Mon., - Tue., 13-14 November 2017, Starts at 10a.m.

Large Conference Room (Eastern End, 3rd floor, A-wing), Graduate School of Social Sciences, Hiroshima University (Higashi-Hiroshima Campus)
(1-2-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima City, Hiroshima, Japan 739-8511)

• Mon. 13 November

10:00 Opening Session
Opening Remarks: Taki Atsuhiro (Dean, Graduate School of Social Sciences)
Background for the Seminar: Yoshida Osamu (Professor, Graduate School of Social Sciences)
Keynote Speech: Nishimiya Noriaki (Japan International Cooperation Agency)

14:00 Afternoon Session I: Peace, Stability and Development through Decentralization
Richard Rouhenapessy (Mayor of Ambon)
Devendra Babu M. (Professor, Institute for Social and Economic Change)
Nishizawa Mariko (Peace promotion PT, Hiroshima Prefectural Government)

16:15 Afternoon Session II: Conflicts and Compromise at the Local Level
Abhoud Lingga (Professor, Institute of Bangsamoro Studies)
Munawar Liza Anwar (Former Mayor of Sabang and Chief, Aceh National Party)
Kitagawa Masayuki (Associate Professor, Kobe College)

• Tue. 14 November

10:00 Morning Session: Local Politics as a Focus of Democratic Development
Mohammad Yacob (Executive Director, Bangsamoro Development Agency)
D. Rajasekhar (Professor, Institute for Social and Economic Change)

13:30 Afternoon Session: Development Issues and Social Stability
Lusia Peilouw (InDev Institute)
R. Manjula (Research Officer, Institute for Social and Economic Change)

16:00 Closing Session
Plenary Discussion
Closing Remarks Egashira Daizo (Dean, School of Law)

English (No Japanese translation provided)

Hiroshima Active Peacebuilding Research Initiative, Graduate School of Social Sciences, and School of Law, Hiroshima University