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SATO Akira

SATO Akira

SATO Akira
[Belonging・Position] Area Studies Center・Senior Research Fellow
[Research Field] African Studies
[email] Akira_Sato E-mail
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Previous research

I have studied the formation of Sub-Saharan African states from the end of the 19th century to the 21st century from the perspectives of society, politics, and the global environment. My research can be considered political history research that takes into account long-term continuity and society as a whole. My research has focused mainly on French-speaking countries such as Côte d'Ivoire and my main work is The Modern History of the Cocoa Republic (Institute of Developing Economies, 2015), which is the first comprehensive history of modern Côte d'Ivoire in Japan. Research projects that I have been involved with cover topics such as conflict and reconciliation, authoritarian rule, democratization, political parties, international peacekeeping operations, France–Africa relations, Islam and politics, land ownership systems, the informal sector, migration, constitution and politics.

Current research projects

I am currently organizing the following research projects.