Complex Challenges in an Urban World (Workshop Series-2)

On March 25th, 2021, SDGs Collaborative Research Unit of the Institute for Future Initiatives (IFI) was delighted to host the second workshop series entitled “Complex Challenges in an Urban World”.

Date: 2021.03.25(Thu.)
Time: 9:00-10:45(JST)
Venue: Online (Webinar)
Hosts: Institute for Future Initiatives (IFI), University of Tokyo
Speakers:
Prof. Louise Shelley (Hirst Chair and University Professor, Director of Terrorism, Transnational Crime and Corruption Center (TraCCC), George Mason University, USA)
‘Urban Environments and Transnational Crime’
Prof. Kazuya Nakamizo (Professor, Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies, Kyoto University, Japan)
‘COVID-19 and Migration Crisis: Some Reflections on Urbanization in India’
Prof. Yue Zhang (Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies Political Science, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA)
‘The Rise of Urban Sovereignty: Sanctuary Cities and Global Migration Governance’
Prof. Chiharu Takenaka (Professor, Graduate School of Law and Politics, Rikkyo University, Japan)
‘Politics of the Growing Cities: A Sketch from Indian History’
Moderators:
Prof.Kiichi Fujiwara (Director, IFI, University of Tokyo)
Dr. Nazia Hussain (Project Assistant Professor, IFI, University of Tokyo)

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