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H-ASIA May 15, 2007 DIJ Social Science Study Group - May 23, 2007 ************************* From: Gabriele Vogt <vogt@dijtokyo.org> *DIJ Social Science Study Group * (Organizers: Maren Godzik, Barbara Holthus, Ralph Luetzeler, Gabriele Vogt) You are invited to the next meeting of the DIJ Social Science Study Group. It will take place on *Wednesday, May 23, 2007, 6.30 PM * at the German Institute for Japanese Studies (address and map at http://www.dijtokyo.org/?page=address.php&menu=1. This month's speaker will be *Stephen Robert Nagy, Waseda University* He will give a presentation about *Multicultural Coexistence: Japanese Roadmaps to a more inclusive and pluralistic society?* Since the 1980s the number of foreigners residing in Japan, in particular in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area (TMA) has increased dramatically, precipitating a disruption to the assumed culturally homogenous social fabric of Japan. This disruption is often articulated as /Gaikokujin Mondai./ Education, living conditions, discrimination and racism, housing, finding work, receiving and paying for social welfare programs, parent-child linguistic and cultural gaps are but a few of the dilemmas that have been associated with /Gaikokujin Mondai /as early as 1984. To help diffuse this perceived problem, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications released a report entitled "Research Report on the Promotion of Multicultural Coexistence: Towards the Promotion of Multicultural Coexistence at the Local Level" in March 2006. The problem is that the meaning of multicultural coexistence remains unclear. In this presentation, interpretations of multicultural coexistence are analyzed demonstrating that (1) multicultural coexistence cannot be seen as multiculturalism and (2) multicultural coexistence interpretations fluctuate between varying degrees of pluralism and inclusionism. Stephen Robert Nagy is a Ph.D. candidate at Waseda University's Graduate School of Asia Pacific Studies. The presentation will be given in English. The DIJ Social Science Study Group is a forum for young scholars and Ph.D. candidates in the field of Social Sciences. As always, are all welcome to attend, but registration (with Barbara Holthus holthus@dijtokyo.org <mailto:holthus@dijtokyo.org>) is appreciated. --- Dr. Gabriele Vogt German Institute for Japanese Studies (DIJ) ****************************************************************** To post to H-ASIA simply send your message to: <H-ASIA@h-net.msu.edu> For holidays or short absences send post to: <listserv@h-net.msu.edu> with message: SET H-ASIA NOMAIL Upon return, send post with message SET H-ASIA MAIL H-ASIA WEB HOMEPAGE URL: http://h-net.msu.edu/~asia
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