJIWARA、KUMOZU、ARAKI

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7．Coverage and Press Report

・ＴＶ Coverage (total 2)

September 18, 2011（Sun）Hiroshima prefectural report of NHK evening news

“HiPeC International Peacebuilding Conference 2011”

September 18, 2011 （Sun）TSS News

“Peace from Disasters and Conflicts; HiPeC International Peacebuilding Conference”

・Newspaper printing (total 5)

September 9, 2011（Fri） Asahi Shimbun morning-paper event information

“HiPeC International Peacebuilding Conference 2011”

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September 16, 2011（Fri） Chugoku Shimbun morning-paper

“Thinking of Peacebuilding from disasters and conflicts, Hiroshima University, International Conference”

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September 19, 2011（Mon） Sankei Shimbun morning-paper

“Prospect of Fukushima Nuclear disaster; Peace from disasters, International Conference at Hiroshima”

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September 19, 2011（Mon） Mainichi Shimbun morning-paper

“Situation reports from conflict areas, Professors from eight countries, Conference for Peacebuilding”

September 19, 2011（Mon）Chugoku Shimbun morning-paper

“Post disaster and conflict, Explore Peacebuilding, International Conference is held in Hiroshima”

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8．Publication

Ⅰ．Discussion Paper Series （total 3）

No.12（November, 2011）

Ganga Bahadur Thapa （Professor, Tribhuvan University, Nepal）

「Explaining Nepali Democracy」

No13（March, 2012）

KAGAWA Meg （Research Fellow, HiPeC, Hiroshima University）

「バンサモロ和平の安定をめざして―ハイブリッド紛争解決メカニズム「NATULARAN MU 和平協議会」の可能性」

(Written in Japanese)

No.14（March, 2012）

BESSHO Yusuke （Assistant Professor, IDEC, Hiroshima University）

「ネパールにおけるリメ系チベット仏教僧院の活動展開に関する報告―「バッファ・ゾーン」としてのヒマラヤ仏教

圏という視点から」 (Written in Japanese)

Ⅱ．Annual Report (Japanese and English Version)

fy 2011 hipec activity reporthipec.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/.../report/fy2011report_en.pdf · fy 2011...

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