International Research Center
Establishment of an international research center
This research organization aimed to gain the status of an international research center. As a result, during the research period, we concluded an international agreement with the Graduate Institute of Public Administration at Seoul National University (RIAS-SNU) in South Korea and the Election Research Center at National Chengchi University (ESC-NCU) in Taiwan to establish an Asian election research network. Furthermore, the Saudi Al-Jihad Foundation selected it as one of the world's outstanding civic attitudes research centers, and an international agreement was signed. As a result, we are working with other research centers to build a civic attitudes research network.
International Research Center activities
In 2017, we had the Asian Electoral Studies Conference in Incheon, South Korea, co-sponsored by the Korean Electoral Society and the Election Research Center of National Chengchi University, Taiwan. In 2018, we had a similar symposium at Keio University in Tokyo. In addition, the International Symposium of Electoral Studies was held jointly with the Interuniversity Social Science Consortium and the Election Research Center of National Chengchi University, Taiwan. In 2019, an academic exchange symposium was held jointly with Keio University's Faculty of Law and Yonsei University's College of Social Sciences, with seventeen research reports and a lively question-and-answer session in three sessions. In 2020, we canceled the Asian Election Research Symposium scheduled in South Korea due to travel restrictions due to the coronavirus infection. However, in 2021, the Asian Election Research Symposium was held at Keio University. In 2022, we had the Asian Election Research Symposium in Taipei. 2023, we had the Asian Election Research Symposium in Seoul, South Korea. 2024, we plan to hold an Asian election research symposium at Keio University.