国内, 国際政策形成, 及び学術振興等への寄与活動
2021.11～2022.03, I wrote a regional report on the state of research on education in East and Southeast Asia, focusing especially on the role of teachers in 'raising learning outcomes'. This was designed to inform discussions within the the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) of the UK, and the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) on the design of the second stage of a large international research project on the theme of 'Raising Learning Outcomes', focusing especially on enhancing teaching and learning in developing countries., The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) of the UK..
2019.10～2022.03, I served as Co-Chair of the 'Context' Working Group (WG2) of the 'International Scientific and Evidence-based Educational Assessment', coordinated by UNESCO's Mahatma Gandhi Institute (New Delhi) in connection with UNESCO's 'Futures of Education' agenda., UNESCO (Mahatma Gandhi Institute / MGIEP)..
2016.06～2017.11, I served as a coordinating lead author, together with Dr. Yoko Mochizuki and Prof. Krishna Kumar, of a report commissioned by UNESCO's Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (New Delhi). This report was designed as a survey of the treatment in education policy and school curricula across Asia of concepts related to the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Target 4.7. It was published as 'Rethinking Schooling for the 21st Century: the State of Education for Peace, Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship in Asia.', UNESCO MGIEP (Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development)..
新聞・雑誌記事及びTV・ラジオ番組出演等
2021.12, RTHK (Radio Television Hong Kong) Radio 3, A live interview for RTHK's Backchat programme on the commemoration of the Nanjing Massacre in Hong Kong's schools.
2021.06, RTHK (Radio Television Hong Kong) Radio 3, A live interview for the 'Backchat' program about changes to the history curriculum for Hong Kong schools.
2021.07, NHK World, Interviewed for NHK World's 'Asian View' programme, discussing the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party.
2020.05, The Economist, Quoted in the 'Chaguan' column, in an article entitled 'Educational freedom is under assault in Hong Kong'. The article cited work by Vickers and Paul Morris (of the UCL-IOE) on the changing portrayal of Japan in Hong Kong's history textbooks..
2020.01, BBC Radio 4, Interview broadcast as part of the Program 'Lies My Teacher Told Me: Japan - Revising the Past'.
2018.09, Formosa Television, Prof. Edward Vickers was interviewed on the program 'Taiwan Lecture Hall' (民視台灣學堂) on September 10, 2018. The interview was conducted by Dr. Yin C. Chuang of National Taiwan Normal University. Dr. Chuang and Prof. Vickers discussed history education and the politics of national identity in Taiwan, Hong Kong and mainland China..
2018.05, The Economist, Factory Model Schools (letter to the Editor).
2018.03, The Times, Interviewed for and quoted in article entitled, 'Westminster and Kings accused of Helping Chinese teach propaganda', by Rosemary Bennett.
2018.03, East Asia Forum, Lessons in Education from Post-Mao China.
2018.03, Nikkei Asia Review, Interviewed for and quoted in article entitled 'Students in East China and Vietnam top rich world peers', by Simon Roughneen.
2018.02, The Financial Times, Warn Students about Expensive Diploma Mills (letter to the Editor).
2018.01, Asian Currents (online newsletter of the Asian Studies Assocation of Australia), At What Price Success? Lessons in education from Post-Mao China.
2017.11, The Washington Post, Interviewed for and quoted in article entitled 'Chinese universities scramble to open centers to study Xi Jinping Thought', by Simon Denyer.
2017.11, The Diplomat, Japan's Pyrrhic Victory over 'Comfort Women' Commemoration.
2017.09, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, National Radio (RN), Lecture entitled 'Educating China after Mao' in RN's 'Big Ideas' series (broadcast September 27, 2017).
2016.10, The Diplomat, Japan Scores Tragic Own Goal with UNESCO Stance.
2016.10, The Japan Times, Japan Scores Tragic Own Goal (reprint of article originally published in 'The Diplomat').
2016.01, 中央公論, 「世界的趨勢としての人文社会科学危機」 という記事を執筆した。.
2015.11, 'University World News', Article with Jeremy Rappleye entitled, 'Can Japanese Universities really become Super Global?'.
2015.11, 'University World News', Article with Jeremy Rappleye entitled, 'Asia is Japan's Internationalisation Blindspot'.
2015.11, University World News, Article with Jeremy Rappleye entitled 'Nationalism vs. Internationalism'.
2015.08, Asia Dialogue (online magazine of University of Nottingham Asia Research Institute), The Abe Statement and the Politics of War Memory in Japan.
2015.07, 中央公論, 外国人教員から見た日本の大学の奇妙なグローバル化 (Japan's Peculiar University Internationalization: the view of foreign professors).
2015.07, The Diplomat, Britain's Approach to Japan and East Asia (article co-authored with Tim Summers).
2014.10, The Guardian (London), 'China and the Future of Democracy in Hong Kong'.
2014.10, The Washington Post, Interviewed by Simon Denyer (Beijing Bureau Chief of The Washington Post) on the politics of education in contemporary Hong Kong. Cited in article: 'Hong Kong Protests Spur Renewed Debate Over Patriotic Education', Washington Post, November 21, 2014..
2014.10, The Guardian, China and the Future of Democracy in Hong Kong (letter to the Editor).
2014.07, Financial Times (London), 'Bully Tactics by Accounting Firms' (Commentary on Hong Kong politics).
2014.07, The Financial Times (London), 'At Cross Purposes on Hong Kong's Autonomy' (a criticism of the British government's policy towards Hong Kong in the context of the 'Occupy Central' campaign).
2014.07, The Financial Times, Bully Tactics by Accounting Firms (letter to the Editor).
2014.03, East Asia Forum, China-Taiwan History: No Textbook Answers.
2012.09, 外交, This article discusses my reflections on the current state of Sino-Japanese relations, drawing on my experience of living, working and researching in mainland China, Hong Kong and Japan over a 20-year period. It is a contribution to a special issue of the Japanese magazine 'Foreign Affairs' commemorating the 40th anniversary of the normalization of Sino-Japanese diplomatic ties..
一般市民、社会活動及び産業界等を対象とした活動
2018.12, Open forum, 'Taiwan Today' (台湾事情), Organised by the Kyushu University Taiwan Studies Program, with the support of the Fukuoka Branch, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Osaka.
Chief organiser, Dr. Shiho MAEHARA, Research Assistant Professor, Kyushu Taiwan Studies Program - Director, Prof. Edward Vickers., Kyushu University, Ito Campus.
2018.11, Voices of the Comfort Women International Symposium
Invited speech - Slaves to rival nationalisms: UNESCO and the politics of ‘comfort women’ commemoration, International Joint Nomination Committee - 'Voices of the Comfort Women', Korean YMCA, Tokyo.
