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Paola Cavaliere @paolajp.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

"Raccontare la Guerra, Pensare la Pace: Voci dal Giappone tra storia, letteratura e memoria" Il nostro contributo all'iniziativa La Statale per la Pace: 6 Ottobre 2026 13:30-16, Universita' degli Studi di Milano, Polo di Mediazione Linguistica e Culturale, Aula T13. Ingresso Libero.

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Paola Cavaliere @paolajp.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Happening on October 13, 15:30–17:00! How can we prepare for the unpredictable? The answer is simple: by building a strong culture of disaster preparedness and resilience. And what better place to discuss this than the historic Casa della Cultura in Milan? Join us!

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Paola Cavaliere @paolajp.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

“As a woman I have no country As a woman, my country is the whole world” V. W. What better way to be welcomed at AISTUGIA conference in Rome? Thank you, Sapienza Università di Roma!

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Paola Cavaliere @paolajp.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Happening today! Our panel, “Narratives of Risk, Care, and Coping: Community-Based Responses to Disaster in Contemporary Japan,” takes place today at 2 PM at EAJS in Poznań, Iuridicum Novum, Room Zeta 2/3. Join us for an engaging conversation and discussion. Looking forward to seeing you there!

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Paola Cavaliere @paolajp.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Mission accomplished! Two intense but very rewarding days in Toruń for the EAJS PhD Workshop. お疲れ様でした！ Moving on to Poznań tomorrow for the EAJS Conference. Stay tuned for our panel on Friday the 28th! 😃

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Paola Cavaliere @paolajp.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Exciting news!😄😄 I’m thrilled to have been awarded an ERC Advanced Grant for INCLUDE-MHPSS: Intersectionality-Informed MHPSS for Equitable Disaster Mitigation.😊 Over the next 5 years, my team will study inclusive psychosocial support in disasters across Italy, Japan & Australia. Looking forward!😉

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Paola Cavaliere @paolajp.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Today and tomorrow I am working with students of the School of Human Sciences, University of Osaka, to discuss disaster research directions. Everyone is welcome! Looking forward to it😀

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Paola Cavaliere @paolajp.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

A productive and engaging discussion with Yamazaki Hiroki, President of the Toshiba International Foundation. We exchanged views on current research trends and future directions. Looking forward to strengthening ties and developing new collaborations with the University of Milan!

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Paola Cavaliere @paolajp.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

A day in Kyoto Arashiyama. Daikakuji, with screens of Kanō school, and the Fukuda Museum, no. 1 for fans of Itō Jakuchū like me! Both incredibly quiet places, despite Kyoto’s chronic overtourism.

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Paola Cavaliere @paolajp.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

A visit to Katsuoji temple, It’s always worth the hike through the green Mino mountains⛰️. Beautiful as ever🤩

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Paola Cavaliere @paolajp.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Thank you all for attending our first event on disaster psychosocial support at the University of Milan. Excellent papers, a stimulating roundtable, and a truly engaging discussion throughout the day. Next stop: May 11 at Sapienza University of Rome, join us!

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Paola Cavaliere @paolajp.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

I am pleased to announce the international conference “Perspectives on MHPSS and Disaster Recovery: Evidence from the EviMaPS Research”, which will take place on 8 May 2026 (9:00–16:00) at the University of Milan. Let’s ideas and approaches for a more inclusive disaster mitigation!

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Paola Cavaliere @paolajp.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

I am delighted to announce that our new volume, Handbook of Disaster Studies in Japan, edited by Paola Cavaliere (University of Milan) and Junko Otani (University of Osaka), is now available from Routledge: www.routledge.com/Handbook-of-...

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Handbook of Disaster Studies in Japan

This volume is a critical interrogation of the concept, meaning and experience of disaster in 21st-century Japan. Throughout the chapters, a central theme and guiding theoretical perspective is the re...

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Paola Cavaliere @paolajp.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

A wonderful day in snowy Bologna, visiting the excellent Graphic Japan exhibition. Truly wonderful—great work, Rossella!

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Paola Cavaliere @paolajp.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

I’m flying out to Rabat tomorrow for the International Sociological Association Forum. I’ll be presenting a paper and chair a session. Very much looking forward to it! Please join us!

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Paola Cavaliere @paolajp.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

On Friday May 9th 2pm-4pm I will be at the 4th National Emergency Congress (www.congressoemergenza.it ) in Rimini to present the result of our WHO EviMaPS,discussing data from Japan, Australia and Italy (mspgh.unimelb.edu.au/centres-inst...). Looking forward to it!

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Paola Cavaliere @paolajp.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Thank you to my colleagues and attendees who joined our session today at #AAS2025 . I enjoyed the discussion and the friendly but academically rigorous conversation. See you in Toronto’s next year!

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Paola Cavaliere @paolajp.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Excited to be here today at #AAS2025 in Columbus! I am chairing the session Community Welfare Roles of Religious Organizations in East Asia and Beyond. Join us at 11am in Room A113 Convention Center😉

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Paola Cavaliere @paolajp.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

First day in Ise, just arrived at Kogakkan University on a beautiful sunny day🌞

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Paola Cavaliere @paolajp.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

And yes, I’m back. Not as green as I wished, but nice all the same. The old Expo 70 is always worth a walk. What will the new Expo 2025 look like?

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Paola Cavaliere @paolajp.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

They had a good time yesterday at the Religion and Politics workshop I organised @Handai. I missed it 😕, my plane was delayed, but I could meet Levi and Ioannis for a quick chat afterwards. Thank you all!

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Paola Cavaliere @paolajp.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Azuchi Screens” Documentary shooting Day 2 @BAV in the wonderful Salone Sistino. The Italian chapter ends here, next is the Japanese one in Azuchi. TBC😉

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Paola Cavaliere @paolajp.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

I have organized a Workshop on “Religion and Politics in Japan” with Prof Levi McLaughlin and Prof Ioannis Gaitanidis. Please join us on Feb 12, 2025 at Osaka University 9:30-12:30

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Paola Cavaliere @paolajp.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

“Azuchi Screens” Documentary shooting Day 1 @ARSI: meeting old manuscripts and old friends

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Paola Cavaliere @paolajp.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

JSPS Alumni event on Dec 11, 14:30-17:00 at the University of Milano-Bicocca. I’ll share my JSPS-sponsored research output. Open to all, please join!

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Paola Cavaliere @paolajp.bsky.social · 09/11/2024

In Milan today at the historical House of Culture to discuss Ahimsa and non violence with some excellent colleagues. Very interesting insights www.casadellacultura.it/casa-della-c...

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Paola Cavaliere @paolajp.bsky.social · 28/10/2024

In Oct 22 we presented our findings from the EHO EviMaps project on disaster emergency psychosocial support (mspgh.unimelb.edu.au/centres-inst...) at the Social Sciences Conference of the Civil Protection in Rome. A recording is available here www.facebook.com/share/v/HYST... (in Italian)

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WHO EviMaPS: Evidence Mapping of Psychosocial Supports

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