The American Political Science Association (APSA) and the Japanese Political Science Association (JPSA) are pleased to announce a call for applications for the 2nd JPSA–APSA Working Group on “Civically Engaged Research for Critical Issues in Society,” to be held October 9–12 in Tokyo, Japan, alongside this year’s JPSA Annual Meeting.
This program is designed for early-career scholars from the US and Japan who are interested in conducting civically engaged research related to issues of “Political Transitions in Aging Societies”. During the Working Group, participants will share and improve research towards publication, develop new scholarly networks, and explore the use of civically engaged research in investigating some of the critical issues facing our societies.
Travel, accommodation, and conference registration costs will be covered for up to 20 selected participants from North America and Japan.
Detailed program information and a web link to the online Application Form can be found online (https://connect.apsanet.org/asia/cer-for-cis/). The deadline for applications is Sunday, June 1. For more information, please contact asiaworkshops[at]apsanet.org (Please change [at] to @).
JPSA-APSA Working Group Steering Committee
Kenneth Mori McElwain (University of Tokyo)
Yosuke Sunahara (Kobe University)