Place: The 4th Seminar Room, National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka, Japan Time: November 23rd and 24th, 2006

Aims

The aim of this workshop is to discuss Norwegian cases of development cooperation such as Development Studies in University of Bergen, Sudan project of the University, and Norwegian type of development aid and to compare them with Japanese cases. We hope to learn the roles and possibilities of universities, research institutes, NGOs, governmental international cooperation agencies in various development aid projects. Furthermore, we hope to explore the significance and roles of anthropologists/anthropological perspectives in various international cooperation projects.

Program [Programs and Abstracts]

23rd, November (Thursday)

10:30-10:40	"Opening Address" Makio Matsuzono (National Museum of Ethnology)
10:40-11:00	"Introduction to the Symposium: Aims and Problems"　Nobuhiro Kishigami (National Museum of Ethnology)
Session 1: University Research Institute and International Development Cooperation Chairperson: Motoi Suzuki (Chiba University)
11:00-11:40	"University of Bergen and International Development Cooperation: Issues in Research and Education" Edvard. Hviding (University of Bergen)
11:40-12:00	Questions and Replies Comment: Junji Koizumi (Osaka University)
12:00-13:10	Lunch Break
13:10-13:50	"Chr. Michelsen Institute and the Role of Research in International Development Cooperation" Alf M. Jerve (Chr. Michelsen Institute)
13:50-14:10	Questions and Replies Comment: Mayumi Ishikawa (Osaka University)
14:10-14:30	Coffee Break
Session 2: International Development Cooperation of Norway and Japan Chairperson: Nobuhiro Kishigami (National Museum of Ethnology)
14:30-15:10	"Aid Culture in Japan: Reason for a Weak Relation between ODA and NGO" Kan Hiroshi Sato (Institute of Developing Economies)
15:10-15:30	Questions and Replies
15:30-16:10	"Challenge of Japanese NGOs"(tentative title) Toyokazu Nakata (Institute for Participatory Development)
16:10-16:30	Questions and Replies Comment: Ichiro Mukai (Japan International Cooperation Agency)
16:30-17:00	Questions and Comments on Sessions I and II

24th, November (Friday)