Events

Program Title: Waseda University Reconciliation Studies Summer Program 2025
Theme: Reconciliation towards Sustainable Peace

Dates: Wednesday, September 17 – Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Location: Arlington, Virginia (Carter School, George Mason University) and various sites in Washington D.C.

Tentative Schedule

■ September 16 (Tue)

• Arrival in Washington D.C. (IAD) from Tokyo Haneda (ANA NH102)
• 18:00 Welcome Dinner in Arlington

■ September 17 (Wed): Carter School – Waseda Seminar (Day 1)

• Lectures and workshops on reconciliation studies, ethnonational conflict, book project planning

■ September 18 (Thu): Carter School – Waseda Seminar (Day 2)

• Topics: Peace Education, International Education, Gender & Ethnicity
• Afternoon: Visit to U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP)

■ September 19 (Fri)

• Morning: Visit to Embassy of Japan
• Afternoon: Roundtable & Networking at the Wilson Center

■ September 20 (Sat)

• Visit to National Museum of African American History and Culture (self-guided)

■ September 21 (Sun)

• Visit to either Holocaust Memorial Museum or Asian Pacific American Center exhibitions (self-guided)

■ September 22 (Mon): Carter School Peace Week

• Young researchers’ presentations (panel format)
• Closing remarks (Prof. Asano and Prof. Korostelina)
• 18:30 Farewell Dinner

■ September 23 (Tue): Carter School Peace Week

• Continuation of young researchers’ panel presentations

■ September 24 (Wed)

• 12:15 Departure from IAD to Tokyo (ANA NH101)

Required Reading (Tentative)

Korostelina, K. V., et al. (2025). Identity and Religion in Peace Processes. Routledge.