Liberal Democracy in a Global & American Era
Organised by
The Advanced Institute for Law and Politics, Hokkaido University
On the Occasion of the 90th Anniversary of the
Iwanami Publishers, Inc.
Convention Centre, Sapporo, Japan, 7 February 2004
○ 13:40-14:00pm: Welcome Speech, Professor Mutsuo Nakamura, Chancellor of Hokkaido University
○ 14:00-14:30pm: Keynote Speech
- Professor Ronald Dore, London School of Economics, UK.
‘Liberal Democracy in the Age of Global & American Standards.’
○ 14:40-16:10pm
- Professor Shusei Tanaka, Former Minister of Economic Planning Agency & Fukuyama University, Japan.
‘Rethinking Liberal Democracy of Japan in a Global Era.’
- Professor Gary Gerstle, University of Maryland, US
‘Democracy in a Global and American Era - An American Perspective.’
- Professor Kenichi Nakamura, Vice-Chancellor, Hokkaido University, Japan.
‘Embracing Empire: Beyond the National Perspective of Liberal Democracy.’
○ 16:20-17:40pm: Roundtable Discussions
Chair: Prof. Ken Endo, Hokkaido University
- Prof. Ronald Dore
- Prof. Shusei Tanaka
- Prof. Gary Gerstle
- Prof. Kenichi Nakamura
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