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Past Lectures and Research Meetings

Civilization Research Project Public Lecture

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Requisites for the Avoidance of a "Clash of Civilizations"

  1. "Japan and the Muslim World in 'Inter-Civilization Dialogue'"
  2. "International Politics and Civilization Collision in the 21st Century"
  3. "Japanese Civilization and its Potential"
  4. Panel Discussion
  1. YAMAUCHI Masayuki, Prof., Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Univ. of Tokyo
  2. NAKANISHI Terumasa, Prof., Faculty of Integrated Human Studies, Kyoto University
  3. KAWAKATSU Heita, Prof., IRCJS
  4. YAMAUCHI Masayuki / NAKANISHI Terumasa / KAWAKATSU Heita / SONODA Hidehiro, Prof., IRCJS / INAGA Shigemi, Assoc. Prof., IRCJS
 SONODA Hidehiro,
Prof., IRCJS		 Feb. 28, 2002

Environment and Civilizations: Japan's Role in the Twenty-First Century

  1. Keynote Lecture "Eco-Economy: Building an Economy for the Earth"
  2. Panel Discussion
  1. Lester R. BROWN, President, Earth Policy Institute
  2. Lester R. BROWN / UMEHARA Takeshi, Honorary Advisor, IRCJS / HIDAKA Toshitaka, Director, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature / YAMAORI Tetsuo, Director-General, IRCJS / SONODA Hidehiro, Prof., IRCJS
SONODA Hidehiro,
Prof., IRCJS		 May 11, 2002

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