The VSJF - German Association for Social Science Research on Japan held its 2001 annual conference on December 13-16 at the
Japanese-German Center Berlin ››.
The main theme of this year's meeting was:
Japan and Germany in the media age
The conference included presentations by scholars from Japan, Australia, Austria, the USA, and Germany. Most presentations were given in German, but simultaneous English translation was provided informally by members of the Association. A
conference report ›› summarizes the presentations of the main program. You may also want to check the
conference program ››.
The conference program included panels organized independently by the
VSJF sections. If you are interested in these events, please contact the speakers directly. Sections are active in the fields of:
cultural studies
economics
media & popular culture
politics
sociology
urban & regional studies
In addition, two workshops were held in conjunction with the annual conference. Again, if you are interested in the events organized by the Association's
workshops, please contact the speakers directly. The topics of this year's workshops were:
Between dominance and empowerment - power concepts and gender relations in East Asia (organized by the workshop for gender studies on Japan)
The influence of IT on organization and structure of the Japanese economy
(organized by the workshop for institutions and organizations in the Japanese economy)