NICHIDOKU-SHAKAIKAGAKU-GAKKAI

For some time, German and Japanese social scientists have been aware of the fact that the scientific relationships between the two countries, which were quite close up until the forties, should be strengthened again. Despite substantial differences in cultural traditions between the two countries, there are many similarities with respect to socio-cultural developments in the last decades. Therefore, the mutual study and the comparison of these developmental processes is of special interest. Those studies can contribute to overcoming ethnocentric bias in theoretical approaches. Since this undertaking is more successful in the framework of a scientific organization than merely through individual initiative, an interest among German and Japanese social scientists in such a cooperation has gradually developed in the past years

Thus, in 1989, the German-Japanese Society for Social Sciences (Nichidoku-Shakaikagaku-Gakkai) was founded in Tokyo. Its members consist of an approximately equal number of distinguished German and Japanese social scientists as well as those from related disciplines interested in social processes. At present, the Society includes about 80 members from both countries as well as a small number of sponsoring members.

Through its different activities, the Society arranges unique and important opportunities for scientific exchange and for formal and informal meetings between German and Japanese scientists.

The Society strives to contribute to the advancement of knowledge about present cultural, social, and psychological processes and phenomena in Japan and Germany that is acquired from Japanese and German perspective and, whenever possible, in a comparative framework.

Furthermore, the exchange of scientific information and the instigation of joint activities are supported. The Society also strives to arrange and deepen personal contacts between its members. This is especially relevant for young German and Japanese scientists visiting Japan and Germany.

EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

On 25 May 2018, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will apply. The GJSSS regularly informs you with our newsletters, announcements, information, and invitations about research and news regarding the social science research on Japan and Germany, as well as regarding grants, publications and further activities. We use your personal data (email address and name) exclusively to keep you informed about the GJSSS and the above-mentioned activities via these newsletters. All members that don't want to receive the Circular anymore please write us an email with the subject “UNSUBSCRIBE”. We will delete your data immediately and will not send any further newsletters or announcements.If you want to keep receiving the Circular you don't have to do anything. Thereby, you authorize us to store your data in our database and to process them for the above-mentioned purpose.

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