Faculty

I have studied politics and international relations in Africa. My principal research subjects are democratization, decentralization, local governments' international cooperation (decentralized cooperation), border issue since the colonial time, ICT in politics, symbolic power, Africa - Asia relations, Laughter in African politics etc. I have conducted field research in West African countries such as Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali, Senegal, and Togo. In recent years, I have visited Asian countries to learn Africa - Asia relations, and "African studies" in Asian countries.

• [Publication]
  Power and Politics in Africa: A Boundary Generator
• [Publication]
  New Asian Approaches to Africa - Rivalries and Collaborations
• [Keynote speech at the Int'l conference]
  Laughter as a Political Communication Intermediary in Africa: Boundary between Laughing and Being Laughed at
  (October 16, 2024, Witwatersrand University, South Africa)
• [Presentation at the Int'l conference]
  Transforming Asia-Africa Relations - Rethinking South-South Triangular Cooperation