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ZI, Yanyin
 
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Affiliation*
College of Intercultural Communication Department of Intercultural Communication
Title*
Assistant Professor
Degree
Doctoral ( Asian and African Area Studies, Kyoto University )
Research Interests
  • mobility

  • migrant entrepreneurship

  • globalization

  • Asia-Africa relations

  • Campus Career*
    • 4 2022 - Present 
      College of Intercultural Communication   Department of Intercultural Communication   Assistant Professor
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    Research Areas

    • Humanities & Social Sciences / Sociology  / Southern Africa

    • Humanities & Social Sciences / Cultural anthropology and folklore

    Research History

    • 10 2020 - Present 
      Waseda University   Institute for Transnational Human Resource Management   Visiting Researcher

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    • 12 2022 - 1 2023 
      Cologne University   Global South Research Center   International Fellow

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    • 9 2017 - 3 2022 
      Rikkyo University   College of Intercultural Communication   Research and Education Coordinator

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    • 3 2016 - 3 2018 
      Kyoto University   Center for African Area Studies   Specially Appointed Researcher

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    • 9 2016 - 2 2017 
      University of Cologne   Global South Studies Center (GSSC)   Research Fellow

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    • 3 2016 - 8 2016 
      University of Cape Town   Centre for African Language Diversity   Visiting Scholar

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    Education

    • 4 2011 - 3 2016 
      Kyoto University   Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies   African Area Studies

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    Awards

    • 4 2015  
      LOTTE Foundation  Foreign Scholarship Students

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    • 4 2010  
      Heiwa Nakajima Foundation  Foreign Scholarship Students (2010-2011)

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    Papers

    • Global Capital, Local Dynamics: Unravelling Labor Relations in Chinese Foreign Direct Investment within South Africa's Industrial Relations Peer-reviewed

      Yanyin Zi

      Zanj: The Journal of Critical Global South Studies8 ( 1/2 ) 105 - 136   1 2025

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    • Placing African Cities in Chinese Lives: A Comparative Study of Migrant Geographies Peer-reviewed

      Xiao, Allen Hai, Yanyin Zi

      Journal of Current Chinese Affairs 53(1): 130-151   3 2024

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      Language:English   Publishing type:Research paper (scientific journal)  

      DOI: 10.1177/18681026241241079

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    • Shaping Botswana's Economy: Chinese Counterfeits as Catalysts of Globalization and Local Development Peer-reviewed

      Yanyin Zi

      Journal of Southern African Studies49 ( 5/6 )   2023

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      Language:English   Publishing type:Research paper (scientific journal)  

      DOI: 10.1080/03057070.2023.2334502

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    • Values Gaps Affecting Human Resources Management Relations between Expats and Locals: The Case of a Chinese Manufacturer in South Africa Peer-reviewed

      Yanyin Zi, Arthur Linke

      Africa Journal of Management7 ( 2 ) 216 - 239   5 2021

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    • Chinese Merchants in Africa: From Distributors of “Made in China” to Founders of “Designed in China" Invited

      Zi Yanyin

      Journal of Chinese Overseas Studies ( 16 ) 40 - 48   10 2019

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    • ボツワナの中国人商人たち―チャイナショップが生み出す消費社会―

      シ ゲンギン

      『SYONODOSジャーナル』   10 2018

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    • Decoding Relationships between Chinese Merchants and Batswana Shop Assistants: The Case of China Shops in Gaborone Peer-reviewed

      Yanyin Zi, Monageng Mogalakwe

      African Study Monographs, Supplementary Issue54   171 - 189   3 2018

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    • Co-shaping the Image of China: Social Interactions at China Shops in Botswana

      Yanyin Zi

      Kyoto University (Doctoral Dissertation)   3 2016

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    • The Challenges for Chinese Merchants in Botswana: A Middleman Minority Perspective Peer-reviewed

      Yanyin Zi

      Journal of Chinese Overseas11 ( 1 ) 21 - 42   8 5 2015

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      Language:English   Publishing type:Research paper (scientific journal)   Publisher:Brill Academic Publishers  

      DOI: 10.1163/17932548-12341294

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    • The China Shop Phenomenon: The Case of Chinese Merchants in Gaborone, Botswana Peer-reviewed

      Zi Yanyin

      PULA: Botswana Journal of African Studies29 ( 1 ) 33 - 49   2015

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    • The ‘Fong Kong’ Phenomenon in Botswana: A Perspective on Globalisation from Below Peer-reviewed

      Zi Yanyin

      African East-Asian Affairs1   6 - 27   2015

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    • Analyzing The Relationship among Mass Media, Governmental Activities and Local Voices Peer-reviewed

      Yanyin Zi

      Psychologia57 ( 4 ) 259 - 274   12 2014

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    Misc.

    • Review of David H. Shinn and Joshua Eisenman's China’s Relations with Africa: A New Era of Strategic Engagement Invited Peer-reviewed

      H-Diplo | Robert Jervis International Security Studies Forum, Roundtable Review16 ( 46 ) 2 - 5   6 2025

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    • Review of Yoichi Mine’s Connecting Africa and Asia: Afrasia as a Benign Community Peer-reviewed

      Yanyin Zi

      Journal of African Studies   100 - 102   12 2023

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    • 「ケープタウンのお寿司」 Invited

      『なじまぁ』(立教大学アジア地域研究所) ( 13 ) 6 - 7   3 2023

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    • 「どこに行ってもいきていけますように」 Invited Peer-reviewed

      『早稲田大学トランスナショナルHRM研究所』 ( 13 ) 11 - 13   3 2022

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    Books and Other Publications

    • 世界の中華料理: World Chinese Dishesの文化人類学

      川口幸大( Role: Contributor ,  南アフリカ共和国ー移民とアパルトヘイトの爪痕 (pp.148-163))

      昭和堂  11 2024  ( ISBN:4812223229

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    • Iron Sharpens Iron: Social Interactions at China Shops in Botswana

      Zi Yanyin( Role: Sole author)

      Cameroon: Langaa Research & Publishing Common Initiative Group  3 2017  ( ISBN:9789956764419

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      Total pages:290   Language:English Book type:Scholarly book

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    • ナミビアを知るための53章 (エリア・スタディーズ141)

      シ ゲンギン, 水野一晴, 永原陽子( Role: Contributor ,  ナミビアの中国人)

      明石書店  3 2016  ( ISBN:4750343102

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      Total pages:388  

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    • アフリカ紛争・共生データアーカイブ第2巻

      シ・ゲンギン( Role: Contributor ,  中国人商人と現地の人々の軋轢)

      京都大学アフリカ地域研究資料センター  2015 

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      Responsible for pages:p11   Language:Japanese Book type:Report

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    • Social Transition and Its Impact on Southern Africa

      Antonie Chigeda, Yanyin Zi( Role: Joint editor)

      Area Studies Unit, Center for the Promotion of Interdisciplinary Education and Research, Kyoto University  2014  ( ISBN:9784905518099

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      Language:English

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    Presentations

    • Labor Struggle in the Era of Automation in South Africa

      The 62th Annual Conference of the Japan Association for African Studies  20 5 2025 

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    • The Squeaky Wheel Might Be Changed: Labor Struggle in the Era of Automation in South Africa

      67th Annual Meeting of African Studies Association (Chicago)  12 12 2024 

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    • Inequality in the Age of Globalization: Examining the Impact of Chinese FDI on Labour Relations in South Africa

      Department of Anthropology Seminar, University of Cape Town  6 8 2024 

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    • Reshaping Development: China's Impact on South Africa's Industrial Landscape and the Imperative for Equitable Sustainability

      Development Studies Association 2024 (SOAS University of London)  27 6 2024 

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    • Fitting a Square Peg in a Round Hole: Exporting Labor Regimes from China to South Africa

      66th Annual Meeting of African Studies Association (San Francisco)  30 11 2023 

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      Event date: 30 11 2023 - 2 12 2023

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    • ボツワナにおける中国産模造品と現地消費者の関係-経済的ダイナミクスと貿易政策の考察- Invited

      2023年度第5回白山文化人類学研究会  23 10 2023 

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    • 南アフリカに進出した中国系製造業企業における人事管理の現状 Invited

      国際開発学会「アフリカ・アジアにおけるものづくり研究部会」第7回研究会 (共催:京滋支部)  24 6 2023 

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    • A Re-emergence of the ‘Race to the Bottom’? Insights from a Chinese Manufacturing Business in South Africa

      14 5 2023 

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      Event date: 13 5 2023 - 14 5 2023

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    • Stepping Stones or Stumbling Blocks: Chinese Counterfeits in Botswana

      Seminar at Global South Studies Center (University of Cologne)  13 12 2022 

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    • Chinese Counterfeits in Africa: A Global Economic Historical Perspective

      Yanyin ZI

      65th Annual Meeting of African Studies Association (Pennsylvania)  18 11 2022 

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      Event date: 17 11 2022 - 19 11 2022

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    • Values Gaps Affecting Human Resources Management Relations between Expats and Locals: The Case of a Chinese Manufacturing Company in South Africa Invited

      Yanyin ZI, Arthur Linke

      Africa-China Relations: Re-examining a Multi-faceted Engagement from Labour Relations to the Role of Local Elites  24 11 2021 

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    • The Discursive Field of the Belt and Road Initiative in the Japanese Newspaper: Understanding the Discursive Practices under Abe Doctrine

      Yanyin Zi, Allen Xiao

      Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)  3 9 2021 

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      Event date: 31 8 2021 - 3 9 2021

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    • 存続と繁栄の秘訣 ―アフリカにおける中国の模造品販売―

      東北大学東北アジア研究センター設立25周年記念シンポジウム  26 6 2021 

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    • Intercultural Communication Issues in Chinese Companies in South Africa Trust Building between Expats and Locals

      22 5 2021 

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    • Trust and Commitment in China-Africa Employment Relations International conference

      Zi Yanyin

      62nd Annual Meeting of African Studies Association (Boston)  21 11 2019 

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    • Role Changes in Chinese Merchants in Africa: From Distributors of “Made in China” to Founders of “Designed in China” International conference

      Zi Yanyin

      2nd International Conference of JSAS: Enhancing Japan-Africa Connectivity  28 7 2019 

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      Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

      Venue:Tokyo University  

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    • Issues Concerning Vocational Training in the Asian Companies in South Africa: A Case Study of Chinese Manufacturing Company X International conference

      Zi Yanyin

      The 56th Annual Conference of the Japan Association for African Studies  18 5 2019 

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    • 南部アフリカにおける新華僑

      シ ゲンギン

      日本華僑華人学会研究大会「変貌を遂げる21世紀の華僑社会」  17 11 2018 

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      Language:Japanese   Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

      Venue:東洋大学  

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    • Challenges and Opportunities for Chinese Business Upgrades International conference

      Zi Yanyin

      Voice for the Future: African Area Studies in a Globalizing World  2 12 2017 

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      Venue:Kyoto  

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    • Everyday Lives of Chinese in Botswana Invited International conference

      Zi Yanyin

      27 6 2017  University of Vienna

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      Venue:Austria  

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    • Decoding Intergroup Relations in Employment in Southern Africa International conference

      Zi Yanyin

      Africa-China: Business and Migration  12 1 2017  University of Cologne

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      Language:English   Presentation type:Symposium, workshop panel (nominated)  

      Venue:Germany  

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    • Chinese Investment in Africa: Ground Level Interaction Matters International conference

      Zi Yanyin

      African-Asian Encounters (III) Afrasian Transformations: Beyond Grand Narratives  30 9 2016 

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    • China Shop as an Unauthorized Nation Brand in Botswana International conference

      Zi Yanyin

      The 2016 Chinese in Africa/Africans in China Conference  18 8 2016  Aga Khan University

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    • Unveiling the Mask of Batswana Customers: We Don’t Like China Shops But We Still Need Fong Kong Goods International conference

      Zi Yanyin

      9th International Conference of the International Society for the Study of Chinese Overseas  7 7 2016  University of British Columbia

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    • 飽和市場における摩擦への対処―ボツワナのチャイナショップを事例に― Invited

      シ ゲンギン

      第45回中国環境問題研究拠点研究会「アフリカに進出する中国人」  30 10 2015  総合地球環境学研究所

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      Language:Japanese   Presentation type:Oral presentation (invited, special)  

      Venue:京都  

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    • Decoding Labor Issues between Chinese Employers and Batswana Employees: The Case of a China Shop in Gaborone International conference

      Zi Yanyin

      29 8 2015  Southern African Institute for Policy and Research

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    • Live as a Chinese Merchant in Africa: A Case of Botswana International conference

      Zi Yanyin

      “African Studies meet Asian Studies” Second Asian Conference on African Studies  3 5 2014  Japan Association for African Studies. Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies, Kyoto University

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    • The Mobility of China Shop in Botswana: A Double-Edged Sword for Surviving Business International conference

      Zi Yanyin

      1st International Conference of Africa-Asia Development University Network–Africa’s Asian Options  12 3 2014  the University of Malaya

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      Venue:Malaysia  

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    • Factors Influencing Business Frictions between Chinese Merchants and Their Local Workers in Botswana International conference

      Zi Yanyin

      Social Transition and Its Impact on Southern Africa  17 1 2014  Kyoto University

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    • Coping with Friction in a Saturated Market: A Case of China Shop in Botswana International conference

      Zi Yanyin

      8th International Conference of the International Society for the Study of Chinese Overseas  17 8 2013  Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman

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      Venue:Malaysia  

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    Teaching Experience

    • 9 2025 - Present 
      Fieldwork ( Rikkyo University )

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    • 9 2024 - Present 
      Advanced Seminar ( Rikkyo University )

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    • 4 2024 - Present 
      Study Abroad, Study Planning, and Career Development ( Rikkyo University )

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    • 9 2023 - Present 
      College Life Planning B ( Rikkyo University )

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    • 4 2023 - Present 
      Peoples and Cultures of Sub-Saharan Africa ( Toyo University )

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    • 9 2022 - Present 
      Academic Skills B

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    • 4 2022 - Present 
      Communication Seminar 3A-R (English) ( Rikkyo University )

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    • 4 2022 - Present 
      Overview of Global Studies ( Rikkyo University )

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    • 4 2022 - Present 
      Cultural Exchange ( Rikkyo University )

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    • 4 2022 - Present 
      Introduction to Cultural Studies ( Rikkyo University )

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    • 9 2021 - Present 
      Sociocultural Studies on Africa B ( Toyo University )

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    • 4 2021 - Present 
      Sociocultural studies on Africa (A): Understanding the present by studying the past ( Toyo University )

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    • 4 2022 - 12 2024 
      Seminar in English (Africa in the World) ( Rikkyo University )

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    • 11 2019 - 2 2020 
      African Studies ( Tsuda College )

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    Professional Memberships

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    Works

    • field research in South Africa

      3 2016
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    • field research in Botswana, Namibia, Zambia

      9 2011
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    Research Projects

    • 立教大学 リサーチ・イニシアティブセンター

      立教大学 

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      8 2024 - 8 2024

      Authorship:Principal investigator 

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    • Qualitative Research on Human Resource Development in Asian Companies in South Africa

      Japan Society for the Promotion of Science  Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research 

      Yanyin Zi

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      4 2019 - 3 2023

      Grant type:Competitive

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    • 南アフリカに進出したアジア系企業における人事管理

      志学会研究助成金 

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      4 2019 - 3 2020

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    • Network formation for reconstructing the paradigm of African Area Studies in a globalizing world

      Japan Society for the Promotion of Science  Young Researcher Overseas Visits Program for Vitalizing Brain Circulation 

      Ikeno Jun

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      3 2016 - 3 2018

      Grant type:Competitive

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    Academic Activities

    • Selection for fellowship applications, The Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies

      Review, evaluation

      2023

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      Type:Scientific advice/Review 

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    • Faculty of Humanities, University of Pretoria, South Africa

      Peer review

      博士論文外部審査員  2022

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    • American Anthropologist; Africa Journal of Management; China Quarterly; International Migration; Journal of Asian and African Studies; Third World Quarterly

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    Social Contribution

    • Kyoto Prefecture Friendship Ambassadors

      Organizing member, Contribution

      京都府府庁  6 2007 - Present

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      Type:Seminar, workshop

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    • Empower HER: A Celebration of Women's Inclusion

      Panelist

      Joint Chamber Event (South African Chamber of Commerce)  10 5 2024

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      Type:Citizen’s meeting/Assembly

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    • 南部アフリカにおける中国の影響

      Lecturer

      慶応義塾大学 地域文化論II(アフリカ)  17 1 2019

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    • 京都府名誉友好大使 文化交流活動

      Lecturer, Planner

      京都府庁  6 2007 - 8 2017

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      Type:Seminar, workshop

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    Other

    • The Certificate of Advanced Social Researcher (No.002686)

      10 2021

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