International Workshop: Democratization and Popular Movement in the Islamic World

Date: 27th (Saturday) -28th (Sunday), November 1999.
Place: Kazusa Academia Hall, Kisarazu, Chiba prefecture, Japan.
(Address) 1637 Yana, Kisarazu-shi, Chiba pref., 292-0812, Japan.
(Phone) 0438-20-5555

Program of the workshop
November 27, (Saturday), Room No. 107
Opening Address:
Masatoshi KISAICHI (Sophia University, Japan)

Keynote Address
16:00-17:30 Yasushi HAZAMA (Institute of Developing Economies, Japan)
"Democratization and Social Movements in Islamic Countries."
Chairperson: Takashi TORII (Meiji University, Japan)

18:00-20:00 Reception (Ohkura Academia Park Hotel, next to the conference hall)

November 28, (Sunday), Room No.202-A
9:00-9:40 Boutheina CHERIET (University of Algiers, Algeria),
"Youth, State Reproduction and Cultural Reproduction in Algeria: Whither Democracy?"
Chairperson: Masatoshi KISAICHI
9:40-9:50 Questions and Answers

9:50-10:30 Yoshiko KURITA (Chiba University, Japan),
"The Prospect of Democratization in the Middle East: the Case of Egypt and Sudan."
Chairperson: Yasushi TOHNAGA (Kyoto University, Japan)
10:30-10:40 Questions and Answers
10:40-11:00 Coffee Break

11:00-11:40 Sayd Farid ALATAS (National University of Singapore, Singapore)
"Democratization, Civil Society and Islam in Indonesia and Malaysia."
Chairperson: Takashi TORII
11:40-11:50 Questions and Answers

11:50-12:30 Kosuke MIZUNO (Kyoto University, Japan)
Chairperson: Manabu SHIMIZU (Utsunomiya University, Japan)

12:30-12:40 Questions and Answers

12:40-13:40 Lunch

13:40-14:40 Presentation from Commentators**
Chairperson: Masayuki AKAHORI (Sophia University, Japan)
Yasuhito ASAMI (Hitotsubashi University, Japan)
Midori KAWASHIMA (Sophia University, Japan)
Akira USUKI (The Japan Center for Area Studies, The National Museum of Ethnology, Japan)
**Each Commentator will be allowed 20 minutes.

14:40-17:00 General Discussion
Chairpersons: Masayuki AKAHORI, Takashi TORII Masatoshi KISAICHI

Coordinators of the workshop; Masatoshi KISAICHI (Sophia University)Takashi TORII (Meiji University) *We plan to publish the Presentations of the workshop in the near future.