GSI Caravan

Caravan Project

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  Field studies and interactive surveys on the international political dynamics among the major Middle Eastern powers and other foreign powers

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  Public Sphere and Diversifying Views of History: Memories and Reconciliation in Europe and Asia

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  Revolutionalizing the concept of the “universal” through the experiences of small nations and collectivities

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  Research on linguistic theory exploring the possibilities for mutual understanding in society

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  Conditions of Sovereignty

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  A Global Intellectual History of the Pacific

how to proceed with the project

• The first year

  GSI Overseas Caravan Practice

  A research “caravan” organized under the supervision of an assigned leader spends approximately two weeks visiting four or five overseas universities, holding joint seminars and exchanging views with local researchers. The caravan is aimed at deepening insights into the respective research fields, building networks among researchers, and laying the foundations for an international academic convention to be held the following year.

• The second year

  GSI International Academic Convention

  For each project, the University of Tokyo hosts/will host an international academic convention. Researchers from universities around the world including the partners of the GSI Overseas Caravan Practice are invited to the convention.

• The third year

  Publication of GSI Book Series

  The outcome of the GSI Overseas Caravan Practice and the GSI International Academic Convention will be published in English in as the GSI Book Series.