IOS- IASA 4thd Joint Workshop & AsiaBarometer Workshop 2013 "Understanding Changing Faces of Asian Societies"

Date: March 1-2, 2013
Venue: Main Conference Room (3rd Floor), IASA

March 1, 2013 (Fri.)

10:00-10:20Opening Remarks Chair: Prof. Yasushi Oki (Director, IASA)
Prof. Hsin-Huang Michael Hsiao (Director, IOS)

10:20-12:00Session 1: Changing Diversities in East Asia Chair: Michael H.H.Hsiao

Chih-Jou ChenIOS

Converging or Diverging? The Dynamics of Cross-Strait Social Relations

Jiyuan ZhangGSHS

Skipped-generation Households and Intergenerational Relationships: Analyzing the Reasons for Grandparenting in Rural China

Ting-Hong WongIOS

Crossing the Binary Line: The Politics of Establishing a Polytechnic in Colonial Hong Kong

13:00-14:20Special Lecture by Professors Chair: Shigeto Sonoda

Hsin-Huang Michael HsiaoIOS

How Social Inequality is being Written in Taiwanese Sociology Textbooks

Chul-kyoo Kim(with Dr. Haejin Lee and Dr. Mima Nishiyama)Korea University

Comparing the Food Citizens in South Korea and Japan

14:20-16:00Session 2: In Search of Cutting Edge Comparative Analysis Chair: Chih-Jou Chen

Yen-Sheng ChiangIOS

Difference or Differentiation? Some Thoughts on the Cross-Cultural Studies

Shigeto SonodaGSII and IASA

Comparing East Asian Multinationals in China

Vinicius Furuie(With Kyoko Tominaga and Ernesto Cruz)GSII (Ph.D. Student)

Comparing Media Activism in Spain, Germany and Japan: Global Problems and Local Solutions.

Kyoko TominagaGSHS (Ph.D. Student)

The Burn-out, Retirement, and Suspension from Social Movement Activity: Three Types of Retired Activists

16:20-18:00Session 3: Politics and Institutions: AsiaBarometer Workshop (1) Chair: Chul-kyoo Kim

Huangyan ZhengGSLP (MA. Student)

When Huntington Meets China: Analysis of Chinese People's Desire for Political Participation

Yudong WangIOS, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (Ph.D.Student)

Regime Type and Political Trust: A Quantitative Analysis on 26 Asian-Pacific Societies

Chuan HongFudan University (Ph.D. Student)

Political Institution and Trust: A Cross-national Comparative Study with AsiaBarometer Database

Feng TianIOC, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (Associate Professor)

Life Satisfaction of Eastern Asian Countries

March 2, 2013 (Sat.)

10:00-11:30Session 4: Cultural Diversity in Asian Contexts: AsiaBrometer Workshop (2) Chair: Wong, Ting-Hong

Mengfei PanGSII (MA. Student)

An Assessment of the State's Role in Governing Culture and Arts in Japan

Eeh Eun SongKorea University (Ph.D. Student)

Health Inequality and Health Promotion: Lessons from Other Countries

Sri Ayu WulansariGSII (Ph.D. Student)

Gender Inequality Perception: A Comparative Study of Women in Japan and Indonesia

11:30-12:00Concluding Session Chair: Prof. Hsin-Huang Michael Hsiao
Prof. Shigeto Sonoda

*GSII: Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies, the University of Tokyo
*GSHS: Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, the University of Tokyo
*GSLP: Graduate School of Law and Politics, the University of Tokyo