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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 2007 Fiscal Year

Publications

1. "The Second Noel Butlin Lecture: Labour-Intensive Industrialisation in Global History", Australian Economic History Review, Vol.47, No.2, July 2007, pp.121-54

1. “Labour-intensive Industrialisation in Global History”, Kyoto Working Papers on Area Studies 1, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University, Kyoto., April 2007

1. “Introduction to Session 4: Asian Approaches to Conflict Resolution”, Nobuko Nagasaki et al. eds, Proceedings of the First AFC International Symposium ‘the International Context of Conflicts in the Middle East and Asian Approaches to Conflict Resolution’, 2007, pp.141-42

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Joint Research Projects

1. Research Topic:The Labour-intensive Path of Economic Development and the Quality of Labour and Life in India
2. Term:2006-2008
3. Sponsor:Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (Kakenhi), Scientific Research (B)
4. Leader: Kaoru Sugihara
5. Outline:Research into historial origins of the labour-intensive path of economic development in India throuth a combination of archive research and fieldwork
6. No. of Members:7
7. Members in CSEAS:1

1. Research Topic:In Search of Societal Mechanisms and Institutions for Conflict Resolution: Perspectives of Asian and African Studies and Beyond
2. Term:2005-2009
3. Sponsor:Afrasian Centre for Peace and Development Studies
4. Leader:Nobuko Nagasaki, Faculty of Intercultural Communication, Ryukoku University
5. Outline:Research into conflict resolutions of the contemporary world from the perspectives of area studies in Asia and Africa.
6. No. of Members:30
7. Members in CSEAS:1

1. Research Topic:Global History and the Comparisons between Asia and Europe
2. Term:2005-2007
3. Sponsor:Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (Kakenhi), Scientific Research (B)
4. Leader:Shigeru Akita, Graduate School of Letters, Osaka University
5. Outline:Research into global history through interactions with international scholarship and by engaging in recent debates.
6. No. of Members:7
7. Members in CSEAS:1

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Seminars/Symposia

1. Name of Workshop：Workshop on Labour-intensive Industrialisation in Southeast
2. Date：March 1, 2008
3. Place：Center for Southeast Asian Studies
4. Topic：“Labour-intensive Industrialisation in Southeast Asia: A Preliminary Comparative Perspective”
5. Presenter：SUGIHARA, Kaoru

1. Name of Symposium：Afrasia Centre for Peace and Development Studies Symposium ‘Resources under Stress: Sustainability of the Local Community in Asia and Africa’
2. Date：February 24, 2008
3. Place：Ryukoku University
4. topic： “East Asia, Middle East and the World Economy: The Oil Triangle under Strain”
5. Presenter：SUGIHARA, Kaoru

1. Name of Workshop： JSPS International Workshop on ‘International Collaboration for Formation and Development of Science and Technology Community in Southeast Asia: Strategy for Internationalization’
2. Date：February 1, 2008
3. Place： Pullman King Power Bangkok, Bangkok　（Thailand）
4. Topic：“Kyoto University’s Collaborative Research in Southeast Asia: Contributions of Area Studies”
5. Presenter：SUGIHARA, Kaoru

1. Name of Seminar: Politics, Economics and History of Asia
2. Date:15:00 - 18:00, December 18 (Tues.), 2007
3. Speaker 1 :Professor George Bryan Souza（University of Texas, San Antonio）
4. Topic 1 :"An Anatomy of Commerce and Consumption: Merchants and Opium at Batavia over the Long Eighteenth Century"
5. Speaker 2 :Professor Eric Tagliacozzo (Cornell University and CSEAS)
6. Topic 2 :"Opium Smuggling in Island Southeast Asia during the Long Nineteenth Century

1. Name of Workshop: 21C Workshop on 'Wealth and Poverty in Economic Development'
2. Date :9th December, 2007
3. Place:Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo
4. Topic:"Labour-intensive Industrialization in Global History: Its Impact on Global Income Distribution"
5. Presenter：SUGIHARA, Kaoru

1. Name of Workshop:CORE University Program Workshop on 'Private Faces of Power and Institutions in Southeast Asia'
2. Date :6-7th December, 2007
3. Place: Royal City Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand
4. Topic:"Labour-intensive Industrialisation in Global History: Some Thoughts on Southeast Asia"
5. Presenter：SUGIHARA, Kaoru

1. Name of Forum: The First Kyoto University Southeast Asian Forum in Indonesia: In Search of New Paradigm on Sustainable Humanosphere
2. Date :26th November 2007
3. Place: LIPI, Jakarta, Indonesia
4. Topic:"The Humanosphere-sustainable Path of Economic Development -A Global Historical Perspective-"
5. Presenter：SUGIHARA, Kaoru

1. Name of Seminar: Politics, Economics and History of Asia
2. Date :24th June 2007
3. Place: CSEAS Kyoto University
4. Topic:Humanosphere-sustainable Development and Private Property Rights - A methodological Note -
5. Organizer&Presenter:SUGIHARA, Kaoru
6. Number of participants: 20

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Activities in Academic Associations

1. Commentator
2. Name of Academic Association：The 76th Annual Meeting for the Socio-Economic History Society of Japan
3. Topic： Panel Discussion "Shijo no Hikakuseidoshi: Kindai Ajia ni okeru Tochi to Koritsusei"(The History of the Market in Modern Asia in Comparative Perspective: With Special Reference to Governance and Efficiency)
4. Place： Soka University
5. Term： 27th May 2007

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