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■Call for Papers for Ars Vivendi Journal Issue No. 19

We call for papers for our “Ars Vivendi Journal”, peer-reviewed on-line, free access English journal, published by Institute of Ars Vivendi at Ritsumeikan University. The deadline for submission is at 17:00 (Japan Time) on Friday 9 October 2026. We plan to publish it by the end of March 2027.
https://www.ritsumei-arsvi.org/en/publication/ars-vivendi-journal/call-for-papers-for-ars-vivendi-journal-no-19/

Our current issue, Issue No. 18 is available below.
https://www.ritsumei-arsvi.org/en/publication/ars-vivendi-journal/current-issue/special-issue-no-18-27-march-2026/

CONTENTS

Preface
　Tatsuya Mima

Article

Mapping Aural Diversity through In Which to Trust?
　Jay Afrisando

Special Section on Nothing about Us without Us: Voice, Participation and Community Building
The Historical Background of Japan’s Eugenics Protection Law and the Struggle of Its Victims
　Keiko Toshimitsu

Considering the Implementation of Japan’s CRPD Concluding Observations from the Perspectives of Disability Studies and Tōjisha Kenkyū
　Shin’ichiro Kumagaya

Living as Human Beings: A Report on Practices for Living in the Community, Breaking Social Barriers
　Hiroko Koizumi and Mitsutoshi Oyabu

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