21.10.2013

Symposium and Workshop: "Building the Good Society: The Challenge for Europe and Japan"

Social democratic parties in Europe have developed under the concept of the ‘Good Society’ a new social democratic narrative that takes a thorough value-driven analysis of our current economic and political problems as a starting point to craft a new politics. This has implications for Japanese politics. This symposium aims to discuss the efforts and approaches in contemporary Europe and to think about the future political direction of Japan.

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Social democratic parties in Europe have developed under the concept of the ‘Good Society’ a new social democratic narrative that takes a thorough value-driven analysis of our current economic and political problems as a starting point to craft a new politics. This has implications for Japanese politics. This symposium aims to discuss the efforts and approaches in contemporary Europe and to think about the future political direction of Japan.

Date: 21 October, 2013 16:00 – 18:00 (Doors open 15:40)
Place: International Conference Room, Diet Members’ No. 1 Office Building (Dai-ichi giin kaikan) of The House of Representatives(2-2-1, Nagata-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Language: German and Japanese, with simultaneous interpreting

Organizer:Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
Support:The Economic Policy Institute for Quality Life

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