mobility
migrant entrepreneurship
globalization
Asia-Africa relations
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4 2022 - PresentCollege of Intercultural Communication Department of Intercultural Communication Assistant Professor
Researcher Profile
Updated on 2025/07/03
mobility
migrant entrepreneurship
globalization
Asia-Africa relations
Humanities & Social Sciences / Sociology / Southern Africa
Humanities & Social Sciences / Cultural anthropology and folklore
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Co-shaping the Image of China: Social Interactions at China Shops in Botswana
Yanyin Zi
Kyoto University (Doctoral Dissertation) 3 2016
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
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
The ‘Fong Kong’ Phenomenon in Botswana: A Perspective on Globalisation from Below Peer-reviewed
Zi Yanyin
African East-Asian Affairs1 6 - 27 2015
Analyzing The Relationship among Mass Media, Governmental Activities and Local Voices Peer-reviewed
Yanyin Zi
Psychologia57 ( 4 ) 259 - 274 12 2014
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
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
「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
「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
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 )
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 )
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 )
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
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 )
Labor Struggle in the Era of Automation in South Africa
The 62th Annual Conference of the Japan Association for African Studies 20 5 2025
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
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
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
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
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
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
A Re-emergence of the ‘Race to the Bottom’? Insights from a Chinese Manufacturing Business in South Africa
14 5 2023
Stepping Stones or Stumbling Blocks: Chinese Counterfeits in Botswana
Seminar at Global South Studies Center (University of Cologne) 13 12 2022
Chinese Counterfeits in Africa: A Global Economic Historical Perspective
Yanyin ZI
65th Annual Meeting of African Studies Association (Pennsylvania) 18 11 2022
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
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
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
Intercultural Communication Issues in Chinese Companies in South Africa Trust Building between Expats and Locals
22 5 2021
Trust and Commitment in China-Africa Employment Relations International conference
Zi Yanyin
62nd Annual Meeting of African Studies Association (Boston) 21 11 2019
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
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
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
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
Everyday Lives of Chinese in Botswana Invited International conference
Zi Yanyin
27 6 2017 University of Vienna
Decoding Intergroup Relations in Employment in Southern Africa International conference
Zi Yanyin
Africa-China: Business and Migration 12 1 2017 University of Cologne
Chinese Investment in Africa: Ground Level Interaction Matters International conference
Zi Yanyin
African-Asian Encounters (III) Afrasian Transformations: Beyond Grand Narratives 30 9 2016
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
field research in South Africa
field research in Botswana, Namibia, Zambia
立教大学 リサーチ・イニシアティブセンター
立教大学
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
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
4 2019 - 3 2020
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
Selection for fellowship applications, The Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies
Review, evaluation
2023
Faculty of Humanities, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Peer review
博士論文外部審査員 2022
American Anthropologist; Africa Journal of Management; China Quarterly; International Migration; Journal of Asian and African Studies; Third World Quarterly
Peer review
Kyoto Prefecture Friendship Ambassadors
Organizing member, Contribution
京都府府庁 6 2007 - Present
Empower HER: A Celebration of Women's Inclusion
Panelist
Joint Chamber Event (South African Chamber of Commerce) 10 5 2024
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
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
The Certificate of Advanced Social Researcher (No.002686)