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G-COE Researcher

Christian WIRTH

Waseda University Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies(WIAPS), Research Associate / Part-time Lecturer, Sophia University
Ph.D in International Studies, Waseda University
G-COE Research Associate
Political Integration and Identity

CV
G-COE Research Associate Fiscal Year 2011. Asia Fellow (Research Assistant) Fiscal Year 2008, 2009, 2010.

Christian Wirth obtained a PhD in International Studies from Waseda University in September 2011. Since April 2008, he had been a Research Assistant with the Global Institute for Asian Regional Integration (GIARI) and PhD Candidate at the Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies (GSAPS). Before coming to Tokyo he was working for the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport of Switzerland. In 2006 and 2007 Chris studied Chinese at Tsinghua University in Beijing. He graduated with a Master of International Affairs from the Australian National University (ANU) in 2005 and had obtained a Master of Law from the University of St. Gallen (HSG) in 2001. His research interests center on the political and security challenges to contemporary Northeast Asian societies with a particular focus on environmental and maritime affairs among China, Japan and South Korea. Chris was recipient of a Swiss National Science Foundation scholarship for young researchers.

Achievements (since 2006 till 2012)

[ Paper ]
  1. WIRTH, Christian, Ocean Governance, Maritime Security, and the Consequences of Modernity in Northeast Asia, The Pacific Review, Routledge, Vol. 25, No. 3, 2012, 223-245.
  2. WIRTH, Christian, The Nexus between Traditional and Non-traditional Security Cooperation in Japan-China Relations: Environmental Security and the Construction of a Northeast Asian Region, Asian Regional Integration Review, Waseda University Global COE Program, GIARI, Vol. 2, 2010, 69-86,, ARIR Vol. 2, March 2010
  3. WIRTH Christian, China, Japan, and East Asian regional cooperation: the views of 'self' and 'other' from Beijing and Tokyo, International Relations of the Asia-Pacific, Oxford University Press, Vol. 9, No. 3, 2009, 469-496.,
  4. WIRTH Christian, "Japan, China and the Case for East Asian Regional Security Cooperation", GIARI Working Paper, Waseda University Global CEO Program, Global Institute for Asian Regional Integration, 2008-E-24, 2009

Presentations at international conferences (since 2006 till 2012)

  1. Oral presentation, Wirth, Christian, 2012/04, Dismantling the Developmental State: Japan's Energy and Foreign Policy after the March 2011 Triple Disaster, International Studies Association Annual Convention, San Diego
  2. Oral presentation, Wirth, Christian, 2011/08, The Traditional - Nontraditional Security Nexus between China, Japan and South Korea: Implications for Regional Cooperation , Incheon, Korean Political Science Association (KPSA) World Congres for Korean Politics and Society
  3. Oral presentation, Wirth Christian, 2010/11, Ocean Governance, Maritime Security, and the Consequences of Modernity in Northeast Asia, University of Copenhagen Asian Dynamics Initiative, Asian Diversity in a Global Context Conference
  4. Oral presentation, Wirth Christian, 2010/06, Ocean Governance, Maritime Security, and Consequences for Regional Cooperation in Northeast Asia, Portland, Oregon, Asian Studies on the Pacific Coast (ASPAC) Annual Conference
  5. Oral presentation, Wirth Christian, 2010/02, The Nexus between Traditional and Non-traditional Security Cooperation in Japan-China Relations: Environmental Security and the Construction of a Northeast Asian Region, New Orleans, International Studies Association (ISA) Annual Convention
  6. Oral presentation, Wirth Christian, 2010/01, China and Japan in the 21st Century: Governments' Views and Understandings of Processes of Globalization , Waseda University Organization for Asian Studies (OAS) International Workshop on Sino-Japanese Relations
  7. Oral presentation, Wirth Christian, 2009/11, Environmental Security Cooperation between Japan and China, and the Construction of a Northeast Asian Region , The Asiatic Society of Japan Young Scholars` Programme,
  8. Oral presentation, Wirth Christian, 2009/08, The Nexus Between Traditional and Non-Traditional Security Cooperation in Japan-China Relations: The Case of Environmental Security, Tokyo, Waseda University, GIARI Summer Institute
  9. Oral presentation, Wirth Christian, 2009/07, The Nexus Between Traditional and Non-Traditional Security Cooperation in Japan-China Relations: The Case of Environmental Security , Kyoto, Association of Pacific Rim Universities Doctoral Students Conference (APRU DSC)
  10. Oral presentation, Wirth Christian, 2009/01, Traditional Versus Non-Traditional Security in Japan-China Relations and East Asian Regional Cooperation, Waseda University Doctoral Student Network (WUDSN)
  11. Oral presentation, Wirth Christian, 2008/10, Japan, China and East Asian Regional Cooperation: The Views of 'Self' and 'Other' from Tokyo and Beijing, Waseda University, GSAPS, International Workshop on Japan-China Relations
  12. Oral presentation, Wirth Christian, 2008/08, Japan, China and East Asian Regional Integration, GIARI Summer Institute, Waseda University

Past research grants (since 2006 till 2012)

  1. Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research:Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B), The Nexus Between Traditional and Non-Traditional Security Cooperation in Japan-China Relations and Consequences for East Asia, 2009,

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