The DAMIN program began as a cooperative arrangement between Europe and Asia in 2008-2009 with a view to analyze of the similarities and differences between the various monetary systems and denominations. At present lead by Georges Depeyrot, the DAMIN Program researches the historical and economic systems of Antiquity through to modern times including monetary unions.

Georges Depeyrot is a monetary historian at the Paris based French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS). He began his research career in the 1970’s studying the coin finds and joined the CNRS in 1982. Professor Depeyrot is the author or coauthor of more than one hundred volumes, and is the founding director of the Moneta publishing house, the considered the most important collection of books on the topic of money. He is also a member of the board of trustees of the Centre National de Recherche Scientifique.

Prof. Depeyrot was a Featured Speaker at The Asian Conference on Arts and Humanities 2014 (ACAH2014) in Osaka, Japan.

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Baden Offord, Professor of Cultural Studies and Human Rights at Southern Cross University, Australia and ACAS/ACCS14 Co-Chair, speaks with IAFOR Executive Director, Dr. Joseph Haldane about cultural studies as a discipline, its strengths and effects.

This interview was filmed at The Fourth Asian Conference on Cultural Studies (ACCS2014) and The Fourth Asian Conference on Asian Studies 2014 (ACCS2014), a jointly held interdisciplinary academic conference in Osaka, Japan.

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What is essential when learning a new language? Perhaps, it’s motivation, having curiosity and wanting to learn. Or is it being immersed in a culture where that language is dominant? And should your teacher be a native speaker of the language you want to learn or not?

Ken Wilson, ELT author and trainer, challenges many of these assumptions about language learning in this interview with Dr. Joseph Haldane, IAFOR’s Executive Director. He also discusses how technology can be used in the classroom and how to engage your student’s curiosity.

Ken Wilson was a Keynote Speaker at the IAFOR European Conference on Language Learning 2014 (ECLL2014) in Brighton, UK.

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The Abe Government is a radical administration, seeking to break decisively with much of the consensus developed since the Allied Occupation. This lecture will focus on questions of constitutional reinterpretation and possible revision, defence policy and the defence relationship with the United States, and Prime Minister Abe’s nationalist agenda. Some observers argue that the imperative of strengthening the deterrent value of the Japan-US security alliance trumps the more negative aspects of his nationalist aspirations. Others (including the present writer) regard aspects of the new policies as embodying significant elements of danger, both for the health of Japanese democracy and for international stability in East Asia. The lecture will also reflect on Japan’s future relations with China, the two Koreas, the United States and other powers, and possible scenarios for Japanese international role and influence.

Professor Arthur J.A.A. Stockwin is Emeritus Fellow and Founding Director of the Nissan Institute for Japanese Studies at the University of Oxford. Prof. Stockwin holds numerous awards for his efforts to promote the understanding of Japan in the UK, including the Order of the Rising Sun, the Japan Foundation Award for Japanese Studies, and an OBE for services to academic excellence and the promotion of UK-Japanese understanding.

Prof. Stockwin was a Keynote Speaker at The European Conference of Politics, Economics and Law 2014 (ECPEL2014) in Brighton, England.

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