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SUGIHARA, Kaoru

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• Professor
• Division of Economic and Political Dynamics
• BA (Econ.) Kyoto University, 1971
  MA (Econ.) University of Tokyo, 1973
  D Econ. University of Tokyo, 1996
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Current Research Interests

1. The East Asian miracle in global history
2. The history of intra-Asian trade
3. A comparative history of labor-intensive industrialization
4. A study of the historical path of humanosphere-sustainable development

The coast of Porbandar, Gujarat, India, which once prospered in Indian Ocean trade, and the remains of the ruler of its princely state

Research Activities in 2006 Fiscal Year

Publications

1. “From Deindustrialisation to Labour-intensive Industrialisation: Tirthankar Roy and the Revision in Indian Economic History”, Journal of the Japanese Association for South Asian Studies, October 2006, pp.238-43

1. “The Human Resource Path of Economic Development: A Perspective from Asian Experiences”, (CD-ROM) XIV Economic History Congress Helsinki 21-25 August 2006 (organised by the University of Helsinki and the International Economic History Association)., August 2006

1. “East Asia, Middle East and the World Economy: Further Notes on the Oil Triangle”, Working Papers for the Afrasian Centre for Peace and Development Studies, No.9, Ryukoku University, April 2006, 29p.

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Joint Research Projects

1. Research Topic:Global Economic History Network (GEHN)
2. Term:2003-2006
3. Sponsor:The Leverhulme Foundation (U.K.)
4. Leader:Patrick O’Brien, Department of Economic History, London School of Economics
5. Outline:Discussion, research and dissemination of major themes on global economic history through the organisation of eleven workshops, research and teaching fellowships in U.K., the U.S.A. and Japan, and publications of working papers and the Journal of Global History ( Camblidge University Press)
6. No. of Members:44
7. Members in CSEAS:1

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Seminars/Symposia

1. Name of Seminar:JSPS-NRCT Core University Program Seminar jointly held with the seminar series on Politics, Economics and History of Asia
2. Date : 16th March 2007
3. Place: Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University
4. Topic: "Burmese Military Forces”by Mya Than
5. Organizer:SUGIHARA, Kaoru

1. Name of Workshop:JSPS-NRCT Core University Program Workshop on Labour-intensive Industrialisation in Southeast Asia, jointly held with the seminar series on State, Market and Community
2. Date :15th March 2007
3. Place: Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University
4. Topic:"The Asian　International Economic Order”Labour-intensive Industrialisation in Southeast Asia
5. Organizer:SUGIHARA, Kaoru

1. Name of Workshop:JSPS-NRCT Core University Program Workshop on the Thai Coup d’etat and Post-Authoritarian Southeast Asia: The Shifting Balance of Social Powers
2. Date :12th to 13th March 2007
3. Place:Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University
4. Topic:SESSION I: “Neo-Liberal Populism”?: Reassessing Thaksin’s Regime
5. Presenter:SUGIHARA, Kaoru

1. Name of Workshop: The Second Workshop ‘The Labour-intensive Path of Economic Development and the Quality of Labour and Life in India’
2. Date :3rd December 2006
3. Place:CSEAS, Kyoto University
4. Topic:“Minami-Ajia Gata Keizai Hatten Keiro to Shigen, Enerugi Mondai” (The South Asian Path of Economic Development and the Relevance of Resources and Energy Supply)
5. Organizer&Presenter:SUGIHARA, Kaoru

1. Name of Conference:JSPS/NRCT Core University Program Conference ‘Emerging Developments in East Asia FTA/EPAs’
2. Date :October 28, 2006
3. Place:Doshisha University, Kanbaikan Hall
4. Topic:“Session 6 Views from the U.S.”
5. Discussant:SUGIHARA, Kaoru

1. Name of Colloquium:CSEAS Colloquium
2. Date :October 26, 2006
3. Place:CSEAS, Kyoto University
4. Topic:"The Resurgence of Intra-Asian Trade: Towards a New Perspective of Nineteenth Century Global History"
5. Speaker:SUGIHARA, Kaoru

1. Name of Seminar:Politics, Economics and History of Asia
2. Date :October 25, 2006
3. Place:CSEAS, Kyoto University
4. Topic"Kankyo Tekiou to Kokka Keisei: Taikokushi Tsusetu Saikou (The Response to the Environment and State Formation: A Reappraisal of the Prevailing View of the History of Thailand)"
5. Spearker:ISHII, Yoneo
6. Organizer:SUGIHARA, Kaoru

1. Name of Seminar:Politics, Economics and History of Asia
2. Date :September 16-17, 2006
3. Place:CSEAS, Kyoto University
4. Topic:The First Conference of the Economic History Network of Japan (J-EHN)
5. Organizers:Kaoru Sugihara with Tetsuji Okazaki (guest speakers included Roy Bin Wong, Adapa Satyanarayana and Charles Horioka)

1. Name of Workshop:the First Workshop ‘The Labour-intensive Path of Economic Development and the Quality of Labour and Life in India’
2. Date :June 11, 2006
3. Place:CSEAS, Kyoto University
4. Topic:“’Ooinaru Bunki’ to Jisshitsu Chingin, Seikatsu Suijun o meguru Ronso: Gurobaru Hisutori no Saikin no Doko (‘The Great Divergence’ and the Debate on Real Wages and the Standard of Living: A Review of Recent Literature on Global History)”
5. Organizer:SUGIHARA, Kaoru

1. Name of Seminar:Politics, Economics and History of Asia
2. Date :May 19, 2006
3. Place:CSEAS, Kyoto University
4. Topic:"Cotton Textiles and Ming/Qing China" by Harriet Zurndorfer
5. Organizer:SUGIHARA, Kaoru

1. Name of Seminar:Politics, Economics and History of Asia
2. Date :April 28, 2006
3. Place:CSEAS, Kyoto University
4. Topic:"Asia and the Rise of the Early Modern World Economy" by Om Prakash
5. Organizer:SUGIHARA, Kaoru

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Activities in Academic Associations

1. Presenter
2. Name of Academic Association：Asia and Global Economy, 1500-1900, Session 128, Annual Meeting for the Association for Asian Studies
3. Topic：“The Great Divergence in the Long Nineteenth Century”
4. Place： Boston
5. Term：25th March 2007

1. Presenter
2. Name of Academic Association：Workshop on Global History and Asia-Europe
3. Topic：“The Emergence of a Resource-saving Path of Economic Development in East Asia”
4. Place：Nakanoshima Center, Osaka University
5. Term：14th January 2007

1. Presenter
2. Name of Academic Association：The Second Meeting on British Empire and Economic Thought
3. Topic：“Britain and the Emergence of Asia as a Sphere of Free Trade, 1800-1914”
4. Place：.Yokohama National University MM Campus, Landmark Tower
5. Term：10th November 2006

1. Presenter
2. Name of Academic Association：Plenary session for the 113th Meeting for the Japan Society for the Study of Social Policy
3. Topic：‘Higashiajia-gata Keizai Hatten to Rodo, Seikatsu no Shitu (The East Asian Path of Economic Development and the Quality of Labour and Life)
4. Place：Ohita University
5. Term：October 22, 2006

1. Presenter
2. Name of Academic Association：Plenary symposium of the 19th Annual Meeting for the Japanese Association of South Asian Studies
3. Topic：‘Minamiajia-gata Keizai Hatten Keiro no Tokushitu: Higashiajia tono Hikaku kara (The Nature of the South Asian Pattern of Economic Development: A Comparison with the East Asian Experience)’
4. Place：Senshu University
5. Term：October 8, 2006

1. Round Table
2. Conference：GEHN and the Future of Global Economic History, the Tenth GEHN Conference
3. Topic：“From the Great Divergence to the Great Convergence”
4. Place：Fairview Park Marriott Hotel, Virginia
5. Term：September 10, 2006

1. Chair
2. Conference：Ｔhe 14th International Economic History Congress
3. Session：“Diseases and Environmental Changes in Modern Asia", Session 46
4. Place：University of Helsinki, Helsinki
5. Date：August 25, 2006

1. Presenter
2. Conference：Ｔhe 14th International Economic History Congress
3. Session：“The Human Resource Path of Economic Development: A Perspective from Asian Experiences”, Session 79,
4. Place：University of Helsinki, Helsinki
5. Date：August 23, 2006

1. Comments
2. Conference：Ｔhe 14th International Economic History Congress
3. Session：“Cotton Textiles as a Global Industry, 1200-1850”, Session 59,
4. Place：University of Helsinki, Helsinki
5. Date:August 22, 2006

1. Discussant
2. Name of Academic Association:State, Society, and Economy in China and India, 1750-1950: Building a Comparative Framework
   Topic:(General comments)"Comparisons and Connections in Global History"
3. Place:University of California, Irvine (Wyndham Gardens)
4. Date:May 14, 2006

1. Discussant
2. Name of Academic Association:State, Society, and Economy in China and India, 1750-1950: Building a Comparative Framework
3. Topic:"Standards of Living in China and India: Comments"
4. Place:University of California, Irvine (Wyndham Gardens)
5. Date:May 13, 2006

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Outside Activities

1. Newspaper:Nihon Keizai Shinbun
2. Article:“Yasashii Keizaigaku, Meicho to Gendai - J. S. Miru Jiyu-ron 1-8 (Introduction to Economics: Reading Classics and the Contemporary World: John Stuart Mill, On Liberty, 1-8)”
3. Date:15th, 16th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd and 26th March 2007.

1. Newspaper:Nikkei Weekly .
2. Article:Higher Oil Prices Can Benefit East Asia
3. Date:May 15, 2006

1. Newspaper:Nihon Keizai Shinbun
2. Article:Reconstituting the International Order under High Oil Prices
3. Date:April 21, 2006

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