On November 30, 2024, the Institute for Global Governance Research (GGR) held the 14th Zoom meeting as part of the GGR Intensive Seminars, “Countering Disinformation and Protecting Democracy.” The participants of the GGR intensive seminars are currently working on papers on strategies to combat dis(mis)information based on the takeaways from the seminars. During this meeting, […]

■Title: Gatekeeping Global Health Partnerships: Civil Society in Multistakeholder Global Governance ■Speaker: Dr. Mao Suzuki (Assistant Professor, National University of Singapore) ■Date/Time: December 20, 2024 (Friday), 12:40-13:40 ■Place: Kunitachi Campus, Hitotsubashi University (The venue will be notified upon pre-registration) ■Language: English ■Pre-registration: https://hrs.ad.hit-u.ac.jp/v33/entries/add/827 About the speaker: Dr. Mao Suzuki is an Assistant Professor of Political […]

On July 7, 2024, a comment of Professor Maiko Ichihara of the Graduate School of Law on the Asahi Shimbun article, “’Laugh Once a Day’ Ordinance Passed by Yamagata Prefectural Assembly, Opponents Cite ‘Disregard for Human Rights’” was published. This article covers the opposition raised against the “Ordinance to Promote Health through Laughter,” submitted by […]