Expert Details
Futures Studies, Governance Design, East Asian Culture and Governance
ID: 107782
Hawaii, USA
alternative futures for societies, technologies, and specific institutions. These specific institutions include governance design,
the law, the judiciary, other governance institutions, and education. Expert is very experienced in the design of new political
institutions. He has consulted with scores of legislatures, executives, and judiciaries throughout the world, and many
educational institutions at all levels. He is very knowledgeable regarding the political and economic futures of Japan, Korea,
China, the Pacific Islands, as well as North America. He is especially knowledgeable of Japanese and Korean politics and
culture. His expertise extends to media production and the politics of media.
Expert has assisted executives, legislatures and judiciaries in more than 50 countries to acquire futures research capabilitiesJim has assisted scores of universities and schools worldwide to assess their futures and develop policies towards achieving their preferred future. Expert helped many NGOs and other organizations around the world to develop more futures-oriented policies and programs.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year: 1959 | Degree: PhD | Subject: Political Sciences | Institution: The American University |
| Year: 1955 | Degree: MA | Subject: Political Sciences | Institution: The University of Pennsylvania |
| Year: 1954 | Degree: BA | Subject: History and Philosophy | Institution: Stetson University |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 1969 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Professor Emeritus | Department: |
Responsibilities:Director, Hawaii Research Center for Futures Studies, and Head, Alternative Futures Graduate Option |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1966 to 1969 | Employer: Virginia Polytechnic Institute | Title: Associate Professor | Department: |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1960 to 1966 | Employer: Rikkyo University Tokyo | Title: Assistant Professor | Department: |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1994 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Professor | Department: Space Humanities |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2013 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Adjunct Professor | Department: Futures Studies |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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Government Experience
| Years | Agency | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 1960 to Present | Agency: Worldwide | Role: | Description: Too numerous to list. See my full vita: www.futures.hawaii.edu |
International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Years: 1960 to 1966 | Country / Region: Japan | Summary: Expert was a professor of Political Science, in the College of Law and Politics at Rikkyo University, Tokyo. |
| Years: 1974 to 1976 | Country / Region: Canada | Summary: Expert was the head of a futures project for TV Ontario. |
| Years: 1976 to 1986 | Country / Region: Yugoslavia | Summary: Expert taught futures programmes each spring at the Interuniversity Consortium, in Dubrovnik. |
| Years: 1983 to 1992 | Country / Region: Forty nations | Summary: Expert was first Secretary General and then President of the World Futures Studies Federation, arranging futures conferneces in many different countries and lecturing and consulting in many more. |
| Years: 2013 to Present | Country / Region: Korea | Summary: Expert teaches Futures Studies at Korea Advanced Institute for Science and Technology, and has consulted about the futures with most agencies in the Korean government |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| Expert is a member of and active in the World Future Society. |
| Professional Appointments |
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| Expert served as First Secretary (10 years) and as President of the World Futures Studies Federation. Currently he is co-director of International Space University's Space and Society Division, headquartered in Strasbourg, France. He is a Fellow of the World Academy of Art and Science and participates on the editorial boards of Futures, Futures Research Quarterly, On the Horizon, Police Futurist, and Technological Forecasting & Social Change, and is editor of The Manoa Journal of Fried and Half Fried Ideas (about the future). |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| Japanese | Expert speaks conversational Japanese. |