As part of ResearchSEA's efforts to help link research in Asia with journalists, we bring you a list of experts who are happy to talk to the media on :
- The upcoming President Obama's inauguration and the possible impact of Obama administration on Asia
- The Global Economy and Asia's Economy with the upcoming World Economic Forum at Davos
- Provincial Elections in Iraq
- 30th Anniversary Celebrations of The Islamic Revolution in Iran
- Chinese New Year and The Year of the Ox
- The International Year of Astronomy
(Journalists have been sent this information in advance along with contact details of the experts. If you are a registered journalist on ResearchSEA and did not receive this email but would like to in the future, please email ResearchSEA at [email protected])
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BARACK OBAMA’S INAUGURATION – The following experts on American politics are happy to talk to the media about Barack Obama’s inauguration on 20 January 2009 and the impact the Obama administration may have on Asia.
(1) Prof. Takashi Yoshino is a professor of political science specialising on American government and politics at Waseda University. He recently wrote an article “"The Next US President, Obama's Influence on the Rest of the World – What Burden-sharing Will This Cool Realist Demand? –“. You can read this article from this link: http://www.researchsea.com/html/article.php/aid/3892/cid/6/research/
(2) Assistant Professor Takeshi Iida has also agreed to talk to the media about the upcoming inauguration. Assis. Prof. Iida specialises in American Politics, Political Behaviour and Political Methodology
More articles on American Identity in the 21st Century, particularly on society, politics, economic and culture relating Japan, Asia and America, can be found on this link http://www.waseda.jp/nichibei/study_groups/index_e.html
(Waseda University Organisation for Japan-US Studies)
To contact Prof. Yoshino or Assist. Prof. Iida for an interview or to re-print Prof. Yoshino’s article, please write to Waseda University at [email protected] (Office of Information & Public Relations)
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WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM – The following experts on Global Economy are happy to talk to the media about the state of the World and Asia’s economy and the upcoming World Economic Forum at Davos (28 January - 1 February 2009)
(1) Professor Hiroya Akiba specialises in International Economics, Public Finance, Money & Banking and General Theory of Economics. He was editor and co-author of the books “Financial Problems in the 21st Century”, “Asian Currency Crisis and Financial System”, “Economics of Crime” and more. For more details on his books and publications, please go to this link: http://www.f.waseda.jp/akiba/English.html
(2) Professor Masataka Ota specialises in International Marketing Management and Cross-Cultural Management. Some of his research include Knowledge Transfer in Asian Emerging Markets, Emerging Asian MNCs, Global Challenges for China, Organizational Learning of Singapore Companies and more.
To contact Prof. Akiba or Prof. Ota for interviews, please contact Waseda University at [email protected] (Office of Information & Public Relations)
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MIDDLE EAST – In January, there will be provincial election in Iraq, while in February, Iran celebrates the 30th Anniversary of the Islamic revolution. The following experts have research experience in those countries and will be happy to talk to the media.
(1) Professor Tsugitaka Sato specialises in History of the Orient, namely West Asian History, Arab History, iqta‘, mamluk, sufi saint. His research include State and Society under the Iqta‘ System, Role of the Mamluks in Muslim society and Sugar in the Muslim Society and more.
(2) Professor Keiko Sakurai specialises on Comparative Sociology, Islamic Area Studies, Iranian Studies. In 2003, Prof Sakurai was awarded the International Cultural Research of the Year by the Iranian Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance
To contact Prof. Sato or Prof. Sakurai for interviews, please contact Waseda University at [email protected] (Office of Information & Public Relations)
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CHINESE NEW YEAR – THE YEAR OF THE OX
Dr Ho Koon Wan, Acting Head for the Department of Chinese Culture at Hong Kong Polytechnic University will be happy to talk to journalists about Chinese New Year and The Year of the Ox. Dr Ho specialises in Sung studies. He has published two books plus a number of articles in this field. He is currently the Board Director of the China Association For Sung Dynasty Studies. He also co-edited one book on the Hong Kong studies.
To contact Dr Ho, please email Hong Kong Polytechnic University at [email protected]
The following experts from Waseda University will be happy to talk to journalists about the Year of the Ox and Chinese New Year in general
(1) Professor Yumi Okazaki
(2) Professor Tatsushi Yo
(3) Professor Satoshi Amako
(4) Professor Lim Hua Sing;
To contact Prof. Okazaki, Prof. Yo, Prof. Amako or Prof. Lim for interviews, please contact Waseda University at [email protected] (Office of Information & Public Relations)
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INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF ASTRONOMY – 2009 is the International Year of Astronomy. If you would like to interview experts in this field, the following experts have agreed to speak to the media
(1) Professor Tsuneaki Daishido who is an Astrophysicist at Waseda University
(2) Professor Shoji Torii is a physicist with research interest in cosmic ray, electron, gamma-ray, high energy, international space station, balloon experiment
To contact Prof. Daishido or Prof. Torii for interviews, please contact Waseda University at [email protected] (Office of Information & Public Relations)
