HIRANO Katsumi
Executive Vice President
Research Field:
Africa Area Study, Development Economics
Education / Research Experience
| Education: | |
| Ph.D of Global Studies, Doshisha University, 2011 | |
| Graduate School of Waseda University (Master of Economics), 1984 | |
| Faculty of Political Economy, Waseda University (bachelor of Economics), 1981 | |
| Professional Career: | |
| Executive Vice President, 2015- | |
| Chief Senior Researcher, Area Studies Center, 2012-2015 | |
| Director General, Area Studies Center, 2008-2012 | |
| Executive Director, JETRO Johannesburg, 2004-2007 | |
| Director, Africa Studies Group, Institute of Developing Economies (IDE- JETRO), 1998-2004 | |
| joined the IDE, 1991 | |
| Program Officer, Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF), 1988-1991 | |
| Adviser, International Development Center of Japan (IDCJ), 1987-1989 | |
| Special Assistant, Embassy of Japan in Zimbabwe, 1984-1987 | |
| Other Information: | |
| Lecturer, Keio University, 2015- | |
| Lecturer, Rikkyo University, 2014-2015 | |
| Board Member, Japan Consortium for Area Studies, 2010-2015 | |
| Lecturer, University of Tokyo, 2008-2010 | |
| Board Member, Sasakawa Africa Associaiton, 2007- | |
| Okita Memorial Prize, 2003 | |
| Lecturer, University of Tokyo, 2000-2004 | |
| Azusa Ono Memorial Award, 1982 | |
| Lecturer, University of the Sacred Heart, 1997-2002 | |
| Visiting Researcher, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1993-1995 | |
Major Works
English
- "TICAD and the National Interest of Japan", Japanese Studies , Vol.32, No.2, September 2012
- “What is Happening in “Poor” Africa?”, Takashi Shiraishi, Tatsufumi Yamagata and Shahid Yusuf eds., Poverty Reduction and Beyond: Development Strategies for Low-income Countries, Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
- “Japanese Commitment for the Green Revolution in Sub-Saharan Africa”, Steven A Breth ed., From Subsistence to Sustainable Agriculture in Africa , Sasakawa Africa Asso¬citation, 2004.
- “Mass Unemployment in South Africa: A Comparative Study with East Asia”, IDE Discussion Paper No. 6, 2004.
- Japan and South Africa in a Globalising World: A Distant Mirror , co-eds. with Chris Alden, Ashgate, 2003.
- Globalization Carried on Human Feet , co-eds. with Hiroshi K. Sato, IDE Spot Survey No.27, 2003.
- The Study on Japan’s Official Development Assistance to Southern African Countries , Vol. 2, co-author, JICA , 2000.
- “Japanese ODA in the Era of Globalisation”, Philip Ne led., State/Society Responses to Globalisation: Comparative Perspectives from Japan and Southern Africa , Stellenbosch University.
- "Globalization and African Renaissance", Ippei Yamazawa ed., Developing Economies in the Twenty-First Century , IDE-JETRO, 2000.
- The OECD/DAC’s New Development Strategy , Vol.3 (co-author), JICA, 1998.
Japanese
- Africa: The Continent of Economy , Chuokoron-shinsha, 2013.
- Africa’s Problem: The World History of Development and Aid , Nippon-Hyoron-sha Co. Ltd., 2009.
- The Impact of South Africa , Nikkei Publishing Inc., 2009.
- African Economy transformed by Firms; Expansion of South African and Chinese Firms , ed., IDE-JETRO, 2006.
- Econometrics for Sub-Saharan Africa , ed., IDE-JETRO, 2005.
- Toward the Economics of Sub-Saharan Africa , ed., IDE-JETRO, 2003.
- Illustrated Africa's Economy , Nippon-Hyoron-sha Co. Ltd., 2002 (awarded 2003 Okita Memorial Prize).
- Comparing Africa: The Challenges of the Disciplines , ed., IDE-JETRO, 2001.
- The Impacts of New South Africa , ed., IDE-JETRO, 1999.
Other Information
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