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* This year’s AP Conference was held concurrently with the 15th Asia Bioethics Conference (ABC15). Please see their website for more information. |
1. CONFERENCE THEME
"Ethics, Human Security and Sustainability: Knowledge and Practices in Asia Pacific"
| Date | November 1 (Sat) – November 3 (Mon), 2014 |
| Conference Theme | Ethics, Human Security and Sustainability: Knowledge and Practices in Asia Pacific |
| Place | Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU) 1-1 Jumonjibaru, Beppu, Oita, Japan |
Themes/Topics:
Human security and sustainability are pressing concerns in the Asia Pacific Region in the light of the threats of climate change, pressures from globalization, persistent poverty, environmental degradation, natural risks and disasters, internal conflicts, population dynamics, economic uncertainties and political tensions. Addressing human security and sustainability inevitably involves some ethical questions involving justice, equity, and the value of life, culture, and environment. Without human security, sustainability is not possible. Without addressing ethical questions, choices made for human security or sustainability lack legitimacy. Only by including ethical considerations can we generate a complete understanding of the theories and practices that govern sustainability and human security.
How are communities and nations responding to the various forces and threats to human security and sustainability? What knowledge and experiences exist to guide policy-makers and development advocates in advancing the goals of human security and sustainability in the Region? What is the role of ethics in promoting human security and sustainability? How can ethics be employed to advance human security and sustainability?
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Interrelations between ethics, human security, and/or sustainability involving any of the above mentioned themes.
2. KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
ABC Keynote Speakers
"Bioethics Beyond Borders: Responding to Challenges of a Globalized World"
Prof. Aamir Jafarey
ABA President, CBEC, SUIT, Karachi, Pakistan
"Fukushima nuclear accident and the Post-Fukushima energy issues"
Hitoshi Mizuta
Executive Officer, Nuclear Fuel, Nuclear Division, Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc., Japan
"Leading Edge of HAL: Fusion of Human, Robot and Information Systems"
Prof. Yoshiyuki Sankai
Director, Center for Cybernics
Research, University of Tsukuba / CEO CYBERDYNE, Japan
APC Keynote Speaker
"On Institutional Luck Egalitarianism"
Prof. Akira Inoue
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Core Ethics and Frontier Sciences, Ritsumeikan University, Japan
4. PROGRAM & PROCEEDINGS
Program
| Name | Presentation Title |
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| Panel Sessions 1 Nov.1st 10:45～ @FII 220 Chair : Prof. Y. J . Kim | |
| Jae-Woo LEE (Pusan National University) with Li Li Zhang |
Did the “FDI-led” Growth Happen to Regional China?- A Panel Data Evidence |
| Iltae KIM (Chonnam National University) with Suyeol RYU, Soo-Jong KIM |
Demand for financial assets with changes in risk under risk aversion |
| Chonggung KIM (Daegu Haany University) | An analysis of the welfare effects of sectoral net exports in Korea |
| Sangho KIM (Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University -APU) with Hyunjoon LIM,Sarkar Humayun Kabir |
Factor detreminants of total factor productivity growth for OECD countries |
| Panel Session 2 Nov.1st 10:45～ @FII 221 Chair : Prof. Mani | |
| Abdul Tamim (Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University -APU) | The success and challenges of Indonesia’s democratic system in the 21st century |
| Adiba Muminova (Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University -APU) | Balancing global economic competence against the support of citizens in Singapore |
| Korrakoon SILAPHET (Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University -APU) | The outcomes of economic planning in Lao PDR |
| Farid Ahmad Farzam Rahimi (Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University -APU) | The impact of the withdrawal of international forces on investment in Herat, Afghanistan |
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| Panel Session 4 Nov.1st 15:15～ @FII 220 Chair : Prof. G. Kim | |
| Dan ZHAO (Pusan National University) with Sang Mok Kang |
Efficiency analysis on the water shortage in Beijing and Tianjin Tang industrial zones in China |
| Hong Ye SUN (Pusan National University) with GiSeung Kim |
The impact of ICT industry development on adjustment to a low carbon economic structure in China |
| Hyun-Jin JO (Pusan National University) with GiSeung Kim |
Use of survival analysis to study employment instability in Korea |
| Panel Session 5 Nov.1st 15:15～ @FII 221 Chair : Prof. Mani | |
| Naing Tun Aung (Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University -APU) | Overcoming ethnic conflicts by the election process in Myanmar |
| Alim Boronov (Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University -APU) | Overcoming inequality among the ethnic groups in Malaysia |
| A. Mani (Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University -APU) | Cross-cultural interactions and adaptations by Tamils in the multi-ethnic city of Yangon in Myanmar |
| Diah Tyahaya Iman (Andalas University) | The significance of village associations in maintaining matrilineal roles among Minangkabau female migrants in Jakarta |
| YU, Teng-Huang (Takming University of Science and Technology) | Correlation between cultural and social identity among Vietnamese spouses living in Taiwan |
| Panel Session 6 Nov.1st 15:15～ @FII 222 Chair : Prof. Fellizar | |
| Abhik Chakraborty (Izu Peninsula Geopark) | A critical viewpoint of environmental sustainability in island systems |
| Shamik Chakraborty | The political ecology of landscape management in Kuma River, Kyushu Island, Japan |
| Erosion vs. failure of adaptive resource management in Himeshima Island, Oita, Japan | |
| Reggy Capacio Figer (Nagoya University of Commerce and Business) | Online homes and support for the wired Pinoy in Japan |
| Panel Session 7 Nov 2nd 9:00～@FII 220 Chair : Prof. Lee | |
| Huong T. Bui (Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU) with Tuan-Anh Le |
Is the UNESCO inscription positive to Ha Long Bay? A question from visitor management perspective |
| Say Dietermar (Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University -APU) | Bilateral tourism between Taiwan and China |
| Rama Krishna Reddy Kummitha (United Nations University) | Design thinking and sustainable development: the role of social entrepreneurs in promoting alternative social realities |
| Natsuko Komaki (Keio University) | Analysis of Current Issues of Suicide Prevention Activities by the citizens in Japan |
| Yasuo Uchida (Doshisha University) | ‘Health tourism’ or ‘medical examination and treatment abroad’; a study of the phenomenon from economic angles |
| Panel Session 8 Nov.2nd 9:00～ @FII 221 Chair : Prof. Mani | |
| Seetha Lakshmi (Nanyang Technological University) | Teacher talk in early primary Tamil classes |
| Larry Kimber (Fukuoka University) | Uncovering attitudes toward bilingualism/multilingualism at an international university in Japan |
| Vanithamani Saravanan (Nanyang Technological University) | A revaluation of the economisation of society and how an epistemological and reflexive approach can sustain a humanistic framework |
| Panel Session 9 Nov.2nd 9:00～@FII 222 Chairs : Prof. Haidar and Prof.Otsuka | |
| JAYASINGHE, N.C.( Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University -APU) | Employees’ perception of female leadership effectiveness in the service sector in Sri Lanka |
| Qing Hu (Kobe University) | Consumers’ preference for bundling of a multiproduct monopoly to foreclose the competitive market |
| Rabson Kachala (Ministry of Health, Malawi) with Chimwemwe Mvula,Grace Banda,Takondwa Mwase |
Innovative solutions to integrate monitoring of the health services in Malawi |
| Naveen Kolloju (Jawaharlal Nehru University) | Poverty alleviation through women's entrepreneurial activities in rural andhra pradesh, India |
| Panel Session 9 Nov.2nd 9:00～@FII 222 Chairs : Prof. Haidar and Prof.Otsuka | |
| Shantanu Kumar Saha (Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University -APU) | An alternative view of the ‘trap’ of poverty in rural Bangladesh |
| Thi Huong Tang (Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University -APU) | Consumer characteristics affecting consumer preference between online travel agencies (OTA) and airline websites |
| Yukihiko NAKATA (Ritumeikan Asia Pasific University -APU) | The use of feed in tariff(FiT) policy to promote renewable energy use in Oita prefecture, Japan |
| Panel Session 10 Nov.2nd 9:00～ @FII 226 Chairs: Prof. Suzuki and Prof. Barai | |
| Yasushi Suzuki (Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University -APU) with Munim K. Barai,Rabi Narayan Kar |
India-Japan perception gap on the Mottainai ethics |
| Yasushi Suzuki (Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University -APU) with MD. Dulal Miah |
A theory of ‘justice seeking’ analyzed through the rent seeking approach |
| Yasushi Suzuki (Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University -APU) with Munim K. Barai,Rabi Narayan Kar |
Simonian perspectives on Islamic altruism |
| Vijay Kumar Kaul (University of Delhi) | Creation of shared values by Indian enterprises |
| Rabi Narayan Kar (Shaheed Bhagat Singh College,Delhi University) with Munim K. Barai,Yasushi Suzuki |
Innovative and sustainable micro enterprises of hinterland India |
| Niti Bhasin (University of Delhi) with Rabi Narayan Kar,Neha Arora |
Recent developments in Environment Disclosure Practices of Companies in India |
| Anil Kumar Swain (Utkal University) | Live and let others live with dignity: the imperatives for environmental ethics |
| Arindam Banik (Indian Management Institute) with Munim Kumar Barai |
Development of a model for the North-South intellectual property rights conflict in the pharmaceutical industry |
| Kshiti Bhusan Das (Utkal University) | The entry and survival strategies of multinational enterprises in emerging economies |
| Sarkar Humayun Kabir (Taylor’s University) | Ethical investment instruments for financial sustainability |
| Munim Kumar Barai (Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University -APU) with Bidyut Baran Saha |
Energizing development: towards energy sustainability in Japan |
| Naveen C. Amblee (Indian Institute of Management) | Replicative innovation versus ‘jugaad’ innovation: the way forward for India |
| Panel Session 11 Nov.2nd 10:30～ @FII 221 Chair : Prof. Yoshimatsu | |
| Olga Y.Adams (National Taiwan University) | Taiwan's Control Yuan as a participant in anti-corruption and integrity-building initiative |
| Rakhmat Syarip (Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University -APU) | A comparative study on the international trade policies of Indonesia and Malaysia in response to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) |
| Yanqing Jiang (Shanghai International Studies University) | Structural change, resource sustainability and the environment: China’s development and its impact on the Asia-Pacific Region |
| Panel Session 12 Nov.2nd 11:45～ @FII 220 Chairs : Prof. Pishva and Prof. Nishantha | |
| Nishantha Giguruwa (Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University -APU) with Monte Cassim |
A global human-computer multi services platform for promoting rural business innovation |
| Le Quang Thai (Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University -APU) with Davar Pishva |
A programming approach to Optimize Convenience Stores’ Distribution with Web Scraping and Google API Service |
| Panel Session 13 Nov.2nd 13:50～ @FII 220 Chairs : Prof. Qian and Prof. Arii | |
| Opening Speech by Dr.Tomoyuki Chikamoto (Ritsumeikan University) Tricea as place showroom,experiment space,and environment education; practice of environmental consideration technology |
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| Jia Niu (Ritsumeikan University) with Ken'ichi Nakagami, Katsuki Takao, Norio Obata,Takahiro Ota, TakuroUehara,Taisuke Yoshioka, Xiaochen Chen |
Development of a methodology for sustainable coastal zone management |
| Myonghyang Lee (Ritsumeikan University) | The effect of thermal storage radiation of an air-conditioning system using underground heat and direct solar heat on a concrete slab Based on a concrete slab using underground heat and direct solar heat |
| Toshiyuki SHIMIZU (Ritsumeikan University) with Jun Nakajima |
Use of rainwater and reclaimed water in university campuses |
| Tao Wang (Ritsumeikan University) with Ye Yue,Jun Zhou,Seiji Hashimoto |
Material flow analysis and environmental impact assessment of high-speed rail in China |
| Xiaochen Chen (Ritsumeikan University) with Ken'ichi Nakagami, Jia Niu,Xuepeng Qian,Jun Nakajima,Jianhua Li,Ji Han |
Management of wetlands for urban sustainability in Chongming Island, China |
| Naoki Yoshikawa (Ritsumeikan University) with Iori Mishima,Koji Amano |
Development of a life cycle methodology for environmental impact assessment of sewage systems |
| Takahiro Ota (Ritsumeikan University) with Park Jung-Hwan,Jason Wolfe,Monte Cassim |
Potential contributions of the TerraGreen Network (TGN) project to environmental education |
| Singh Rajeev Kumar (Tsukuba University) | Potential benefits of introducing integrated solid waste management in Kathmandu City: a case study |
| Panel Session 14 Nov.2nd 13:50～ @FII 221 Chair : Prof. Fellizar | |
| Munehiko Asamizu (Yamaguchi University) with Shamik Chakraborty |
Rural experience for urban students visiting Suo Oshima, Japan |
| You Iwamoto (Oki Dozen High School Miryokuka Project,Nakanoshima Town Hall) with Joseph Quarshie |
Improving the quality of high school education in rural Japan: the case of Oki Dozen High School Miryokuka Project |
| Joseph Quarshie (Nakanoshima Town Hall,Shimane Prefectural Government) with Tomoko Nanka |
Role of libraries in glocal education at Nakanoshima, Shimane, Japan |
| Francis Mark Dioscoro R. Fellizar (University of the Philippines Los Banos) | The impact of a local university on its immediate community in the province of Laguna, Philippines |
| Maxwell C. Caughron (Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University -APU) | The curious case of island energy security: a case study in Marinduque, Philippines |
| Francisco P. Fellizar,Jr.(Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University-APU) | Climate change and island water governance: adaptation, challenges and options |
| Panel Session 15 Nov.2nd 13:50～ @FII 222 Chair : Prof. Otsuka | |
| Ali Haidar (Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University -APU) with Keri Spooner |
Public service values: a study of the experiences and preferences of NSW Australia local government councilors |
| Ahmed Khalid Yousuf (Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University- APU) | Economic growth and human development in Ethiopia |
| Panel Session 16 Nov.2nd 15:00～ @FII 222 Chair : Prof. Takashiba | |
| Shyamu Thapa Magar (Tribhuvan University) | Ethnic politics as a right claiming trajectory from de facto movement to de jure representation in Nepal |
| Chan Chi Ming Victor (Hang Seng Management College) | China’s security priorities under Xi Jinping leading to a political deadlock in the democratization process in Hong Kong |
| Banwo Adetoro Olaniyi (University of Lagos, Akoka-Lagos) | The conceptualization of government policy/stratagem for political sustainability in China |
Proceedings
6. NOTE
- After accepted, successful applicants must submit a 3 page summary of the paper for the conference proceedings.
- After the conference, presenters can submit their full papers to the Ritsumeikan Journal of Asia Pacific Studies (RJAPS) if they like.
- The contents above are subject to change. We will update the information in this website as needed.
- Please direct any enquiries about ABC to the ABC Secretariat.
- Insurance: APU and RCAPS will not be responsible for personal accidents or damage to the private property of participants. Participants are advised to make their own arrangements for personal insurance.
8. CONTACT
RCAPS Secretariat@Research Office, APU
Email: rcaps*apu.ac.jp
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