MAKING of Global Society - Special Seminar in the Department of Social Engineering/Tokyo Institute of Technology

【Lecturer】
Prof. Akihiko Morita, Ph.D
Tokyo Institute of Technology
Graduate school of Decision Science and Engineering
Department of Social Engineering

【Outline of my seminar】
Now, we have more than 190 sovereign states on this globe.
It is said that sovereign state or nation state as system was established in 1648.
Congregation of these nation states has been considered as international society for long years. “International society” originally means society of nations.
However, gradually, other actors such as United Nations, Multinational Development Banks such as World Bank and Asian Development Bank, transnational enterprises, international NGOs and social entrepreneurs have appeared in this international society.
In parallel with this development, human rights as international norm has gained more importance to which every actor must adher.
This lecture aims at providing participants with basic knowledge of modern history, focusing on its actors and human rights, from the view points of economic, social and philosophical histories.

【Schedule】
April 24th　13:20～16:30　　West Bldg. 9 Room204
May 15th
May 29th
June 12th
June 26th
July 17th
July 24th

【Title of each class】
1. Introduction
2. Multiple modernities
3. History of human rights
4. Nation states and international organizations
5. UNICEF and the Convention on the Rights of the Child
6. UNDP and Human Development Reports
7. International Criminal Courts and Human rights Procedures
8. GATT and WTO
9. WTO and FTA, Japanese migrant policy
10. The modern West and evolution of EC
11. Contemporary EU and its challenge, the issue of foreign workers
12. Breton woods institutions
13. Multinational Development Banks (World Bank, Asian Development Bank)
14. Davos Economic Forum and World Social Forum

【Criteria for Scores】
Report in each class ３０％（one page in A4 paper）
Active participation to discussion in class　４０％
Final report ３０％（approximately 3000words）

【Text】
Akihiko Morita,“The New Horizon of Human Rights - Dialogue with Charles Taylor”, Fujiwara-shoten, 04/2005.

＜References＞
E.H.Carr, The Twenty Years' Crisis, 1919-1939: An Introduction to the Study of International Relations, (Macmillan, 1939, 2nd ed., 1946)
Rudolf Von Jhering, The Struggle for Law, Kessinger Pub Co (2007/6/30)
Charles Taylor, Ethics of Authenticity, Harvard University Press,1991
Charles Taylor, Multiculturalism and The Politics of Recognition, Princeton University Press, 1992
Michael Ignatieff, Human Rights as Politics and Idolatry ,Princeton University Press, 2001

【My comments】
Mr. Yukihiko Okazaki, a former senior diplomat and renowned strategist once writes that we need to study last hundred years’ history in order to predict next 10 years.
One of major issues is to learn how globalization has emerged and to reflect where it is heading for.
This lecture aims at providing some opportunity to examine the globalization historically, focusing on the actors such as nation states, intergovernmental organizations and NPO/NGOs.

【My profile】
04/2006-present
Professor of the Tokyo Institute of Technology
Senior adviser/Save the Children Japan
A member of the steering committee of JNATIP(Japan Network Against Trafficking in Persons)1/1997 - 5/2004
Head of the Information & Public Affairs Division/Japan Committee for UNICEF
1/2002-5/2004
Elected and Served as Chair of the Communication Workshop, association of the heads of the communication section of the 37 National Committee for UNICEF
4/1983 - 8/1995
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
9/1992 - 8/1994
Seconded to UNDP (New York)

【Publications】
“Expressive-arts-therapy applied research method - Authentic narratives by trafficking victims”, Kitakyushu Forum on Asian Women, 03/2007）
“The New Horizon of Human Rights - Dialogue with Charles Taylor”, Fujiwara-shoten, 04/2005.＜English articles＞
Climate change and vulnerable people - Public Social Private Partnership in Adaptation、Discussion Paper No.08-05、Tokyo Institute of Technology、06/2008
“Charles Taylor”、Journal of Social Sciences, No.10, Faculty of Social Sciences, Waseda University, 09/2007
”Social Imaginaries of Ubiquitous society and Human Rights”, proceeding for the special workshop at the 23rd World Congress of Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy in 08/2007.
”Expressive-arts-therapy applied research method”, Asian Breeze, No.48（Kitakyushu Forum on Asian Women, 11/2006）
“Collaboration between civil society and government-Challenge in the Greater Mekong Sub (GMS) Region-“,Journal of Asian Women's Studies No.15（Kitakyushu Forum on Asian Women, 12/2006）.