Workshop Overview

The Abe Fellows Network of the Social Science Research Council and the Japan Foundation New York announces the SSRC-JFNY Japan Global Workshop. The workshop supports research explicitly focused on policy-relevant and contemporary issues with a comparative or transnational perspective that can benefit from inquiry into Japan. PhD candidates and researchers and journalists based in North America within ten years of their last degree are eligible to apply.

Workshop participants will have the opportunity to explore their own research in dialogue with that of their peer participants and workshop facilitators as well as to discuss theoretical and/or methodological approaches. Although applicant projects do not need to be focused on Japan, applicants should be interested in exploring their research topic in conversation with Japan as a “a country on the frontlines” or “harbinger state” and as a comparative or alternate lens/platform. In addition, participants will learn about professional development opportunities and discuss project dissemination including best practices in social media and other approaches to engaging with public/policy audiences. 

The workshop will be held from February 19-22, 2025 on the campus of Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, California. The workshop will begin with the evening of Wednesday, February 19, with a welcome dinner, run for two full days, and end the morning of Saturday, February 22, 2025.