Kevin Clements will give a short conceptual talk to frame the conversation which will focus attention on the ways in which political leaders in Japan and elsewhere are engaged in a systematic subversion of democratic political processes. This is manifested in the promotion of a national security state and the manipulation of politics to this end.

【Date】：Friday, May 13th, 2016, 14:30-16:30 (Hall opens at 14:00)

【Venue】：81 conference room, 8th floor, Main building, at Shirokane Campus, Meiji Gakuin University

Access:http://www.meijigakuin.ac.jp/en/access/

【Languages】：Japanese, English

*The proceeding will basically be in Japanese.No “simultaneous translation” will be provided.

【Speaker】:Professor Kevin Paul Clements (Chair and Director, The National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Otago)

【Panelists】:Koichi Nakano (Professor, Sophia University)

Masaru Tamamoto(ex editorial writer, The New York Times/Lecturer (part-time),Meiji Gakuin University)

【Moderator】:Takao Takahara(Director, PRIME/Professor, Meiji Gakuin University)

★Free admission ★The application is not required.

Hosted by International Peace Research Institute, Meiji Gakuin University (PRIME)