Events for 2014年11月17日
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Tonan Talk “Burmese women migrant workers in Thailand: Managing productive and reproductive responsibilities”
Title: Burmese women migrant workers in Thailand: Managing productive and reproductive responsibilities Speaker: Dr.Kyoko Kusakabe, Associate Professor, Gender and Development Studies, School of Environment, Resources and Development, Asian Institute of Technology Date: July 25 (Fri.), 12.00-13.30, 2014 Place: Meeting Room (Room No. 107) on the 1st Floor of East Building, CSEAS, Kyoto University Abstract: This presentation is a case study of Burmese women migrant workers in Thailand, and it argues that even in increasingly unstable circumstances women migrant workers have to continue to balance their reproductive responsibilities as mothers and daughters with their on-going roles as wage workers and economic providers, often managing complex trans-border care arrangements. The paper extends […]
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Special Seminar on “Indonesian Presidential Election 2014”
Date: November 17th, 2014 16.00-18.00 Venue: Room No. 107 on the first floor of East building, CSEAS, Kyoto University Speaker: Dr.Ahmad Suaedy Dr.Okamoto Masaaki Abstract: Role of Volunteers and Deepening Democracy in the 2014 Indonesian Presidential Election Ahmad Suaedy Unlike in previous elections, the 2014 Presidential election revealed an interesting phenomenon: the emergence of a movement by volunteers. These volunteers worked both individually and in groups, across all classes in society, from the lower classes such as housewives, traders at traditional markets, musicians and the youth, to businessmen and political figures. Their movement was not directly connected with the party supporting Jokowi-JK, although over the course of the election they […]
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