Research Programmes

2. "The EU Culture"

Regular Meetings

1. 1st Meeting of the EUIJ Joint Research Study Group on "EU and Culture"
Date: 24 February 2005, 15:00
Venue: Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Hongo Satellite
Theme: "Patriotism and Parlamentarism in Central Europe in the 18th Century. Kingdom of Bohemia and Hungary as an Example"
Speakers: Associate Professor Taku Shinohara (Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, History of Czech Lands), Associate Professor Tatsuya Nakazawa (University of Fukui, History of Slovakia and Hungary)
2. Meeting of the EUIJ Joint Research Study Group on "EU and Culture"
Date: 12 April 2006
Venue: Institute of Foreign Affairs, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
Workshop "New Approach to the question: What is Europe?"
T.Sekiguchi, T.Wada: Europe from perspective of literature
K.Kudo, T.Shinohara: History of Europe: How can it be taught?
N.Tomimori: EU language policy
M.Yonetani: Europe, Asia, Japan
3. Meeting of the EUIJ Joint Research Study Group on "EU and Culture"
Date: 9 June 2006, 15:00-18:30
Venue: Institute of Foreign Affairs, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
Theme: Does Europe exist as a historical region?
Opening: SHINOHARA, Taku (Tokyo University of Foreign Studies)
CHIBA, Toshiyuki (Tokyo University of Foreign Studies), "Revival of Roman Empire under Ottonian Dynasty and Sclavonia"
FURUYA, Daisuke (Osaka University of Foreign Studies), "Baltic Empire and Swedish Indentity"
SHINOHARA, Taku, "How Concept of Europe functions - Experience of Revolution 1848"
EGUCHI, Fuyuko (Fukuoka Womens University), "Austria as a subject of European History - Europe Concept in the late Habsburger Monarchy"
4. Meeting of the EUIJ Joint Research Study Group on "EU and Culture"
Date: 26 June 2006, 18:00-20:00
Venue: Institute of Foreign Affairs (Room No. 427), Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
Theme: Between "Nation" and "Ethnicity" - The "TURK" Concept in Republic of Turkey
Speaker: Hajime Kasuya (Nihon Univ.)
5. Meeting of the EUIJ Joint Research Study Group on "EU and Culture"
Date: 28 July 2006, 15:00-17:30
Venue: Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Small conference room No. 1 (Administration Bld., 1st Floor)
Theme: "Europe" and "Asia" - complementarity and imbalance of the two notions
Speaker: Prof. Tokimasa Sekiguchi
6. Meeting of the EUIJ Joint Research Study Group on "EU and Culture"
Date: 30 July 2006, 16:00-18:30
Venue: Hongo Satelite of Tokyo University of Foreign Stadies
Theme: Concept of Slovak nation in the context of European tradition of parlamentarism
Speaker: Associate Prof. Tatsuya Nakazawa