Values, Governance, and International Relations
In April 1997, as part of the Asia Pacific Agenda Project (APAP), JCIE launched a multinational research project on the topic of “Values, Governance, and International Relations”, which aimed to examine the interrelations of changing political values and domestic governance with the foreign policy behavior and international relations of countries in the Asia Pacific region.
Development of Trilateral Cooperation in Global Governance among East Asia, North America, and Europe
Beginning in 2006, this APAP research program focused on the question of the “Development of Trilateral Cooperation among East Asia, North America, and Europe” and how the creation of a functional trilateral structure might be created to foster the stable development of global governance. As a result of the project, East Asia at a Crossroads was published in 2008.
Governance and Sustainable Systems of Development
This project, part of the Asia Pacific Agenda Project (APAP), was launched in February 1998 and assessed the sources of the Asian crisis by focusing on the concepts of governance and sustainable development, exploring the different levels of governance, criteria for “good governance,” determinants of a sound financial system, and the possible impact of environmental and natural resource limits on growth.
Global ThinkNet Fellows | Japanese Politics in the New Era
This project focused on the theme of “Japanese Politics in the New Era,” under the direction of Hideo Otake, professor of political science at Kyoto University and leading scholar on Japanese politics. The project reflected an awareness of the difficult constraints that domestic politics often place on effective Japanese participation and leadership in international affairs.
Global ThinkNet Fellows | The Future of Governance & the Role of Politicians
Under the guidance of Professor Gerald Curtis of Columbia University, six emerging political leaders conducted case studies in their respective areas of expertise in order to identify appropriate roles of politicians and new models for the policy-formation process.
Global ThinkNet Fellows | Transformation of Japanese Communities and the Emerging Local Agenda
Under the direction of Shun’ichi Furukawa, a team of young scholars and think tank researchers was formed to study the new demands facing local government in the face of rapid changes that have accompanied globalization and decentralization.
Force, Order, and Global Governance: US, German, and Japan Perspectives
In 1999, JCIE and the Brookings Institution launched a project to help guide the process of consensus-building by examining the key areas of contention in greater depth from the perspectives of the United States, Germany, and Japan.
Governance for a New Century: Japanese Challenges, American Experience
In 1998, JCIE and the Brookings Institution launched a comparative study of the patterns of governance in Japan and the United States based on the premise that they face many similar challenges in this arena. The final papers from this project were published in English in May 2002.
Governance and Civil Society in Japan
In the fall of 1996, JCIE began a multifaceted, long-term study and dialogue project on the theme of “Globalization, Governance, and Civil Society.” The overall objective of the project was to explore the role of civil society in improving domestic as well as international governance and to explore ways of strengthening civil society in Japan and abroad.
Guidance for Governance: Comparing Alternative Sources of Public Policy Advice
Beginning in 1999, JCIE and the Brookings Institution initiated a comparative assessment of the state of alternative sources of policy advice in eight democratic countries. Drafts of the papers were presented and discussed at a workshop held in Tokyo on May 28, 2000, as well as during one of the sessions at the Global ThinkNet Conference, held in May 2000.
