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The Roles of the EU and the Asia Pacific in the Global Era – Politics, International Relations, Economics, Law bff European Union Studies Association Asia Pacific Annual Conference 2017 The Roles of the EU and the Asia Pacific in the Global Era – Politics, International Relations, Economics, Law 1+2 July 2017 Tokyo, Japan 2 | P a g e Welcome to the annual EUSA AP Conference which will be held on July 1st and 2nd in Tokyo, Japan! In this booklet you will find information on accommodation, transport, etc as well as the conference programme. We hope you arrive safely and enjoy your stay. Sponsors EU Studies Association of Asia Pacific (EUSA-AP) European Commission Aoyama Gakuin University EUSA Japan 3 | P a g e 4 | P a g e Table of Contents Conference Programme ................................................................................................................ 6 Postgraduate Workshop Programme ......................................................................................... 16 Your Presentation & Conference Procedures ............................................................................. 18 Presentation Abstracts in Alphabetical Order ............................................................................ 19 A – C......................................................................................................................................... 19 D-G ........................................................................................................................................... 27 H-J ............................................................................................................................................ 36 K-L ............................................................................................................................................ 46 M-O.......................................................................................................................................... 59 P-S ............................................................................................................................................ 71 T-Z ............................................................................................................................................ 83 Co-Presented and –Authored Papers.......................................................................................... 90 Postgraduate Workshop Abstracts ............................................................................................. 94 General Information for Conference Participants .................................................................... 112 Visiting Japan ......................................................................................................................... 112 Public Transport - Airport to the Hotels ............................................................................... 115 Hotel Information .................................................................................................................. 118 Public Transport – Hotels to the Conference Venue ............................................................ 122 Conference Venue ................................................................................................................. 127 Practical Information ............................................................................................................. 129 Thank you to the Sponsors ........................................................................................................ 132 5 | P a g e Conference Programme International Conference room 610, 1 July 17th Building, 6th Floor (500) 10:00-12:00 am Opening Session, Keynote speech 1 July Soken Building (afternoon) 1. Room (118) 2. Room (64) 3. Room (56) 4. Room (36) 5. Room (28) Room 19, 11F Room 16, 9F Room 10, 8F Room 11, 8F Room 17, 10F 13:30-15:00 pm A G N S Session 1 15:30-17:00 pm B H M T Session 2 6.Room (118) 8.Room (20) 5.Room (28) 7. Foyer, 11F Room 19, 11F Room 12, 7F Room 17, 10F 12:00-13:20 pm Luncheon Secretariat Secretariat Coffee room 15:00-15:30 pm Coffee Break Headquarter Prep Room Evening Special Session: Contemporary EU and its Future 17:15-18:15 Venue: 12F, Room 20 1 July Evening Welcome Reception in IVY Hall 18:45-21:00 pm Venue: IVY Hall (100) 1. Room (120) 2. Room (64) 3. Room (56) 4.Room (36) 5.Room (28) 2 July Room 20, 12F Room 18, 10F Room 10, 8F Room 11, 8F Room 17, 10F 10:30-12:00 am C I O U Pgw1 Session 3 13:00-14:30 pm D J V Pgw2 Session 4 15:00-16:30 pm E K P F Pgw3 Session 5 16:45-18:15 pm W L R Pgw4 Session 6 6. Room (118) 8. Room (20) 7. Foyer, 11F Room 19, 11F Room 12, 7F 12:00-13:00 pm Luncheon Secretariat Secretariat 14:30-15:00 pm Coffee Break Headquarter Prep Room 2 July Evening Farewell Party in Japanese Style (Voluntary) 19:00-21:00 pm Venue: Tavern in Shibuya 6 | P a g e Day One – Saturday, 01 July 2017 09:30 – 10:00 Registration Venue: International Conference Room 610, 17th Bldg. 6F, Foyer 6F 10:00 – 12:00 Opening Session and Keynote Speech Venue: International Conference Room 610, 17th Bldg. 6F, Room 610 We now move to the Soken Building for the remainder of the conference. Please follow the student assistants. Lunch 12:00 – 13:20 Venue: Soken Building, 11th Floor, Room 19 13:30 – 15:00 Brexit – European Integration Session A Chair: Prof Hungdah Su 11th Floor, Room 19 (Prof Kumiko Haba) Dr Weifang Chen Failed Promise of Institutionalisation? Brexit and European Integration Prof Gerard Mairet Should Brexit be a positive step for EU political integration? Dr Petar Kurecic & What remains after Brexit? An Analysis of the Political and Economic Mr Goran Kozina Developments Normative Power Europe – Perceptions from Asia Session G Chair: Prof Martin Holland 9th Floor, Room 16 (Prof Yoichiro Usui) Dr Cho-Hsin Su Normative Power in Face of Conventional Security Threat Dr Michael Reiterer The EU’s Global Strategy and Northeast Asia Mr Jovanie Espesor Peace building from Afar: Understanding Normative Power Europe in the Context of the Mindanao Peace Process Prof Paul Bacon The EU and Human Rights promotion in Thailand: a new approach to the study of norm diffusion 7 | P a g e Sessions 13:30-15:00 continued Internal and External Challenges Session N Chair: Dr Rita Parker 8th Floor, Room 10 (Prof Yuichi Morii) Assoc Prof Bruno What does the new global geo-political stage mean for European Union Mascitelli Integration? Dr Anna Gwiazda The Quality of Democracy in Poland since 2015: Is Democratic Accountability Declining? Dr Olga Bobrova & Russian Socio-Economic Development and Eurasian Integration Process Prof Elena Vetrova Assoc Prof Krzysztof European Politics and the neo-liberal paradigm Sliwinski EU and Business Session S Chair: Prof Taehwang Kim 8th Floor, Room 11 (Prof Hiromasa Kubo) Prof Yoji Koyama Development of a Slovenian Company Kolektor and its Transformation into a Multinational Enterprise Mr Shinji Ayuha A study of sustainable corporate ownership under a low growth economy with German corporate system and culture as an example Mr Tomoaki Watanabe The Politics of EU Global Strategy on Standardization: Integration and Legitimacy in the Standard-Making Process Dr Yongshu Li The Influence of Brexit on the UK’s Arms Trade Policy and Arms Embargo on China Afternoon tea 15:00 – 15:30 Venue: Venue: Soken Building, 11th Floor, Room 19 8 | P a g e 15:30 – 17:00 Brexit – Perspectives from the Outside Session B Chair: Prof Ding Chun 11th Floor, Room 19 (Prof Takao Suami) Prof Koji Fukuda European Governance after the ‘Brexit’ Shock: the Japanese perspective Dr Hazel Moir Non-indexation of UK pensions: should this be a pre-condition for a trade treaty? Prof Yumiko Nakanishi Brexit and the EU Agreements Dr Kenneth K L Chan Business as Usual? Hong Kong – European Union Relations in the light of “Brexit” and “Mainlandization” Migration – Security Session H Chair: Prof Natthanan Kunnamas 9th Floor, Room 16 (Prof Hirotaka Watanabe) Ms Lavilla Dauag EU Security Community: Pursuit of a New Security Regime Amid of the Migration Crisis Prof Shinitchi Ishii Amid migrants flow, fear of terror attacks, two crucial elections are expected in 2017 Mr Dionysios Stivas Securitisation of Migration at the EU level after Paris’ Attacks: the Response of the public Ms Judit Erika Magyar National Sovereignty and Security in a Globalised World: A Comparison of the Hungarian and Japanese Way in the 21st Century EU and SDGs Session M Chair: Prof Paulo Canelas de Castro 8th Floor, Room 10 (Prof Yoichiro Usui) Dr Mathew Doidge Development in the post-2015 Context: Reshaping the EU’s Relation with the Developing World? Prof Bruce Wilson Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals in Asia Pacific: A Role for the EU? Prof Elena Vetrova Global Economy and Sustainable Development of the Arctic in terms of Integration Dr Dana Lusa Migration challenges facing small European and Pacific states: between hedging, bandwagoning and smart power External Perceptions of the EU Session T Chair: Prof Kumiko Haba 8th Floor, Room 11 (Prof Paul Bacon) Prof Natalia Chaban Travelling on Rough Seas: Tracing images of post-Brexit EU in Russia Dr Serena Kelly Shifting frames: External & Internal Media Framing of Brexit in 2016 in NZ Prof Hungdah Su EU Public Diplomacy and Taiwanese perceptions of the EU Dr Suet Yi Lai & Prof Cuddly Panda or Dangerous Dragon: How the EU perceives China’s rise? Zhiqin Shi 9 | P a g e Evening Special Session: 17:15-18:15 EU Delegation, EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation Silviu Jora, former IMF Prof Shinohara 12th Floor, Room 20 Chair: Asahi Shimbum Contemporary EU and its Future 19:00 – 21:00 Welcome Reception
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