Research Center on Public Affairs for Sustainable Welfare Society

The contemporary world, especially in the most developed countries, is facing an unprecedented structural change: population ageing and population decline as a result of falling birth-rates and rising life expectancies, as well as environmental degradation and climate change. On the other hand, the basic social system, including tax and social security system has been changed little to adapt to these changes. This discrepancy has caused distortions in the pension, health care, and ecological system. Urgent action is required to accelerate a substantial shift from the current social systems, which are based on the assumption of continuous economic growth towards a system that is sustainable in the absence of such a growth.In this way, the Center on Public Affairs forms a unique educational research hub for the realization of a “Sustainable Welfare Society” through the full utilization of the following innovative approaches:

- “Integration of welfare and environmental policies”;

- “Collaboration between philosophical and experimental researches”; and

- “Direct dialogue and interaction with the civil society”.

In collaboration and cooperation with other like-minded organizations and citizens of the world, we strongly believe that this Center will be one of the vital engines in putting an ideal of creating a sustainable welfare society into practice in the near future.

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	2007/12/15-16(Sat/Sun) Chiba University 21st Century COE Program International Conference gThe New Economy of the United States: Possibilities and Anxietiesh Venue: Chiba University, Chiba City, Japan (Multimedia Conference Room, the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Nishi-Chiba Campus) Organizers: Research Center on Public Affairs for Sustainable Welfare Society (ReCPA, 21st Century Program, Chiba University), Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Chiba University), Workshop for the Study of the "New Economy" System. Language: English >>Registration, Program and Map
	2007/4/29(Sun) Research Center for Global Welfare International Symposium gGlobal Governance and Global Welfareh Heikki Patomaki(University of Helsinki) Katarina Patomaki(the Network Institute for Global Democratization) Venue: Chiba University, Chiba City, Japan (Multi-media Conference Room, the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Nishi-Chiba Campus) Time :13:00\|17:30
	2007/3/20(Tue) workshop gFramwork of Medical Ethics and Informed Consenth William Wright Rankin(California Univ.) commentator:Masaya Kobayashi(Chiba Univ.) Venue :The First Conference Room at Faculty of Law and Economics Time :13:00\|17:00 Joint Workshop with The Center for the Creation and Dissemination of a New Japanese Nursing Science Incorporating Culturally Appropriate Care
	2007/2/12(Mon) Joint workshop Governance, Public Policy and Social Policy - Exploring issues for collaborative research- Venue : The First Conference Room at Faculty of Law and Economics Time :14:00\|16:00 Joint workshop: E BK21 Governance Programme, Sung Kyun Kwan University, Korea E COE Research Centre on Public Affairs for Sustainable Welfare Society, Chiba University, Japan >> program
	2006/12/15(Fri)-16(Sat) Chiba University 21st Century COE Program International Conference geTraditionf, Environment and Publicness in Asia and the Middle Easth Venue: Chiba University, Chiba City, Japan (Multi-media Conference Room, the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Nishi-Chiba Campus) Organizers: Research Center on Public Affairs for Sustainable Welfare Society (ReCPA, 21st Century Program, Chiba University), Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Chiba University), Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization (IDE-JETRO) Supported by the Japan Foundation Language: English >>Registration, Program and Map
	2006/5/31iWedj International Workshop "Climate Change and Sustainable Development" Jose Cordeiroito his home pagej iProfessor, Universidad Central de Venezuelaj >>>ReferenceiPDF)
	2006/3/27iMonj-28iTue)@ Chiba University 21st Century COE Programme International Symposium The First Asian Public Policy Research Consortium Meeting Human Welfare and Public Policy under Social Justice, Equity and Democratic based Relationships : Asian Challenges for Establishing Sustainable Welfare Society >>>Introduction >>>Programme(revised) PDF >>>Registration
	Release: The Journal on Public Affairs vol. 1 no. 1 2004 (in Japanese) Release: The Journal on Public Affairs vol. 1 no. 2 2005 (in Japanese)
	2005/12/11 (Sun)-13(Tue) @ International Symposium 2005 gThe Cambridge Moment: Virtue, History and Public Philosophyh G.A.Pocock, John Dunn, Raymond Guess, Istvan Hont, Ze'ev Emmerich, Conal Condren, James Alexander >>>Contents
	2005/08/25 (Wed)-26(Thu) @ Workshop Series 2005: 2 "Asian Values, Social Policy and Policy Reforms: What is the Direction for?" Co-organised by The Research Centre on Public Affairs for Sustainable Welfare Society (ReCPA), Chiba University, Japan, The European Foundation on Social Quality (EFSQ) , The Netherlands & The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong S.A.R., P.R. China At the Board Room, Wen Lan Tang Shaw College, The Chinese University of Hong Kong,, Hong Kong S.A.R., P.R. China >>>Contents
	2005/07/20 (Wed) Public Study Center - "Public Policy Workshop No.8" Welfare Evnvironment Exchange Center Seminar No.276 "Environmental Managment System in Public Sectors" Kayo Ito (Research Center on Public Affiars for Sustainablae Welfare Society, Chiba University, COE Fellow) Venue: 14:30-16:00, Room 202 Chiba University Faculty of Ltters