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Written by Administrator
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Thursday, 30 November 2006 |
 ARENA’s triennial congress was held at Suyu Academy House in Seoul on Nov.11-14 with the main theme of “Connecting Practices: Empire, Politics of Terror and Crisis of Democracy”. Together with ARENA fellows participating in this Congress, a large number of Korean audience and speakers came and joined in special workshops organized during the Congress.
The first interactive workshop was organized under the themes of “Globalizing Social Movements and Their Implications”. The second interactive workshop during the Congress was co-hosted by the Korea Democracy Foundation on Nov.13 under the theme of “Democracy in Asia: its Present and Prospect”. The workshop provided a valuable exchange of views on the diverse experience and prospects of democratization in Asia.
The Congress elected Mushakoji Kinhide and Lee Jeong-ok as new co-chairs of the Council of Fellows along with new board members, and adopted Congress Statement in addition to the regular review and planning of activities. (See 2006 ARENA Congress Statement: Http://www.arenakorea.org/images/Statement) Congress and workshop documents will be updated soon. |
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The Numerous Problematic Rationales in Accepting the September 19 Coup as Legitimate |
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Written by Pravit Rojanaphruk
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Wednesday, 18 October 2006 |
Many reasons were cited why the public should accept the legitimacy of the coup makers that overthrown caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on September 19, but most if not all logics seemed to be flawed.
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[Part II] Ultra-right Takes Initiative in Changing the Postwar State |
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Written by Muto Ichiyo
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Tuesday, 17 October 2006 |
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“Revise the Peace Constitution, Restore Glory to Empire!”--Ultra-right Takes Initiative in Changing the Postwar State
Posted August 5, 2005
Following is the second part of an article written by Muto Ichiyo, an ARENA Fellow and founder of the People’s Plan for the 21st Century(PP21).
[Part II]
Schizophrenic Character of the Postwar State
The postwar Japanese state is a historical construction of complex nature. It was founded on not one but three principles that are mutually contradictory: imperial Americanism, constitutional pacifism, and imperial Japan’s continuity.
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