Realizing International Cooperation and Interactive Co-creation in Local
Context; Global & Glocal Human Resource Development

We are excited to announce the 25th Spring Conference of the Japan Society for International Development (JASID), scheduled to be held at Utsunomiya University in Tochigi Prefecture. The theme is “Realizing International Cooperation and Interactive Co-creation in Local Context Global & Glocal Human Resource Development.”

This event will focus on the practical aspects of international cooperation
and co-creation, with an emphasis on both global and local (glocal) human resource development. The outline for the conference is presented below:

• Date and time:
  Conference: Saturday, June 15, 2024, and
  Excursion: Sunday, June 16, 2024
• Location: Utsunomiya University Mine Campus, Ashio/ Utsunomiya.
• Method: Face-to-face (partially online)

At Utsunomiya University, we are practicing global and glocal human
resource development related to international cooperation and co-creation both domestically and internationally by organically utilizing education, research, and community contributions, and we will introduce some of these in the plenary.

Additionally, the conference will feature an excursion to the Ashio Copper
Mine in Tochigi Prefecture, historically significant as a site of
environmental impact. This location offers a unique opportunity to learn
about pollution management, an important aspect of Japan’s contribution to the field of international development. Participants are also invited to
experience the local culture and attractions, including Utsunomiya’s Light
Rail Transit (LRT) and the famous gyoza. You may want to combine your
sightseeing opportunities, such as visiting Nikko and Nasu in Tochigi
Prefecture,

(Proposed schedule)

• February 1st: Homepage scheduled to be released
• Mid February: Presentation applications scheduled to begin
  [Late February: Application deadline for society membership; for those who want to present. *]
• March 18th: Deadline for presentation applications
• Early April: Conference participation registration begins
• Late April: Notification of acceptance/rejection results
• May 15: Deadline for conference participation registration
• May　22: Deadline for submitting papers.

(Presentation application requirements)

1. Oral presentation/poster presentation (Japanese, English)

• Presenters must be a JASID member.
  membership application fee payment site:
• Up to 1 paper / 1 presentation per person (as first author)
• If you are not the first author and will not be presenting, you may
  submit two papers.
• Co-researchers and co-authors are preferably JASID members.
• Student members need a letter of recommendation from their supervisor when applying.
• The abstract should be prepared on one A4 page in Japanese (400-800
  characters) if the presentation is in Japanese, or in English (200-300
  words) if the presentation is in English.

* The presenter must be a member at the time of application and must not have unpaid membership fees. Please note that it takes two weeks for the Society to deliberate on the acceptance or rejection of a new membership application, so please complete your membership application at least two weeks before the application deadline.

* If you have not yet paid your membership fee, please complete the payment as soon as possible if you plan to give a presentation.

2. Special session/roundtable (Japanese, English)

• Both representatives must be members.
• Representatives must obtain prior approval from the moderator,
  commentator, reporter, and speaker.
• Non-members other than the representative may take the stage, but
  membership in the society is strongly recommended.
• Special session: In addition to the presentation summary of each
  presenter, the title of the entire project, purpose, moderator,
  commentator, reporter, etc. should be combined with the summary into one file, and the representative should apply.
• Roundtable: Similar to the planning session, the title, purpose, and
  speakers of the entire project are compiled into one file, and the
  representative applies.

(Presentation application)

• Application period: Mid February, 2024 to March 18th, 2024 (scheduled)
• How to apply: Tournament homepage (application page will be released soon)

*On our campus, we have the Utsunomiya University Manabinomori Nursery School, which offers daycare for children ranging from ages 0 to 6th grade. Further details regarding this service will be provided in due course.

JASID 25th Spring Conference Executive Committee

Executive Committee Chair:

• Sakamoto Kumiko (Professor, School of International Studies, Utsunomiya University)

Executive Directors:

• Fujii Hiroshige (Associate Professor, School of International Studies, Utsunomiya University)
• Iizuka Akiko (Associate Professor, Utsunomiya University International
  Exchange Center)

Executive Committee:

• Arjon Sugit (Assistant Professor, School of International Studies, Utsunomiya University)
• Shigeta Yasuhiro (Visiting Professor, School of International Studies,
  Utsunomiya University)
• Matsuo Masaki (Professor, School of International Studies, Utsunomiya
  University)
• Takahashi Wakana (Professor, School of International Studies, Utsunomiya University)
• Kurihara Shunsuke (Associate Professor, School of International Studies, Utsunomiya University)
• Maruyama Tsuyoshi (Professor, School of Education, Utsunomiya University)
• Omori Reiko (Professor, School of Regional Design, Utsunomiya University)

Student executive committee:

• Sagisaka Hiroe (Graduate School of International Studies, Utsunomiya University, doctor’s course)
• Kikuchi Kakeru (Graduate School of Regional Development and Creativity, Utsunomiya University, master’s course)
• Fukuhara Reona (Graduate School of Regional Development and Creativity, Utsunomiya University, master’s course)
• Frimpong Andrew Charles (Graduate School of Regional Development and Creativity, Utsunomiya University, doctor’s course)
• Polgahagedara Don Pubudu Sanjeewa (Graduate School of Regional Development and Creativity, Utsunomiya University, doctor’s course)

Contact

JASID 25th Spring Conference Executive Committee

• jasid2024spring [at] (replace [at] with @)

Research Group: ”Innovation and Development for Solving Social Problems”　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

This research group (RG) was proposed last year to aim for discussing innovative approaches to tackle social problems, which are common in the world and need attention.

The research topic also reflects on the theme of the 31st JASID Annual Conference, organized by Tsuda University, which commemorated its 120th anniversary in 2020; “Time for Change: Innovation for Inclusive Society”.

Members consist of the Executive Chair, Professor Izumi Ohno and some Conference Executive Committee members of the 31st JASID Annual Conference, alumni of GSID, Nagoya University, and colleagues at JASID etc. The representative of this RG is Dr. Naoko Shinkai, Tsuda University and the Vice Representative is Dr. Pei-Hsin Hsu, Taiwan Forestry Research Institute.

This RG was approved at the 32nd JASID Annual Conference, held in Nov. 2021. We had the first virtual member meeting in Jan. 2022. We talked about our research topic and exchanged views on related issues.

We plan to invite some guest speakers and hold virtual seminars. We are also planning a session at the JASID conference. Since most of the RG’s members reside overseas, the RG’s activities will be conducted virtually.

We appreciate your support and look forward to your participation.

Innovation and Development for Solving Social Problems
Representative: Naoko Shinkai, Tsuda University

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Dear Members of the Japan Society for International Development

This is an announcement from the Election Committee. The following election will be held to select candidates for the Category 1 Board of Directors, term 12, of the Japan Society for International Development (JASID). Please participate in the voting.

1. Election Period

May 9th, 2023 (Tue) 8:00am ~ May 23rd (Tue) 17:00 (Japan time)

2. Electors and Candidates

1) Electors (those eligible to vote in the election):
Those who were members of JASID as of December 4th, 2022 (on the day of General Assembly). However, those who have issued a notice of recess are excluded.

2) Candidates (candidates for the election of Category 1 Board of Directors):
The list was finalized on April 9, 2023 (30 days before the election date), and the list can be viewed and downloaded by logging in to the member’s My Page on the Society’s website. Password* is required to view the file. Please use this list only for election purposes and refrain from copying or printing it.
*Password are emailed to eligible members.

3. Implementation Method

It will be an online election using the web election system.
1) At 8:00 a.m. on May 9, two e-mails will be sent to each member from the JASID Election Administration Committee. The first one contains a URL to access the web election system.

• 【国際開発学会 選挙管理委員会/JASID】Notification of Board Member Election System Login ID (1/2)
• 【国際開発学会 選挙管理委員会/JASID】Notification of Board Member Election System Login PW (2/2)

2) How to operate the web election system
Please refer to the following.
Election System Operation Manual (PDF) (Japanese and English, English starts from page 10)

[How to use the web election system (YouTube) English version]

4. Election Helpdesk

During the election period (May 9~23), a help desk will be set up by the election administration committee members. If you have any problems, please contact us by email.

For technical matters, the committee will contact the contractor of the web system, so it may take about one day. Thank you for your understanding.

5. Ballot counting and reporting the results

1) Date and time of Ballot Counting:
May 23rd 2023, 18:00

2) Date of reporting the vote results to the members:
Newsletter to be issued on August 1, 2023 (Vol. 34, No.3）

6. Term of office of the next Board of Directors

Three years from this year’s General Meeting (until the General Assembly in three years)

More Details

For details, there is a dedicated website about the election of Board of Directors, term 12, of the Japan Society for International Development:

Contact

Election Administration Committee
Elli Sugita (Chairperson)

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Election Administration Commission

• election11 [at] (replace [at] with @)

The Kyoto Environment and Development Seminar cordially invite you to join the hybrid seminar.

Kyoto Environment and Development Seminar #19-20

• Date & Time: May 25, 2023, Thursday, 15:00-18:15 (JST)
• Language: English
• Venue: Seminar Room E217 (GSA, Kyoto University) / Zoom Web Seminar
• Speaker: Takeshi Sakurai (University of Tokyo) and John Gibson (University of Waikato)

Register in advance for this meeting:

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Presentation by Takeshi Sakurai
Title: Improving Infant Nutrition through the Market: Experimental Evidence from Ghana

Abstract:

This study investigates the impact on infants’ nutritional status of introducing a new complementary food product for infants into the market. We conducted experimental sales of the product, Koko Plus, with randomly selected mother-infant pairs every week for half a year in Ghana. We found that the introduction of Koko Plus into the market significantly increased children’s weight. However, the effect was heterogeneous: it was smaller among children whose baseline weight was lower. We investigated the mechanisms underlying this heterogeneity and found that it was associated with access to safe drinking water. If mothers gave their children safe drinking water, the sale of Koko Plus significantly increased their child’s weight regardless of baseline nutrition status. The results imply that the success of a market-based approach to complementary food products in improving infant nutrition is dependent on access to safe drinking water.

Presentation by John Gibson
Title: Measuring rural economic activity remotely: Do we just need better sensors?

Abstract:

It is difficult and expensive to measure rural economic activity in developing countries. The usual survey-based approach is less informative than often realized due to combined effects of the clustered samples dictated by survey logistics and the spatial autocorrelation in rural livelihoods. Administrative data, like sub-national Gross Domestic Product for lower level spatial units, are often unavailable and informality and seasonality of many rural activities raises doubts about the accuracy of these measurements. In order to overcome these barriers a recent literature argues that high-resol ution satellite imagery can be used to measure rural economic activity and can provide indicators of rural living standards. Potential advantages of using remote sensing data include greater comparability between countries irrespective of their varying levels of statistical capacity, cheaper and mor e timely data availability, and the possibility of extending estimates to spatial units below the level at which GDP data or survey data are reported. While there are many types of remote sensing data, economists have particularly seized upon satellite-detected nighttime lights (NTL) as a proxy for local economic activity. Yet there are growing doubts about the universal usefulness of this proxy, with recent evidence suggesting that NTL data are a poor proxy in low-density rural areas of developing countries. This study examines performance in predicting rural sector economic activity in China with different types of satellite-detected NTL data that come from sensors of varying resolution. We include the most popular NTL source in economics, the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program data, whose resolution is, at best, 2.7 km, two data sources from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiomet er Suite (VIIRS) on the Suomi/NPP satellite which have spatial resolution of km, and data from the Luojia-01 satellite which is even more spatially precise, with a resolution of km. With this range of resolutions we can ascertain whether better sensors, used by the more spatially precise d ata sources, lead to more accurate predictions of county-level primary sector GDP. We supplement this statistical assessment with a set of ground-truthing exercises. Overall, our study helps to inform decisions about future data directions for studying rural economic activity in developing countries .

Chair:

Ken Miura (Division of Natural Resource Economics, Kyoto University)

Contact

Division of Natural Resource Economics, Kyoto University
 Ken Miura

• @　(replace [at] with @)

Answer

第33回全国大会にて開催された会員総会において、入会時に必要であった推薦者2名を不要とすることが決定されました。このため、入会に際して推薦者の氏名をご記入いただく必要はなくなりました。ただし、会員種別ごとに、以下の情報を追記して頂くことになっております。

正会員

1. 入会のきっかけに関するアンケート

ご入会のきっかけとなった学会員の氏名と所属機関の記入欄が設けられました。入力必須の項目ではありませんが、調査にご協力をお願いいたします。

2. CVのアップロード

「学生証または在学証明書（学生のみ必須）」の欄に、CVのPDFファイルをアップロードしてください（書式自由）。必須ではございませんが、よりご興味のある情報を提供できるようご協力をお願いいたします。

学生会員

指導教員情報（必須）

項目に、指導教員の氏名と所属、連絡先メールアドレスを記載してください（非会員でも構いません）。学部生等で指導教員がいないばあいは、本部事務局までお問い合わせください。

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The Kyoto Environment and Development Seminar cordially invite you to join the hybrid seminar.

Kyoto Environment and Development Seminar #19-20

• Date & Time: May 25, 2023, Thursday, 15:00-18:15 (JST)
• Language: English
• Venue: Seminar Room E217 (GSA, Kyoto University) / Zoom Web Seminar
• Speaker: Takeshi Sakurai (University of Tokyo) and John Gibson (University of Waikato)

Register in advance for this meeting:

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Presentation by Takeshi Sakurai
Title: Improving Infant Nutrition through the Market: Experimental Evidence from Ghana

Abstract:

This study investigates the impact on infants’ nutritional status of introducing a new complementary food product for infants into the market. We conducted experimental sales of the product, Koko Plus, with randomly selected mother-infant pairs every week for half a year in Ghana. We found that the introduction of Koko Plus into the market significantly increased children’s weight. However, the effect was heterogeneous: it was smaller among children whose baseline weight was lower. We investigated the mechanisms underlying this heterogeneity and found that it was associated with access to safe drinking water. If mothers gave their children safe drinking water, the sale of Koko Plus significantly increased their child’s weight regardless of baseline nutrition status. The results imply that the success of a market-based approach to complementary food products in improving infant nutrition is dependent on access to safe drinking water.

Presentation by John Gibson
Title: Measuring rural economic activity remotely: Do we just need better sensors?

Abstract:

It is difficult and expensive to measure rural economic activity in developing countries. The usual survey-based approach is less informative than often realized due to combined effects of the clustered samples dictated by survey logistics and the spatial autocorrelation in rural livelihoods. Administrative data, like sub-national Gross Domestic Product for lower level spatial units, are often unavailable and informality and seasonality of many rural activities raises doubts about the accuracy of these measurements. In order to overcome these barriers a recent literature argues that high-resol ution satellite imagery can be used to measure rural economic activity and can provide indicators of rural living standards. Potential advantages of using remote sensing data include greater comparability between countries irrespective of their varying levels of statistical capacity, cheaper and mor e timely data availability, and the possibility of extending estimates to spatial units below the level at which GDP data or survey data are reported. While there are many types of remote sensing data, economists have particularly seized upon satellite-detected nighttime lights (NTL) as a proxy for local economic activity. Yet there are growing doubts about the universal usefulness of this proxy, with recent evidence suggesting that NTL data are a poor proxy in low-density rural areas of developing countries. This study examines performance in predicting rural sector economic activity in China with different types of satellite-detected NTL data that come from sensors of varying resolution. We include the most popular NTL source in economics, the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program data, whose resolution is, at best, 2.7 km, two data sources from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiomet er Suite (VIIRS) on the Suomi/NPP satellite which have spatial resolution of km, and data from the Luojia-01 satellite which is even more spatially precise, with a resolution of km. With this range of resolutions we can ascertain whether better sensors, used by the more spatially precise d ata sources, lead to more accurate predictions of county-level primary sector GDP. We supplement this statistical assessment with a set of ground-truthing exercises. Overall, our study helps to inform decisions about future data directions for studying rural economic activity in developing countries .

Chair:

Ken Miura (Division of Natural Resource Economics, Kyoto University)

Contact

Division of Natural Resource Economics, Kyoto University
 Ken Miura

• @　(replace [at] with @)

Answer

入会を申し込んだだけでは学会員の資格を得たことにはなりません。

入会の申請後、常任理事会での審査を経て、初回の会費の支払い完了後に、会員番号が付与されてはじめて、在会者として会員サービスの利用が可能となります。

入会承認の通知が届いた後に初年度会費の支払がなされていないため、ステータスが「申請中」から変更になっていないケースがあります。

また、会費の滞納が続いたり、事務局がEメール・郵便のいずれでも当該会員と連絡が取れなくなったことにより退会処分となっている事例も散見されます。また、海外赴任等で会費の送金ができない期間があったなどで籍を失うケースもあります。

海外へ転出されるなどで学会活動を休止したい会員は、事前に休会手続きをお取りください。

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会員種別の判断は、毎年10月1日時点の在籍状況によって決定いたします。

毎年、学生会員の学籍確認の手続きについて、8月頃にメールをお送りしています。

大学院を修了された会員は、次年度の会員資格の変更手続きを行いますので、指定する方法で学籍を外れた旨を本部事務局までご連絡ください。

卒業年月直後に始まる学会の新年度（毎年10月1日）より、会員種別を正会員に変更させていただきます。会費の金額が変わりますのでご注意ください。

なお、修了後、常勤職を持たない会員におかれましては会費の減額制度がご利用頂けます。

この会費減額制度の利用には、募集期限内の本人による届出が必要になります。

期限内に届出がない場合は、通常の正会員としての会費をご請求いたします。

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To JASID members on leave of absence who wish to resume our activities

The JASID members who are currently on a leave of absence and wish to resume our activities from the fiscal year 2024, which will begin in October 2023, are requested to notify us within the application period.

Application Period

* Deadline to be strictly observed

How to apply

Please complete the following application form.
[JASID_ FY2024] Application for Reinstatement Application for Reinstatement
Response deadline: Sunday, September 17, 2023
*Deadline to be strictly observed

Flow after Application

After the deadline, the application will be reviewed and approved by the Executive Committee, and you will be notified of the results in mid-October or later.

Contact

The JASID Secretariat Office

Answer

会費のお支払いにかんする情報は、以下のページにてご覧いただけます。

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国際開発学会・本部事務局

JASID has introduced a leave of absence system starting in FY 2023.

This system allows full members and student members to take a leave of absence for up to four consecutive years.

During the period of suspension, member services will be suspended, the sending of the journal and ML will cease, and applications and presentations at the conference will not be possible.

In addition, the right to be elected and to vote in the election of candidates for the Board of Directors will also be suspended.

For more information about the self-suspension program, please visit the following URL.

Recess

休会申請フォーム/
Application for Recess
Deadline for response: Sunday, September 17, 2023
*Deadline to be strictly observed

Flow after application

After the deadline, the JASID Secretariat office will scrutinize the applications and, after approval by the Executive Board, will inform you of the results in mid-October or later.

Contact

the JASID Secretariat Office
If you have any questions about the application process, please contact the Secretariat.
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If you do not wish to make online payment from your “My Page” due to payment by your institution, please refer to the URL below and send the money to the Japan Post Bank account of JASID.

Note

• Please make sure that the name of the member or membership number can be recognized from the name of the payee and the remarks column.
• Please pay the bank transfer fee.
• If you wish to make a transfer to the Japan Post Bank account from a different name than the member’s name (e.g., affiliated institution), please contact the Secretariat to inform us of the expected date of payment.
• It takes about one week for the payment data to be reflected in the member’s page after the payment is made to Japan Post Bank (money transfer to Japan Post Bank is not immediately reflected in the member’s page).

Answer

A recess system has been in place since 2023. Only members with no outstanding dues are eligible for the scheme. It is possible to recess for up to four consecutive years.

For more information, see the following page.

A: Yes, only JASID members are eligible to contribute to ” the Journal of International Development Studies”. Our submission rules are available to only members, so please refer to the News section of your “My Page”.

A: No. Only JASID members can make a presentation. However, non-members can report in the planning session and round table session, but only JASID members can submit the proposal of the planning or round table session. If you wish to make an oral presentation or a poster presentation in the conference, please submit your application by the end of July for the annual conference, or by the end of February for the spring conference.

If you are a co-researcher in an oral presentation or a poster presentation, your name can be listed as long as a JASID member is participating.　

Even if you get your membership, you cannot apply for the conference presentation until we confirm your payment. Please contact us for more detail.

Answer

For credit card payments

Payment can be made even if the due date on the invoice has passed.

For bank checks payments

If you have already been issued with a dedicated payee account number, you will not be able to use bank check payments if the account number has expired (within two weeks).

If the expiry date has passed, please transfer the fees to the Society’s Japan Post account (a transfer fee will be charged).

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なお、2年間会費の支払いが滞りますと強制退会処分（除名）となります。払い忘れのないよう、くれぐれもご注意ください。

また、退会手続きの具体的な手順は、会員マイページのお知らせ欄にてご案内しております。会員マイページをご覧ください。

退会後の未払会費の取扱について

退会者のなかには「自分はしばらく学会の活動に参加していなかったのだから、未納分の会費は支払う必要がない」と、数年間にわたる学会費を滞納したまま退会される会員がいます。

しかし、学会はその間も学会誌や各種のお知らせの発送など、会員サービスを継続して提供してまいりました。

これには費用が発生しており、他の学会員よりお預かりした学会費から費用を捻出してご提供してきたものです。

このため、退会時には未納分の学会費を必ずご清算していただきますようお願いいたします。

なお、退会された後であっても未納会費に対する学会の請求権は存続いたします。

Kyoto Environment and Development Seminar #16

Paddy Cultivation as an Origin of Cooperative Norms: Evidence from Natural and Artefactual Experiments

• Date & Time: February 16, 2023, Thursday, 16:45-18:15 (JST)
• Language: English
• Venue: Seminar Room E220 (GSA, Kyoto University) / Zoom Web Seminar
• Speaker: Kei Kajisa (Aoyama Gakuin University)

Register in advance for this meeting:

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Abstract:

It has been argued that the paddy cultivation experience enhances cooperative norms through collective farm management. This study aims to test this paddy hypothesis using a unique natural experimental setting in rural Sri Lanka, where two types of irrigation (for paddy or for non-paddy) were randomly assigned to farmers in an irrigation scheme, and, thus, the cultivated crops were exogenously determined.

Compared to the previous large-scale regional or nationwide comparisons, this setting enables us to test the hypothesis under a geographically and culturally homogenous setting. Using these natural and lab-in-the-field experiments, we show that the paddy cultivation experience enhances cooperative norms, particularly among the known members.

This result is consistent with our data showing the greater extent of interdependent work in the real world among paddy farmers. Our study supports the group of literatures which claims that social preference can endogenously change through real-world farming experiences.

Keywords:

Cooperative norms, paddy cultivation, irrigation

Contact

Division of Natural Resource Economics, Kyoto University
Chair: Ken Miura

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The JASID Conference Organizing Committee is delighted to update you with news of the 24th Spring Conference. All the presenters at the conference must be a JASID member in principle. If you are not a member, you cannot apply. The requirements for membership and registration fees depend on the status of payment, so please check the following details.

Annual member of JASID, who has not paid the required annual membership fee yet.

1）Member joined by September 2022

‐ Please complete the payment for the 2022 membership fee by the Submission deadline（Today – 12th of March).
– Please complete the payment of the 2023 membership fee by the thesis submission deadline (early May).

* Your application will be canceled if you don’t complete the payment. Please check your payment status from the membership page.
*Members-only materials: tournament management rule;

2) Member joined after October 2022

-Please complete the payment for the 2022 membership fee by the Submission deadline（Today – 12th of March).

Non- members of JASID, who wish to present at the conference need to join the JASID membership, should have completed the enrollment procedure according to the schedule below.

Step1)
New membership application deadline:
Sun., 12th February, 2023

– Please check the JASID website (
and send the application form to JASID HQ Secretary Office (not Organizing Committee of the conference).

Step2)
First year membership fee payment deadline:
Tue., 28th February, 2023

– Even if you receive a confirmation letter, if you do not complete the payment of the first year’s membership fee by the due date, you will not be considered as a member and your application for the conference tournament will be invalid.

– You will not be able to obtain your membership number which is necessary to apply for the conference unless you complete the first year’s membership fee by the due date.

Contact

The 24th Spring Conference Secretariat
Associate Professor. Shogo Kudo (Chair)
Akita International University

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The JASID Conference Organizing Committee cordially invites all members to the 24th Spring Conference to be held at Akita International University on June 10, 2023.

The theme of the conference is “Role of Intergenerational Ties in Sustainability: What to Sustain, What to Update, and What to Pass Across Generations?”.

We welcome a wide range of presentations based on your research results. We also welcome applications for panel and roundtable sessions that are related to the conference theme.

1. About the Conference

– Theme: Role of Intergenerational Ties in Sustainability: What to – Sustain, What to Update, and What to Pass Across Generations?
– Date: 2023 June 10 (Saturday)
*Field excursion trips to be organized on June 11 (Sunday)
Conference venue: Akita International University (Akita City)

2. Presentation Types & Applications

There are four presentation categories; 1) Oral Presentation, 2) Poster Presentation, 3) Organized Panel Session, and 4) Roundtable Session.

The submission deadlines are as follows.

1) Oral and Poster Presentations

– Each member is allowed to submit up to one paper and one presentation as first author.
– Two submissions are allowed if the applicant is not the first author of the second submission and also not the presenter.
– Co-researchers and co-authors should be JASID members.
– Students are required to submit a letter of recommendation (any format) from their academic advisor regardless of the presentation category. Upload the letter as a supplementary material when submitting your abstract.
– Abstracts should be prepared in Japanese (400-800 words) for presentations in Japanese and in English (200-300 Words) for presentations in English.
– Presentation application will be available on the conference website (to be available soon).
– In case you are a non-JASID member and wish to apply for a presentation, you must first apply to JASID membership and pay the annual membership fee (
– Annual membership fee for 2023 must be paid before submitting an application. Failing to do so may result in the cancellation of your application.

2) Panel and Roundtable Sessions

– Application form must be filled and submitted by a representative member of the session at the conference website (to be available soon).
– Abstract of each presenter (400-800 words), title, purpose, moderator, commentators, presenters must be listed in the application.
– Chairpersons must obtain agreements from those who serve moderator, commentator, and speaker.
– Non-JASID members are welcome to join panel and roundtable sessions, except for the chairperson. Membership registration is strongly recommended.
– In case you are a non-JASID member and wish to apply for a presentation, you must first apply to JASID membership and pay the annual membership fee (
– Annual membership fee for 2023 must be paid before submitting an application. Failing to do so may result in the cancellation of your application.

3. Application Period and Submission Deadline

-Application period: From 28 January to 10 March 2023.
– Submission: Submit your application via the conference website (to be available soon).

4. Schedule

– Application deadline: Mid-March, 2023
– Screening results announcement: Early-April, 2023
– Deadline for submission of full papers: Mid- May, 2023

Contact

The 24th Spring Conference Secretariat
Akita International University × JASID Conference Committee
Associate Professor. Shogo Kudo (Chair)

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The Resilience seminar cordially invite you to join the following hybrid seminar.
For zoom participation, prior registration is required here.

Resilience Seminar #41

• Date & Time: January 26, 2023, Thu 16:30-18:15 JST
• Language: English
• Venue: Seminar Room E220, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University
  and Zoom Web Seminar (hybrid)

Speaker

Masanori Matsuura, Institute of Developing Economies (IDE-JETRO)

Title

Weather Shocks, Livelihood Diversification, and Household Food Security: Empirical Evidence from Rural Bangladesh

Abstract

Extreme weather shocks have occurred more frequently because of global climate change. Livelihood diversification including crop and income diversification is one of the most remarkable strategies to cope with economic and weather shocks to improve rural livelihood. We investigate the empirical linkages among weather shocks, livelihood diversification, and household food security, exploiting three waves of nationally representative rural household panel data merged with granular climate data in Bangladesh

Brief bio

Mr. Masanori Matsuura worked for a Japanese private think tank as an analyst and obtained MSc in Agricultural Economics at National Taiwan University, prior to joining IDE-JETRO. His research interests lie in the intersection among climate change, food security, health, and rural development.

Contact

Division of Natural Resource Economics
Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University
Ken Miura

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*This seminar is co-hosted by Kyoto Environment and Development Seminar and Hokkaido Branch of Japan Association for African Studies.

The following election will be held to select candidates for the Board of Directors Category 1 for 12th term of the Japan Society for International Development (JASID).

• Election Period: From Tuesday, May 9, 2023, 8:00 to Tuesday, May 23, 2023, 17:00 (Japan time)
• Method of implementation: Electronic voting (conducted on the dedicated webpage for this election by logging in to the JASID members’ website)
• Electors (those eligible to vote in the election): Those who were members as of December 4, 2022 (General Assembly)
• Date and time of counting the ballots: May 23, 2023, 6:00 p.m.
• Reporting the results of the election: In the newsletter issued on August 1st, 2023（Vol. 34 No.3）

Further details will be communicated through the JASID website () and mailing list in due course. Please note that this email will replace the postcards we previously mailed in January announcing the election.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the dedicated Election Administration Committee email address：

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Thank you very much for your cooperation.

January 2023

Election Administration Committee, Chairperson
Elli Sugita (Osaka University)

Maintenance of the member management system (SMOOSY) will be performed on the following date. Please note that Member My Page will not be available during the maintenance.

Implementation period

• Thursday, December 8, 2022, 21:00 – 24:00 (JST)

*The closing time may be delayed by 30 minutes.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause to our members, and ask that you please avoid the maintenance time.

Hello, this is the JASID Secretariat.

As you are aware, the upcoming “33rd JASID Annual Conference” will be held on December 3 (Sat.) and 4 (Sun.) at Meiji University. The “33rd General Assembly” will be held in conjunction with the conference as follows.

The 33rd General Assembly

• Date: Sunday, December 4, 2022, 16:40 -18:10 (tentative)
• Venue: In-person at Liberty Hall, Meiji University and Zoom Webinar
• Agenda: FY2022’s Activity Report, Financial Report, and Internal Control Audit Report, FY2023’s Activity Plan and Financial Plan, and others (*)
• Due Date: Saturday, December 3 at noon (JPT)

Please indicate your attendance at the General Assembly by filling out the form below 【by noon (JST) on December 3】. If you will not be able to attend the assembly, please be sure to submit the POA form which is included in the last part of the form.

Attendance Confirmation and POA Form for the General Assembly

（It will take only 1-2 minuets to fill out the form!)

*About the General Membership Meeting materials

You will be able to download them from the URL link in advance of the meeting.
We will announce you as soon as we are ready (hopefully on Wednesday, November 30, 2022).

Contact

If you have any questions, please contact the headquarters office. Thank you always for your cooperation.

Department of Economics, GITAM School of Humanities and Social Sciences (GSHS), in collaboration with Council for Social Development (CSD) Hyderabad, India, is organizing a National Conference at GITAM (Deemed to be University) Hyderabad campus on 24-25 November. The conference theme is, “Multi-Pronged Responses and Resilience to the Pandemic-Driven Crisis: From Socio-Economic Spheres in the Indian Context”.

The conference will be conducted in HYBRID mode. We would like to invite all the researchers working on the Indian economy, including PhD students to the upcoming conference.

Please check the following conference webpage for more details. The Zoom link of the conference will be shared with the participants later on.

Please note that the abstract submission due date is November 7, 2022. However, we are open to extend it by one more week to November 14, 2022, for ONLINE participants.

Contact

Dr Mandar V. Kulkarni
Organizing Secretary
Department of Economics,
GITAM School of Humanities and Social Sciences,
GITAM Deemed to be University, Hyderabad Campus

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Scholars from Beijing Normal University, The University of Hong Kong and The University of Tokyo will introduce their experiences in transforming teaching and learning in higher education for a just and sustainable world.

Please find the concept note and registration information below.
Look forward to your participation!

International Webinar Series 2022
Reframing A New Social Contract for Education in Asia-Pacific Region

Higher Education for A Just and Sustainable World 1
Transforming teaching and learning

• November 26, 2022, 14:00-16:00 (Japan Standard Time)
• Graduate School of Education, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan

Concept Note

Background

Global society is facing unprecedented crises caused by digital technology, climate change, democratic regression, social disparities, and their impact on education and our societies. To address these crises, in 2021 UNESCO released a report entitled Reimagining Our Futures Together. The report stated that education itself needs to be transformed in order to build a peaceful, just, and sustainable future. The report also stated that in order to solve global challenges, including education, we need to ask three essential questions about education as a social contract as we move toward 2050 It is suggested that we reexamine the process of deciding what to continue, what to stop, and what to rebuild. The search for answers to these questions led to this year’s international webinar series.

With a rapid economic and social change in the Asia-Pacific region, many universities have actively promoted the SDGs. According to the 2022 Times Higher Education (THE) impact ranking (THE, 2022), 534 out of 1,410 reported universities were located in the Asia-Pacific region. One third of them were in a top 100 university ranking position. Furthermore, these universities have achieved highly performed engagement in promoting the SDGs. Although a vast amount of research in the Asia-Pacific region covers the topic of higher education, studies unveiling the transformation of HES remain dispersed and scarce. How have Asia-Pacific higher education institutions responded to challenges outlined in the SDGs? In what ways do Asia-Pacific universities transform their structures and practices of teaching and learning? How have higher education institutions addressed demands for sustainability unde r social, economic, cultural, and environmental pressures? This webinar provides three case studies promoting sustainability in higher education institutions through transforming teaching and learning in China, Hong Kong SAR (China), and Japan.

Objectives

• Enhance understanding of progress and challenges for higher education to innovate teaching and learning for sustainability in Asia-Pacific.
• Share experiences of efforts for transforming teaching and learning for sustainability through higher education in Asia-Pacific
• Exchange insights of the role of universities in achieving SDGs.
Expected outputs
• Scholars from Asia-Pacific Region share their institutions’ experiences of transforming teaching and learning to promote higher education for sustainability.
• Find new opportunities and approach to collaborate for promoting higher education for sustainability.

Agenda

14:00 Opening
14:10 Case studies
The Way to Sustainability: Education for Sustainable Development in China
Dr. Zhiyong Zhu College of Educational Administration Faculty of Education
Beijing Normal University

Preparing Our Students to Become Future-Ready through University-Wide Transdisciplinary General Education: Experience of the Common Core at the University of Hong Kong
Mr. Adrian Man Ho Lam Research Group Member, Guest Lecturer, and Course Tutor for the Common Core at the University of Hong Kong

Exploring the transformative potential of design thinking pedagogy in hybrid setting: a case study of field exercise course, Japan
Dr. Sadaf Taimer Global Leadership Initiative (GPSS-GLI), University of Tokyo

15:10 Break

15:20 Discussion
Discussants:
Dr. Zhou Zhong Institute of Education, Tsinghua University; Graduate School of Education, Tohoku University
Dr. Roger Yap Chao Jr. Assistant Director, Education, Youth & Sport Division, ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Department

15:50 Q & A

16:00 Closing

Registration Link

Contact

Dr. Jing Liu, Graduate School of Education, Tohoku University

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2022 IDSSP-JASID Research Seminar-The 5th TU-RIPS Seminar on Sept. 25th, 2022

We are pleased to announce that there will be a research seminar on business innovation during the crises. We have invited a guest speaker and a commentator from Sri Lanka, who are famous in this field.

Business Innovation During the Crises:
no trade-off between human rights and business performance

• Date: Sunday, September 25th, 2022
• Time: 15:00-16:30 (JST, GMT+9)
• Place: Online, Zoom

This seminar will be conducted in English and free of charge but prior registration is required for attendance and/or access to a seminar recording.

Details on abstract, speakers’ profiles, and registration are found here.

Please register no later than 13:00 (JST, GMT+9) on Wed. Sept. 21, 2022.

Speaker:

Dr. Rukmal Weerasinghe, Professor, Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce
Chairperson, Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka

Commentator:

Dr. Shirantha Heenkenda, Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka

Facilitator:

Dr. Naoko Shinkai, Director, Research Institute for Policy Studies, Tsuda University Professor, Department of Policy Studies, Tsuda University, Japan
Chairperson, Innovation and Development for Solving Social Problems, JASID

We look forward to your participation.

Contact

Organized by:

Innovation and Development for Solving Social Problems, JASID(IDSSP-JASID) and Research Institute for Policy Studies, Tsuda University (TU-RIPS)

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We are pleased to announce that we will continue to offer our members reduced annual membership fee for the FY 2024, which begins on October 1, 2024.

This reduction is only applicable to regular and student members who have applied for this reduction program and have been approved by the Executive Board.

Members who wish to reduce their annual membership fee for the FY 2024 (from Oct. 2023 to Sep. 2024) must apply to the headquarters office by the application deadline.

Please read the conditions and application instructions below, fill out the application form, and submit it by the deadline.

Application Guidelines

1. Eligibility for Reduction

Full member:

Members who do not hold full-time jobs and are in financial difficulty.

Student member:

Students who are in severe financial need.

2. Amount of Reduction

Full Member

Half off the annual membership fee (10,000 yen)
—> Your membership fee will be 5,000 yen.

Student Member

Regular amount for student members (5,000 yen)
—> Your membership fee will be 2,000 yen.

3. Application Form

Those who needs to apply must submit this form.

[JASID_FY2024] Application Form for Membership Fee Reduction

4. Application Period

From Tuesday, August 15, 2023 to Sunday, September 17, 2023
*Deadline to be strictly observed

5. Application Process

After the deadline, the application will be carefully reviewed and approved by the JASID Executive Board meeting, and the results will be announced from the JASID secretariat in mid-October or later.

Contact

JASID Secretariat Office

If you have any questions about the application process, please contact the JASID secretariat office.

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The annual membership fee reduction program will be implemented for the fiscal year 2023. This programme will be applied only to those members who have applied for both full and student members and have been approved by the Executive Board of Directors.

Application must be submitted to the JASID secretariat office within the application deadline.

Members who wish to have their annual membership fee reduced for the fiscal year 2023 (from October 1, 2022), please read the conditions and application procedure below, fill out the application form, and submit it within the deadline.

Application Guidelines

1. Eligibility for Reduction

Full member:

Members who do not hold full-time jobs and are in financial difficulty.

Student member:

Students who are in severe financial need.

2. Amount of Reduction

Full Member:

Half off the annual membership fee (10,000 yen)
—> Your membership fee is 5,000 yen.

Student Member:

from the annual membership fee (5,000 yen)
—> Your membership fee is 2,000 yen.

3. Application Form

Those who needs to apply must submit this form.

4. Application Period

From Saturday, September 3, 2022 to Sunday, September 25, 2022
(Deadline to be strictly observed)

5. Application Process

After the deadline, the application will be carefully reviewed and approved by the JASID Executive Board meeting, and the results will be announced from the JASID secretariat in mid-October or later.

Contact

JASID Secretariat Office
If you have any questions about the application process, please contact the JASID secretariat office .

Continuation or Change of Membership Type for 2024

For Student Members

Each year in August/September, we conduct a confirmation of eligibility as a student member for the upcoming year.

Student members who fall under any of the following categories must submit proof (such as a copy of their student ID card) that they are still a student on or after October 1 during the following application period by following the procedures below.

• Student members whose student ID uploaded on Member My Page is valid until the end of September 2023
• Student members whose student ID documents (including student ID cards) uploaded to Member My Page do not show an expiration date
• Student members whose [Last Education > Date of Graduation/Completion] on My Page is before the end of September 2023

Application Period

Tuesday, August 15, 2023 – Sunday, September 17, 2023
*Deadline to be strictly observed

How to apply

Please complete the following application form.
[JASID_ FY2024] Verification of Student Member Eligibility

• Response deadline: Sunday, September 17, 2023
  *Deadline is strictly enforced.

Student members who can upload their latest student ID only after October 1, 2023

Please notify Secretariat of the delay in submitting your student ID through the application form above by the response deadline.

• Deadline for response: Sunday, September 17, 2023
  *Deadline to be strictly observed.

〔Note〕

Student members who have not contacted or consulted us in advance and whose academic enrollment as of October 1 has not been confirmed by the JASID Secretariat as of the end of September will automatically have their membership type switched to regular membership starting in the new fiscal year (October).

Accordingly, the annual membership fee will change from 5,000 yen to 10,000 yen (membership fee will be invoiced in early April 2024).

Student members who have already left the academic register

Student members who plan to change to full membership in the next fiscal year should declare their enrollment status as of October 2023 using the application form below.

After that, please log in to your My Page to delete your student ID file and update your affiliation information.

[JASID_ FY2024] Verification of Student Member Eligibility

• Response deadline: Sunday, September 17, 2023
  *Deadline to be strictly observed.

Request to Academic Advisors

Regardless of whether they are international students or not, many student members are uninformed about the systems and mechanisms of academic societies.

If you have supervising student who is belonging to JASID as a student member, please instruct them on the procedures for continuing student membership.

Full member who wish to change their membership status to student member

Please read the following URL to see if you qualify for student membership.

Eligibility for Student Membership

Q: I am no longer a student

Procedure

If you are a full member who meets the requirements for student membership and would like to change your membership type to student membership from the FY2024, please use the application form below to complete the academic certification process.

Please note that working students are requested to belong as full members.

[JASID_ FY2024] Verification of Student Member Eligibility

• Response deadline: Sunday, September 17, 2023 *Deadline to be strictly observed

Contact

JASID Secretariat Office
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