{"id":43,"date":"2020-06-25T12:00:13","date_gmt":"2020-06-25T03:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daisaku-higashi.com\/en\/?page_id=43"},"modified":"2024-06-06T16:35:56","modified_gmt":"2024-06-06T07:35:56","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/daisaku-higashi.com\/en\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-bottomline\">Profile<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"728\" src=\"https:\/\/daisaku-higashi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/06\/RIMG0445-scaled-e1591190128979-1024x728-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daisaku-higashi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/06\/RIMG0445-scaled-e1591190128979-1024x728-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/daisaku-higashi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/06\/RIMG0445-scaled-e1591190128979-1024x728-1-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/daisaku-higashi.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/06\/RIMG0445-scaled-e1591190128979-1024x728-1-768x546.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">HIGASHI Daisaku<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Professor in the Center for Global Education and Discovery at Sophia University in Tokyo<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Former Minister-Cousellor in the Japanese mission to the United Nations in New York<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Former Associate Professor at the University of Tokyo<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Former Team Leader for Reconciliation and Reintegration in UNAMA in Kabul<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ph.D. at the University of British Columbia in Canada<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Former Program Director at NHK (Japan Public TV Station)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Daisaku Higashi is a professor in the Center for Global Education and Discovery at Sophia University in Tokyo. He worked for NHK, Japan Public TV station as a program director from 1993 to 2004 and produced a numerous TV documentaries, including \u201cRebuilding Iraq: Challenges of the United Nations\u201d which received the silver medal from UN Correspondents Association in New York in 2004. He then completed his MA and Ph.D in the political science at the University of British Columbia in Canada. He consulted on Afghan policies with top government officials in both Japan and the United States; his policy recommendation to create a new reconciliation mechanism in Afghanistan was adopted by the Japanese government on its Afghan strategy which was announced in November 2009. He then worked for United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) from December 2009 to December 2010 as a team leader for reconciliation and reintegration, stationing in Kabul, and supporting the Afghan government to set up a reconciliation mechanism, such as High Peace Council, international reconciliation trust fund, and Afghan Peace and Reintegration Program that were established in the end of 2010. After he finished one year service in UNAMA, he started working for the University of Tokyo as an associate professor in January 2011. He also served as a Minister-Counsellor in the Permanent Mission of Japan to the UN from August 2012 to August 2014, directing the activities of Peace Building Commission (PBC) as a part of exchange program between the University of Tokyo and the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He returned to the University of Tokyo in August 2014. He transferred to the tenure position at Center for Global Education at Sophia University in April 2016. Since 2018, he has frequently been assigned by Japanese Foreign Minister to visit conflicted states such as Iraq and South Sudan to make intellectual contributions to peacebuilding; he delivered his lectures at Baghdad University in Iraq and at Juba University in South Sudan, as well as conducting individual discussions with top leadership of these countries, including three vice presidents of Iraq and the first vice president, numerous cabinet members, and opposition leaders of South Sudan. He often delivers his lectures and presentations at UN Headquarters and the International Peace Institute (IPI) in New York to share the outcomes of his field research. His publication includes &nbsp;\u201cHow Can We End the War in Ukraine\u201d (Iwanami Shinsho 2023), \u201cInclusivity in Mediation and Peacebuilding: UN, Neighboring States, and Global Power\u201d (Edward Elgar 2022),&nbsp;&#8220;Civil Wars and Mediation: How can We End the Modern Wars&#8221; (Chuko Shinsho 2020), \u201cChallenges of Constructing Legitimacy in Peacebuilding: Afghanistan, Iraq, Sierra Leone and East Timor\u201d (Routledge 2015),\u201cPeacebuilding:Researches in Afghanistan and East Timor&#8221; (Iwanami Press 2009)\u201d, \u201cWhy did we go to the war: dialogue of former enemies in the Vietnam War&#8221; (Heibonsha Library 2010). His edition includes &#8220;Human Security and Peacebuilding&#8221; (Nihon Hyoronsha 2017).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-bottomline\">Awards<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Apr, 2019<\/td><td>&#8220;Peacebuilding and Political Parties&#8221; <br>(Grant in Aid for Scientific ResearchJapan Society for the Promotion of Science)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Apr, 2016<\/td><td>&#8220;Peacebuilding and Political Inclusion&#8221;<br>(Grant in Aid for Scientific ResearchJapan Society for the Promotion of Science)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Apr, 2011<\/td><td>&#8220;Arab Spring and Reconciliation&#8221;<br>(Grant in Aid for Scientific ResearchJapan Society for the Promotion of Science. The amount of fund I obtained for research \u201cArab Spring and Reconciliation\u201d was 180, 000 USD for three years.)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sep, 2008<\/td><td>Killam Pre Doctoral Award<br>(Killam Foundation, The Killam Pre-doctoral Fellowships are the most prestigious awards available to graduate students at UBC. The amount of award is 27,500 CAD per annum for two years.)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dec, 2004<\/td><td>Silver Medal &#8220;Rebuilding Iraq: Challenges of the United Nations&#8221;<br>(United Nations Correspondents Association, This annual prize is given by the UN Correspondents Association to recognize the best broadcasting reports on the UN all over the world. I received the award for the TV documentary I directed, \u201cRebuilding Iraq: Challenge of the United Nations.\u201d)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dec, 1998<\/td><td>Gold Medal &#8220;Why did We Go to the War? : Dialogue of Former Enemies in the Vietnam War&#8221;<br>(Japan Cultural Festival)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-bottomline\">Keywords in Researching<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"is-style-listinline has-pale-ocean-gradient-background has-background wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>1. Mediation<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2. International Relations<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>3. Peacebuilding<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-bottomline\">Research History<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"is-style-listlabel wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/daisaku-higashi.com\/en\/category\/research\/book\/\">List of Books<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/daisaku-higashi.com\/en\/category\/research\/treatise\/\">List of Papers<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/daisaku-higashi.com\/en\/category\/research\/presentation\/\">List of Presentations<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/daisaku-higashi.com\/en\/category\/symposium\/\">List of Seminars and Symposiums Planned and Hosted  by Prof. Higashi<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-bottomline\">Newspapers and Media Appearances, etc.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"is-style-listlabel wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/daisaku-higashi.com\/en\/category\/media\/\">List of Newspaper and Media Appearance History<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-bottomline\">Professional Memberships<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Aug, 2014 &#8211; Present<\/td><td>Japan International Politics Association<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jan, 2011 &#8211; Present<\/td><td>Japan UN Association<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun, 2006 &#8211; Present<\/td><td>Academic Council for UN System (ACUNS)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jun, 2006 &#8211; Present<\/td><td>Japan Peace Association<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Profile Dr. Daisaku Higashi is a professor in the Center for Global Education and Discovery at Sophia University in Tokyo. He worked for NHK, Japan Public TV station as a program director from 1993 to 2004 and produced a numerous TV documentaries, including \u201cRebuilding Iraq: Challenges of the United Nations\u201d which received the silver medal&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"vkexunit_cta_each_option":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[28],"class_list":["post-43","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","tag-one"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/daisaku-higashi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/43","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/daisaku-higashi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/daisaku-higashi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daisaku-higashi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daisaku-higashi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/daisaku-higashi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/43\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2108,"href":"https:\/\/daisaku-higashi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/43\/revisions\/2108"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/daisaku-higashi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/daisaku-higashi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}