Alumni-Club Japan: Ritsumeikan University Online Seminar: Immigration Policy in Europe – Torn Between Demography, Values and War

Dear all colleagues and Friends,
We are pleased to announce the following online seminar on Saturday, March 12, 09:30-11:30 (CET) = 17:30-19:30 (JST) on the topic “Migration Policy in Europe – Torn Between Population, Values and War” by Prof. Dr. Michael Reiterer: EU-Ambassador ret., distinguished Professor at the Centre for Security, Diplomacy and Strategy (CSDS) of the Brussels School of Governance (BSoG) and the editor of the CSDS policy brief series.
If you wish to attend, please register at the website below for preparation purposes.
Immigration Policy in Europe – Torn Between Demography, Values and War – Prof. Dr. Masahisa Deguchi

We would appreciate it if you could send your questions in writing to the Secretariat in advance (tom_vo@outlook.com).

The Institute for Justice Systems in Comparative Law (IJSCL)
Faculty of Law Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto
Prof. Dr. Masahisa Deguchi

About the speaker:

Dr. Michael Reiterer is a distinguished Professor at the Centre for Security, Diplomacy and Strategy (CSDS) of the Brussels School of Governance (BSoG) and the editor of the CSDS policy brief series.
Michael Reiterer pursued his academic career always in parallel to his diplomatic one at the Austrian and then European service. After graduating as Dr. jur. from the University of Innsbruck, post-graduate studies at the Johns Hopkins University/Bologna Centre and the Graduate Institute for International Studies in Geneva were further stepping stones to his habilitation (PhD) in International Politics at the University of Innsbruck (2005, Institute for Political Science) focussing on EU-Asia relations. EU foreign policy, EU-Asia relations in particular with Japan and Korea, inter-regionalism, security issues, new forms of diplomacy, human rights are nowadays the main focus of his research, having previously published extensively on international trade law and relations including WTO, trade and environment and the Asia Europe Meeting (ASEM). He has taught at various universities in Europe & Asia.
In September 2020 he retired from the European Diplomatic Service (European External Action Service-EEAS) as Ambassador plenipotentiary and extraordinary of the European Union to the Republic of Korea; previous posts included Ambassador to Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein, Deputy Head of Mission/Minister at the EU Delegation to Japan, Minister Counsellor at the Austrian Permanent Representation to the EU, Counsellor at the Austrian Permanent Representation to the GATT, Austrian Deputy Trade Commissioner for West Africa (out of Abidjan/Ivory Coast) and to Japan. In addition, he co-chaired the Joint Group of Trade and Environment Experts at the OECD, served as panellist at the WTO dispute settlement and was a member of the European Economic and Social Committee.