Prof. NAGY Stephen Robert

Dr. Stephen R. Nagy has been an Assistant Professor at the Department of Japanese Studies since December 2009. He obtained his PhD from Waseda University, Japan in International Studies/ Relations in December 2008 for his dissertation entitled “Analysis of the Multicultural Coexistence Ideas and the Practices of Local Governments in the Tokyo Metropolis” and worked as a Research Associate at the Institute of Asia Pacific Studies at Waseda University from October 2007 to November 2009. nagy

His current funded research projects are “Human Security Paradigm in Japan: Exploring the Challenges and Possibilities of International Cooperation in Northeast Asia”, “Investigating the Role of Local Governments Immigration and Migrant Policies in Hong Kong and Tokyo” and “Non-traditional security Cooperation in Northeast Asia.” His research interests include international relations of Northeast Asia, Sino-Japanese relations, Asian regional integration and regionalism in Asia, non-traditional security, human security and migration related issues. In conjunction with his research focus on Asian regional integration, in March 2010 he was appointed a Senior Fellow with the Global Institute of Asian Regional Integration (GIARI), Waseda University. He is also a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Asia Pacific Studies’ International Affairs Research Centre (IARC) at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Dr. Nagy also has a research interests in the historical, cultural and practical development of Japanese Budo.

For more information: http://www.waseda-giari.jp/index.html

 

Message for students:

"Japan is synonymous with paradoxes. It can be viewed through the prisms of its vibrant, colourful youth, fantastical Manga, as well as its avant-guard pop culture. We can also explore Japan by examining its adherence to tradition, formality and ritual, as well as abstract concepts revolving around organizational structure, identity and self. In my case, my research interests are centred on the growing ethnic diversity in Japan, Japanese as a non-traditional country of immigration, constructs of national identity, nationality and citizenship, and Japan's international relations and potential role in Asian regional integration.


However we delve into our study of Japan, we are certain to be struck by the distinct similarities and differences that Japan has with our native countries and cultures. I encourage students to explore the dissimilarities and parallels that exist with their native culture and Japan that they encounter, find opportunities to experience Japanese culture directly, and when possible attempt to personalize their studies in order to cultivate and enrich themselves. "

 

Research key words: Migration, Asian regional integration, Japan, East Asia

 

Current position:

Assistant Professor

Department of Japanese Studies

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong

[Tel. No.: (852) 2696-1215]

[Fax No.: (852) 2603 5118]

Email: nagystephen (at) cuhk.edu.hk

 

Current Research Projects 最近の研究プロジェクト:

  • International Relations in Northeast Asia
  • Regionalism in East Asia
  • Sino-Japanese Relations
  • Non-state level cooperation in the areas of human security and migration and its potential contributions for Asia regional integration
  • Non-traditional security: Human Security, Environmental Security
  • Migration, Migrant and Integration Policies in Japan

 

 

Research Areas for Graduate Students


1) International Relations
International relations in Northeast Asia (Sino-Japanese relations, foreign policy, cooperation)
Japan’s Human Security, Environmental Security Policies
Post March 11, 2011 Human Security Cooperation between Japan, China and Korea
US-Japan Security Alliance and its regional implications
Asian regional integration, non-traditional security approaches
Soft power

2) Migration, national identity, policy approaches in Japan
Migrant Policies in Japan (policies for migrants)
Migration policies in Japan (policies to accept/ reject immigrants)
Local government migrant policies
Internationalization/ International Cultural Exchange Policies
Multiculturalism in Japan

3) Cultural: Japanese traditions
Japanese Budo (Kendo, Iaido) and Globalization
Localization of Japanese martial arts
Chinese cultural aspects of Japanese Budo
Zen, Shinto and Japanese Budo
Shared principles in Tea Ceremony, Japanese Budo

Teaching

  • JASP 1010 Introduction to Japanese Studies
  • JASP 1100-C/ UGEC 1232-CT01 Japanese Culture and Society
  • JASP1170 / UGEC1311 The Japanese Environment: Destruction and Conservation
  • JASP 2710 Japanese Martial Arts (BUDO): Tradition and Transformation from the Tokugawa Period to Present
  • JASP 2800 Japan’s International Relations
  • JASP 4601/ 4602 Field Research-Based Project (Thesis supervisor)
  • GEUC 4011 United College General Education Office "Senior Seminar"
  • JASP5601 Theory and Methods in Japanese Studies (MA course)
  • JASP 5618 Contemporary Japan-China Relations (MA course)
  • JASP 8001-CM01 M.Phil Thesis Tutorial I

 



Single Authored Monographs

2012 Nagy, S. R. 2012 National Exclusion, Local Inclusion: Local Government Migrant Policies in Tokyo. New York: Edwin Mellen Press.

Journal Articles

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Nagy, S.R. 2012. “Japanese-style Multiculturalism?: A Comparative Examination of Japanese Multicultural Coexistence日本式の多文化主義か:日本に於ける多文化共生の比較考察,”in Japan Journal of Multilingualism and Multiculturalism 2012. Volume 18 (1), pp. 1-18. [Article]


Nagy, S.R. 2012. “From Temporary Migrant to Integrated Resident: Local Government Approaches to Migrant Integration in the Tokyo Metropolis,” in ASIEN, The German Journal on Contemporary Asia. 2012. July Issue. pp. 115-136. [Article]
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Nagy, S.R. 2012. “Reconceptualizing Regional Cooperation: Communitarian-based Migration and Human Security Cooperation between Japan and Korea,” in Tamkang Journal of International Affairs. 2012. 25:4, pp. 49-23. [Article]
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Nagy, S.R. 2011. “Regional Regime and Norm Building: Redefining Japan's Regional Role in East Asia through Environmental and Human Security,” in Tamkang Journal of International Affairs 15:1 2011.07, pp. 1-38. [Article]
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Lim, Tai Wei and Nagy, S.R. 2011. “A Literature Review of selected studies on the Japanese media and a Preliminary Scope Survey of Japanese Media Coverage of 2011 Elections in Asia- with selected case study of international election” in the Global Studies Institute Journal Vol. 4 on Singapore Elections (Hong Kong: Roundtable Publishing (Yuanzuojingying chubanshe)), 2011, [translated into traditional Chinese by publisher]
arir Nagy, S.R. 2009. “Migration and the Potential for International Cooperation in East Asia: A Comparative Examination of State Integration Policies in Japan and Korea,” in Asian Regional Integration Review,Tsuneo Akaha, Stephen R. Nagy, eds., Tokyo: Global COE, Global Institute for Regional Integration, 2009. Vol. 1, pp.1-19. [Article]

Nagy, S.R. 2009. “National Exclusion, Local Inclusion: Examining the Disconnect between National Immigration Policies and Local Integration Policies,” La Revue Européenne des Migrations Internationales (REMI), 2009. Vol. 24, N.3.


Nagy, S.R. 2006. “Understanding ‘Internationalisation’ within the Context of Japan.” Journal of the Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies. Waseda University. December 2006.

 

Selected Journal and Book Chapter Publications

Dargin, J, Nagy, S.R. and Tai Wei Lim. 2012. “The Energy Giants” and “Conclusion”, in Energy, Trade and Finance in Asia: A Political and Economic Analysis. Justin Dargin and Tai Wei Lim London: Pickering and Chatto. Pp. 113-151, 173-177.


migration and diversity

Nagy, S.R. 2012. “Multicultural Coexistence Policies of Local Governments in the Tokyo Metropolis: A Comparative Examination of Social Integration in Response to Growing Ethnic Diversity,” in Migration and Diversity in Asian Contexts. Lai Ah Eng, Brenda Yeoh, Francis Collins. Singapore: ISEAS Publishing (Institute of South East Asian Studies). [Article]


global Nagy, S.R. 2010.“Multicultural Coexistence Activities: Responses of local governments in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area to the pressures of migration” in Global Movements in the Asia Pacific. KEE Pookong (eds). Singapore: World Scientific Publishing. 2010. pp. 147-179.
ethnic Nagy, S.R. 2009. “Local Government and Multicultural Coexistence Practices in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area: Integrating a Growing Foreigner Minority Population,” in Ethnic Minorities and Regional Development in Asia:Reality and Challenges, Huhua Cao, ed., International Convention of Asia Scholars (ICAS) Publication Series, Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press. 2009. pp.165-183. [Article]
improving Nagy, S.R. 2008. “Local Government Multicultural Coexistence Practices in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area: An analysis of the multicultural coexistence policies of Adachi Ward, Shinjuku Ward and Tachikawa City,” in Inclusion and Harmony: Improving Mutual Understanding of Development in Minority Regions, Zhang Cheng Yi, Cao Huhua, Foggin Peter and Ma Sheng Quan (eds.), Beijing : The Ethnic Publishing House. 2008. pp. 393-424.

 

 

Academic Forum

Stephen Robert Nagy, “Opportunity in Crisis: Sino-Japanese Relations after the Earthquake,” East Asia Forum, June 02, 2011, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/?p=18565

 

 

Non-academic Publications

2011

Nagy, S.R. “Pedagogical Opportunities and Challenges of Teaching Budo,” Kendo WorldVol. 5 Issue 4, Bunkasha International, (2011) pp. 31-38

2010 “The attraction of the Way of the Sword” Kendo World. December. 2010
2009 “Waseda University Kendo Club and Takano Sensei.” Kendo World. December 2008. [Article]
2008 “Classical Iai Seminar: Are all styles created equal?” Kendo World. June: pp.106-109. [Article]
2008 “Experiencing Zen,” Kendo World. December: pp. 31-33.[Article]
2007 “Internationalisation of BUDO Culture: Important Questions for the Future of BUDO,” Kendo World. June, pp. 31-33. [Article]
2007 “Zen Meditation Experience,” Kendo World. December: pp. 76-77. [Article]
2006

“The 2005 June Iaido Regional Training Seminar,” Kendo World. December: pp. 31-33. [Article]

 

Special Appointments

 

  1. Senior Fellow, Global Institute for Asian Regional Integration (GIARI) , Waseda University

  2. Salzburg Global Fellow
2013 (January-)

Editorial Board for Global Journal of Political Science and International Relations (GJPSIwidR)

2012 (November)

Chair of the 3rd Annual International Association for Asia Pacific Studies (IAAPS), November 23-24, 2012, Chinese University of Hong Kong

2012 (July-)

Member of the International Affairs Research Centre (IARC), Hong Kong Institute of Asia Pacific Studies at the Chinese University of Hong Kong

2011 (August-)

Editorial Board of the DLSU Business & Economics Review

2011 (April-)

Editorial Board of the Journal, Asia Pacific World: The Journal of the International Association for Asia Pacific Studies.

2010 (Sept-)

Chair of the Comparative Asian Research Network (CARN)

2006 – 2009

Waseda University Doctoral Student Network, Chair and Founder,

2005- Present

Kendo World Editorial Committee and Staff Writer

Organise semi-monthly speakers and tri-annual symposium for Ph.D candidates/ holders from Waseda University and universities in the Tokyo area. Serve as discussant and moderator.


Scholarships and Awards


2011 The Chinese University of Hong Kong Direct Grant

“Human Security Paradigm in Japan: Exploring the Challenges and Possibilities of International Cooperation in Northeast Asia”

HK$100,000

2010 Lee Hysan Foundation Research Grant

“Investigating the Role of Local Governments immigration and Migrant Policies in Hong Kong and Tokyo”

HK$15,288
2009 Waseda University Special Research Grant
A comparative examination of social integration practices in East Asia as a response to demographic change and increased levels of migration
2008 Waseda University Special Research Grant
Research project on Canadian and Japanese migration/ social integration policies
2008 Global Institute for Asian Regional Integration Grant
Travel to Korea for research purposes, NY for International Studies Association Conference
2008 Global Institute for Asian Regional Integration Grant
Travel to Singapore and Korea for research purposes


 

Conference Papers, Invited Lectures and Conferences

 

2013

“Politics of Multiculturalism in East Asia: Reinterpreting Multiculturalism.” Centre for the Study of Ethnicity and Citizenship (Supported by the Krishnan Anand Trust), Bristol University, UK. (March 14) (Invited Graduate School Workshop)

2013

“Politics of Multiculturalism in East Asia: Reinterpreting Multiculturalism.” Centre for the Study of Ethnicity and Citizenship (Supported by the Krishnan Anand Trust), Bristol University, UK. (March 14) (Invited Seminar)

2013

“Japanese-style Multiculturalism: Local Government Migrant Policies and the Integration of the Other.” Plural Coexistence and Sustainability: Asian Experiences in Interdisciplinary Perspectives, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. (March 11-12) (Invited conference)

2013

“Highly skilled Migrants, Social Inequality and the Rise of Localism in Hong Kong.” International Workshop The Challenges of Highly Skilled Migration in Asia and the Pacific, Institute for Comparative Culture, Sophia University; Supported by the International Metropolis Project, Japan. (March 6-7) (Invited conference)

2013

“Territorial Disputes, Trade and Diplomacy: Examining the Repercussion of the Sino-Japanese Territorial Dispute on Bi-lateral Trade.APUGSM Conference 2013 - International Winter Conference on Business & Economic Research, Asia Pacific University, Kyushu, Japan. (January 18 - 19, 2013)

2012

“Sino-Japanese Territorial Disputes in 2012 and their Regional Security Implications for Northeast Asia.” Salzburg Global Seminar: “China in the 21st Century: What Kind of World Power?” Salzburg, Austria. (December 4-9, 2012) [Article]

2012

“Territorial Disputes, Domestic Politics and Sino-Japanese Relations in the 21st Century.” International Association for Asia Pacific Studies 3rd Annual Conference: “Change in the Asia Pacific World: Challenges and Opportunities” The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). (November 23-24, 2012) (Conference Chair and Presenter)

2012

“Non-state Approaches to Non-traditional Security-based Cooperation: An investigation of local government environmental and human security cooperation between Japan, China and South Korea.” The 7th International Conference on East Asian Studies “New World Order and East Asia” Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China (September 6-9, 2012) (Invited Conference)

2012

“Human Security Cooperation in Northeast Asia: Japanese Human Security Norms as a Platform for Regionalism.” Asia Pacific: Political Development and Security Issues workshop co-organized by the Department of Japanese Studies and Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies (HKIAPS), Chinese University of Hong Kong. (June 11, 2012) (Presenter and Workshop Chair/Organizer)

2012

“Local strategies to incorporate migrants in Japan: Mechanical and organic social integration policies in Tokyo and Yokohama.” Population Dynamics in East and South-East Asia Workshop. Organised by the British Academy and the Royal Society, London, U.K. (March 29-30, 2012) (Invited conference)

2012

“Crossing the Traditional Security Rubicon: Non-traditional Security as a Platform for Broader Regionalism in East Asia.” International Conference on Emerging Regionalism: Paradigm Shift of International Relations in East Asia? (March 9, 2012, Hong Kong)

2012

“Non-traditional Security Cooperation in Northeast Asia: A constructivist case for environmental and human security cooperation between Japan, Korea and China” for the 2012 International Winter Conference on Environmental Innovations and Sustainability Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan (2012-1)

2011

“From Temporary Migrant to Integrated Resident: Local Government Approaches Migrant Integration in the Tokyo Metropolis” International Migration of Highly Skilled Workers to Japan and Germany: Current Models and Future Outlooks University of Hamburg, Institute for Asian and African Studies (AAI), Germany (2011-12) (Invited Conference)

2011

“Japan’s Soft Power in the Wake of the March 11th, 2011: Reexamining Soft Power.” in International Association for Asia Pacific Studies (IAAPS), Asia Pacific University, Japan (2011-11)

2011

“Regionalism in Northeast Asia: Human Security as a Platform for Cooperation?.” New York Conference on Asia Studies 2011, University of Buffalo. (2011-09)

2011

“Transnational Migration and Asian Regional Integration: Examining the Migration Policies of Hong Kong and Tokyo.” Institute of Comparative Culture (ICC), Sophia University. (2011-07-20) (Invited Lecture)

2011

“Japan’s regional role in East Asia through Environmental and Human Security.” Senior Seminar, Global Institute for Asian Regional Integration, Waseda University. (2011-07-18) (Invited Lecture)

2011

“Regional regime and norm building: Redefining Japan’s regional role in East Asia through Environmental and Human Security.” 4th Annual International Relations Association of Taiwan. Tamkang University, Taiwan. (2011-6-9) (Invited Lecture)

2011

“Immigration best practices: Why pragmatic immigration policies are good for immigrants and good for Japan.”Association of Asian Studies Annual Conference 2011, Hawaii. (2011-3)

2011

“The Sustainability of Multiculturalism in Japan?” for Globalization & Sustainability: Impact on Environment, Society and Businesses De La Salle University, Manila (2011-2-17)

2011

“The Sustainability of Homogeneity: An International Relations Perspective on Immigration Policy in Japan.” for the 2011 International Winter Conference on Environmental Innovations and Sustainability Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan (2011-1)

2010

“Transnational migration, Regional Integration and Human Security: Investigating the role of local governments in promoting the human security of migrants in Hong Kong and Tokyo.” Human Security Consortium (HSC) 2010, University of Tokyo, Japan. (2010-09)

2010

“Immigration and National Prosperity: The Challenges and Opportunities for Japan.” for The Asiatic Society of Japan, Tokyo. (2010-12) (Invited Lecture)

2010

“Human Security Concepts in North East Asia: The Challenges and Possibilities of Cooperation.” Senior Seminar, Global Institute for Asian Regional Integration, Waseda University. (2010-12) (Invited Lecture)

2010

“Movement of people in the Asia Pacific: Investigating the Challenges and Opportunities of Transnational Migration.” inInternational Association for Asia Pacific Studies (IAAPS), Asia Pacific University, Japan (2010-11)

2010

“Transnational Migration and Asian Regional Integration: Examining the Migration Policies of Hong Kong and Tokyo.” inLiving Together: Civic, Political and Cultural Engagement among Migrants, Minorities and National Populations: Multidisciplinary Perspectives organized by Centre for Research on Nationalism, Ethnicity and Multiculturalism(CRONEM) and Runnymede Trust (2010-06)

2010

“Policy of Dichotomization?: Japanese Local Government Multicultural Coexistence Policies toward Immigrants in the Tokyo Metropolis.” in Urban Affairs Association 40th Conference - Sustaining Cities in a Time of Globalization; Social, Economic and Political Realities organized by Urban Affairs Association (2010-03)

2010

“The Social and Political Impacts of Migrants on their Chosen Societies” in Global Labor Migration and Its Impacts on Asia on 26-28 March 2010, hosted by the University of Asia & the Pacific in Manila, Philippines, Salzburg Global Seminar (2010-03) (Invited Lecture)

2009

“The Possibilities and Limitations of Japanese Multicultural Coexistence: An Analysis of Contemporary Approaches to Diversity Through the Prism of Multiculturalism.” Conference on Japanese and Canadian Research into Immigration and Foreign Workers Centre for Japanese Research, University of British Columbia. November 18-21,2009. (Invited Lecture)

2009

“Transnational activism’s role in Asian Regional Integration,” Canadian Asian Studies Association (CASA), Vancouver, Canada, October 8-11, 2009

2009

“Multiculturalism policies in non-traditional countries of immigration: A case study of the possibilities and limitations of Japanese multicultural coexistence,” Japanese Studies Association of Canada Annual Conference, Lethbridge, Alberta Canada, October 1-4, 2009

2009

「日本の多文化共生の可能と限界:多文化主義と社会統合を通じての分析」、多文化社会研究会、大東文化大学2009年7月15日

2009

「日本の共生現場の取り組と多文化主義」、日本国際文化学会第八回全国大会、佐賀大学、2009年7月4-5日

2009

“Inter-regional Asian Emigration and the Potential for International Cooperation in East Asia: A Comparative Examination of State Integration Policies in Korea and Japan.” With Tsuneo, Akaha. International Studies Association Annual Convention 2009. New York, February 15-18, 2009.

2008 “A Comparative examination of Social Integration Practices of three local governments in the Tokyo Metropolis,”Canadian Asian Studies Association (CASA) Annual Conference. University of Waterloo, Ontario Canada Nov. 13-16, 2008.
2008

“Searching for a substantive social integration policy: Examining Japanese multicultural coexistence through the lens of multiculturalism and social integration frameworks,” Global Migration & Multiculturalism in East Asia. Korea University, Nov. 7-8 2008.

2008

“Paper tiger or substantive social integration policy? A comparative examination of the sociological dimension of multiculturalism and Japanese multicultural coexistence.” Japanese Studies Association of Canada Annual Conference.University of Waterloo, Ontario Canada, October 3-5, 2008.

2008 “Demographic change and immigration in contemporary Japan.” with David Edgington, Japanese StudiesAssociation of Canada Annual Conference. University of Waterloo, Ontario Canada, October 3-5, 2008.
2008 “Local Government Social Integration Practices: A case study of three local governments in the Tokyo Metropolis.”Workshop on Migration and Diversity in Asian Contexts. National University of Singapore, September 25-26, 2008.
2008 “Examining the role of local governments in Ethnic Relations in Multiethnic Cities: A Comparative Examination of Social Integration Practices at the Local Government Level in Japan.” 9th Annual Association of Pacific Rim Universities Doctoral Students Conference: “Leading Research for a Better Future: Pacific Scope, Global Impact.” Far Eastern National University, Vladivostok, Russia, July 14-18, 2008.
2008

“Examining the Role of Local Governments in Social Integration: A comparative examination of social integration practices at the local government level in Japan.” The 12th Asian Studies Conference Japan (ASCJ), Rikkyo University, June 21st-22nd, 2008.

2008 “Examining the Role of Local Governments in Social Integration: A comparative examination of social integration practices at the local government level in Japan.” Waseda University Doctoral Student Network Symposium on Migration in East Asia: Case Studies from Japan, China and Taiwan.Waseda University, June 21st-22nd, 2008.
2008 “Japanese Multicultural Coexistence: Emblematic of a Liberal Democratic Society?” Socio-political Transformation in Globalizing Asia: Integration or Conflict? Waseda University,Japan.February, 2008
2007 “Searching for the meaning of multicultural coexistence through ideas.” Japanese Studies Association of Canada Annual Conference. York University. Ontario, Canada. August, 2007.
2007 Local Government Multicultural Coexistence Practices in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area: Integrating a Growing Foreigner Minority Population.” Exclusion or Inclusion? Improving Mutual Understanding of Development in Minority Regions, Fifth International Convention of Asia Scholars (ICAS 5): Sharing a Future in Asia.”Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. August, 2007.