Vergangene Veranstaltungen

Vortrag von Prof. Dr. Giulio Pugliese: „Leadership and Japan’s China Policy: From Diplomacy to Grand Strategy“

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The rise of China has fueled the hopes and kindled the insecurities of many of its neighbors. This project engages with the wider implications of such a rise by examining Japan’s China policy, because Japan’s approach to China is symptomatic of region-wide trends, if not global ones. Understanding it offers a unique window into the...

Vortrag von Prof. Dr. Raymond Yamamoto: „Japan’s Foreign Assistance: From Economic Cooperation to Military Capacity Building“

After the Second World War, Japan adopted Article 9 in its constitution, which renounced using force in its foreign policy. The use of the military was strictly limited to Japan’s self-defence. Consequently, the country’s foreign assistance became the most important foreign policy tool for restoring relations with neighbouring countries in Asia, on which Japan had...

Vortrag von Prof. Dr. Helene Tenzer: „From Professional Aspirations to Identity Confirmation and Transformation: The Case of Japanese Career Women Working for Foreign Subsidiaries in Japan“

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This study investigates what attracts career-oriented women to foreign subsidiaries and how they experience this work context. Based on 125 interviews with career-oriented women in Japan, we find that their frequent choice of foreign employers is not only motivated by professional aspirations but also by identity-related aspirations. Japanese women who embraced an internationalist orientation experience...