OSADA Noriyuki

OSADA Noriyuki

OSADA Noriyuki
[Belonging・Position] Current Affairs Studies Group, Area Studies Center
[Research Field] Political History of Burma/Myanmar, Urban Social History
[email] Noriyuki_Osada E-mail
Profile Information (Research history, education, papers & publications)

Previous research

I have conducted research on the history of Myanmar (Burma) since I was a university student. My main areas of research are the country’s political history during the British colonial era in the first half of the 20th century and the urban social history of the then capital Yangon (Rangoon). Based on my doctoral dissertation in these areas, I published a book in 2016, entitled The Border in Embryo: Immigration and Urban Governance in Colonial Rangoon (Yamakawa Shuppansha; in Japanese). Since joining the Institute of Developing Economies, I have analyzed contemporary trends in Myanmar, in addition to my historical research. Serving as an editor for The Yearbook of Asian Affairs (published annually) and writing chapters on Myanmar, I have disseminated information on the circumstances in Myanmar in a timely manner.

Current research projects

I am working on the following topics for my historical research. (1) Decolonization of the Colonial City.This research project is an extension of my previous research on the urban social history of Yangon during the colonial period. The project examines how urban society changed throughout the long-term decolonization process from the 1930s through World War II and independence to the 1960s. (2) Environmental History of Water. I am exploring ways to write about the history of Myanmar and Yangon, focusing on water-related events involving rivers, rain, irrigation, and water supply and sewage systems.
In an analysis of current affairs, I have been following the situation in Myanmar since the coup in February 2021, trying to grasp the current situation from a medium- to long-term perspective.

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