国際政治演習（外国語科目）

Note that the order of the classes is subject to change. 1. Meiji Restoration: Start of Full-Scale Modernization (Shinichi Kitaoka, Emeritus Professor, The University of Tokyo, and JICA Special Advisor) 2. Modernization of Japan’s Administrative System (Izuru Makihara, Professor, The University of Tokyo) 3. Japan’s Quest for Sovereignty (Kaoru Iokibe, Professor, The University of Tokyo) 4. Modernization of Japan’s Legal System (Kentaro Matsubara, Professor, The University of Tokyo) 5. Economic Growth and Industrial Policy (Ryozo Hayashi, Visiting Professor, The University of Tokyo) 6. Modernization and the International Economy (Toshiro Nishizawa, Professor, The University of Tokyo) 7. History of Japan’s ODA (Hiroshi Kato, Professor, International University) 8. Emerging Powers and Japan’s ODA: Special Focus on China (Naohiro Kitano, Professor, Waseda University) 9. Japan’s ODA for Human Resource Development (Nobuko Kayashima, Senior Research Advisor, JICA Ogata Sadako Research Institute) 10. Quality Infrastructure and Japan’s ODA (Junichi Yamada, Senior Vice President, JICA) 11. Japan’s ODA for Promotion of the Rule of Law (Masayoshi Takehara, Deputy Director General, Governance and Peacebuilding Department, JICA) 12．Student presentation (Akio Takahara, Professor, The University of Tokyo)　 13．Student presentation (Akio Takahara, Professor, The University of Tokyo)　

Roughly half of the course will be taught by professors of The University of Tokyo and the other half by current and former members of JICA. Each week a different topic is covered by a lecturer with the expertise. Each class will be divided into lecture and discussion.

Grade evaluation will be made on the student’s attendance, presentation and term paper. (There could be changes depending on the size of the class.)

There will be no specific textbook.

Readings will be assigned prior to the class when needed.

Those taking part in the JICA Development Studies Program are required to take this course, while other students are most welcome to take part.