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Toshiyuki Nasukawa
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The Toda Institute was established on February 11, 1996 by Todas main disciple Daisaku Ikeda (b. 1928), the President of the Soka Gakkai International (SGI), a worldwide movement for peace, culture and education based on
Buddhist humanism. Ikeda is a prolific writer, poet and photographer who has
published more than 60 volumes of dialogues with prominent world figures.
He established the Toda Institute to implement Todas vision of a world free
of nuclear weapons where global citizens interact with each other based on
trust and friendship. Ikeda expanded this vision in order to create a new civilizational platform characterized by respect for life, interconnectedness, understanding and cooperation.
We, the
citizens of
the world,
have an
inviolable
right to live.
Josei Toda
(September 8, 1957)
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Under his leadership, the SGI has organized petitions against nuclear weapons
(1975 and 1998), and their first international exhibition, Nuclear Arms: Threat
to Our World was held in 1982 at the UN Headquarters in NY; over the years it
was viewed by a total of 1.7 million people in 24 countries. This exhibition was
organized to coincide with the UN General Assembly Second Special Session on
Disarmament (SSDII), to remind humanity of how destructive nuclear weapons
are, and how much humanity needs to walk the path of disarmament.
There have been many other exhibitions, such as the very first exhibition in
Japan about the Holocaust, entitled Anne Frank: the Courage to Remember.
The exhibition Transforming the Human Spirit launched in 2007 is based on
Josei Todas 1957 declaration (see page 2) and Ikedas 2006 proposal for the
creation of an International Decade of UN Action for the Abolition of Nuclear
Weapons. The most recent exhibit: Everything You Treasure? For a World
Free From Nuclear Weapons, was launched at the 20th IPPNW (International
Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War) World Congress in Hiroshima,
Japan, at the International Conference Center, in August of 2012; at Chteau
Neuf, Oslo, Norway, March 2013; and at the United Nations Office in Genve,
Switzerland in April of 2013. This latest exhibit was a joint collaboration with
the International Campaign for Nuclear Abolition (ICAN).
Director
Olivier Urbain holds a PhD in Literature from the University of Southern California (1990) and one in Peace Studies from the University of Bradford (2009).
He is the founder and director of the Transcend: Art & Peace Network. He was
formerly professor of Modern Languages and Peace Studies at Soka University, Japan, and founder and co-convener of the Commission on Art and Peace
of the International Peace Research Association (IPRA). He specializes in two
research endeavors for the promotion of peacebuilding and of a culture of
peace, which can be summarized as two research questions: what are the
links between music and peace? and what is Daisaku Ikedas Philosophy of
peace and how can it be applied today? Publications include numerous articles about the power of the arts for peace, the book Daisaku Ikedas Philosophy of Peace (2010) as well as the edition ofMusic and Conflict Transformation, (2008) and the co-edition of Music and Solidarity (2011), and the edition
of Daisaku Ikeda and Dialogue for Peace (2013).
Secretary-General
Past Projects
Under the leadership of the institutes first director from 1996 until 2008
Majid Tehranian (1937-2012) picturedthe Toda Institute initiated international research projects in collaboration with other Peace research
centers: HUGG, GRAD, P.E.A.C.E., and HUGG2.
Project Activities:
Project Activities:
Stuart Rees, Director, Center for Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Sydney, Australia,
author of: Passion for Peace, 2003, New South
Wales University Press and Johns Hopkins University Press.
Current Projects
Globally Linked Regional Projects:
Regional Efforts to Achieve Peace
(REAP) 2010-Current
Towards developing distinctive regional contributions towards global peace, our current Senior Research Fellows (Eileen Babbitt of Tufts University,
Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy; Sverre Lodgaard of the Norwegian Institute of International
Affairs; and Chaiwat Satha-Anand of Thammasat
University) have been holding conferences/workshops aimed at developing new regional research
and practice agendas for the 21st century. These
projects build on the research expertise of each
fellow and bring together key experts to map out
policy and practice concerns for the 21st century.
Our regional directors are focusing attention on key
issues in each of their regionsnamely arms control, disarmament and security; the power of nonviolence and effectiveconflict prevention and transformation. It is hoped that these regional initiatives
around key substantive areas will enable individuals
and nations to transcend narrow understandings of
nationalism and use regional institutions as building
blocks towards global citizenship and a common humanity. Past conferences/workshops include:
REAP Team: L to R (Back Row Standing); Chaiwat Satha-Anand (Senior Research Fellow),
Tatsushi Arai (Research Fellow), Satoko Takahashi (Research Director), Toshiyuki Nasukawa
(Research Fellow). L to R (Front Row Seated) Eileen Babbitt (Senior Research Fellow), Kevin
Clements (Secretary-General), and Sverre Lodgaard (Senior Research Fellow).
Music and the arts can engage our emotions, and our
spirit, and help us connect with the deepest aspects of
our existence. Research and practice have shown that
language and verbal communication remain crucial
for trauma healing, nonviolent conflict transformation
and peacebuilding at all levels; and that when they are
added at the right time in the right context, music and
the arts can tremendously enhance the effectiveness
of most traditional methods.
The life and essence of artwhether it be painting, music, or dancelies in expressing through a
wellspring of emotion the universal realm of the human spirit. It is a melding of the individual and the
universal. That is why great art reaches out beyond
ethnic and national barriers to move people all over
the world.
Daisaku Ikeda
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Publications
If you want to
realize peace for
all humankind, you
must make concrete
proposals and take
the lead translating
them into concrete
action.
Josei Toda
Since 1996, Peace & Policy has become a significant journal of opinion on global peace and policy issues. Each themed volume features substantial articles by leading peace and policy scholars or
policy makers from around the world. Regular sections in the peer
reviewed journal include Institute News, Peacenotes, Book Notes,
and Conference Notes. For a complimentary copy of Peace & Policy,
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1. America & the World: The Double Bind, edited by Kevin Clements and Majid Tehranian,
Transaction Publishers, 2005. ISBN 978-1-41280460-8.
2. Anti-Racism and Multiculturalism: Studies in
International Communication, edited by Mark
D. Alleyne, Transaction, 2010. ISBN 978-1-41281321-1.
3. Asian Peace: Security and Governance in the
Asia-Pacific Region, edited by Majid Tehranian. London & New York: I.B. Tauris, 1999. ISBN
1-86064-469-4.
4. Beyond Reconstruction in Afghanistan: Lessons
from Development Experience, edited by John D.
Montgomery and Dennis A. Rondinelli. New York:
Palgrave MacMillan, 2004. ISBN 1-4039-6511-0.
5. Bridging a Gulf: Peacebuilding in West Asia, edited by Majid Tehranian. London & New York:
I.B. Tauris, 2003. ISBN 1-86064-884-3.
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26. Not by Bread Alone: Food Security and Governance in Africa, edited by Adelani F. Ogunrinade, Ruth Oniango and Julian May. Johannesburg: University of Witwatersrand Press, 1999.
ISBN 0-620-25061-5.
28. Passion for Peace, by Stuart Rees. Sydney Australia: New South Wales University Press; Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press,
2003. ISBN 0-86840-750-X.
29. Peace Journalism in Times of War: Peace and
Policy, Volume 13, edited by Susan Ross and
Majid Tehranian, Transaction Publishers, 2009.
ISBN 978-1-4128-1004-3.
30. Peace Journalism: The State of the Art, by Dov
Shinar and Wilhelm Kempf, Berlin: Regener,
2007. ISBN: 978-3-936014-12-9.
31. Political Islam in South East Asia, edited by Johan Saravanamuttu, in Global Change, Peace
and Security, 16:2, June 2004. Carfax Publishing, 2004. ISBN 1478-1158.
32. Protecting the Sacred, Creating Peace in AsiaPacific, edited by Chaiwat Satha-Anand and Olivier Urbain, 2013. ISBN: 978-1-4128-4985-2
33. Reimagining the Future: Towards Democratic
Governance, by Joseph A. Camilleri, Kamal
Malhotra, Majid Tehranian, et al. Bundoora,
Australia: Dept of Politics, La Trobe University,
2000. ISBN 0-646-39994-2.
34. Risk and Uncertainty, Understanding and Dialogue in the 21st Century, edited by Kevin P.
Clements and Olivier Urbain, 2012. ISBN 978-14128-4772-8
35. Studia Diplomatica, Vol. LXV-1, No. 1: The European Security System Revisited, edited by
Sverre Lodgaard, Belgium: Egmont The Royal
Institute for International Relations, 2012.
ISSN: 0770-2965.
36. The Center Holds: UN Reform for 21st Century
Challenges, edited by Kevin Clements and Nadia Mizner, 2008. ISBN: 978-1-4128-0778-4.
37. Worlds Apart: Human Security and Global Governance, edited by Majid Tehranian. London &
New York: I.B. Tauris, 1999. ISBN 1-86064-444-9.
38. Worlds on the Move: Globalization, Migration, and Cultural Security, edited by Jonathan
Friedman and Shalini Randeria, 2003. ISBN
0-86064-951-3.
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