■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 […]

We are happy to announce that, we’ll hold a GGR Talk Session.  Anybody who pre-registers are welcome to join the event.   ■Title: Campaign Policy VS. Policy Implementation: The Case of the Thai Digital Wallet Scheme ■Speaker: Parin Jaruthavee (Researcher, King Prajadhipok’s Institute, Thailand） ■Date/Time: December 13, 2024 (Friday), 12:40-13:40 ■Place:  Kunitachi Campus, Hitotsubashi University […]

An article based on a roundtable discussion that Professor Maiko Ichihara of the Graduate School of Law participated in, “Democracy Turning Its Back on the International Order: Can Pride and Strategy for Global Engagement Be Recovered?” was published in the January 31, 2024 issue of Gaiko. The article discusses the direction we should take in […]

  On October 30, 2024, the Institute for Global Governance Research (GGR) held the 32nd GGR Brown Bag Lunch Seminar titled “Protection of Fundamental Rights in Online Platform Spaces: A Focus on the EU Digital Services Act,” inviting Dr. Yumiko Nakanishi, Professor at the Graduate School of Law at Hitotsubashi University. Professor Nakanishi began by […]