The Graduate School of Global Studies (GSGS) at the Japanese Doshisha University is an independent graduate school launched in April 2010 in response to the recent emergence of global issues such as transnational migration and environment issues, approaching global questions with an emphasis on both the unique features of individual areas of expertise and a cross-regional perspective. ValEUs will profit from cutting edge research in transimperial history conducted at GSGS, as well as its regional expertise in Eastern Asia. DU will coordinate the ValEUs Working Paper Series.
Team members
Seiko Mimaki
Seiko Mimaki is an Associate Professor at the Graduate School of Global Studies of Doshisha University. Mimaki specializes International Relations, and has explored various transnational reconciliation and peace-building efforts in human history. Particularly, her project investigates how to institutionalize multi-layered efforts at the societal level toward building ties of reconciliation among East Asian countries, focusing on evolving epistemic and transnational networks formed by various non-governmental actors such as scholars, public intellectuals, activists, and journalists, and often supported by outsider actors such as international organizations like UNESCO, and U.S. and European philanthropic foundations.