Researcher Profile and Settings

Researcher

• Name

  Hosoi Tomohiro

Profile and Settings

• Name

  Hosoi, Tomohiro

• Profile

  Tomohiro HOSOI is a project researcher based in the Institute of Social Science, at the University of Tokyo, Japan. He has studied mainly two themes of current African affairs. His first interest is the relationship between Japan and the African continent, focusing on the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD). He surveyed diplomatic documents in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs archives in Japan to reveal the decision-making process for implementing TICAD. Second, he has studied comparative administration studies in various African countries. Hosoi is interested in the variety of administrative capacities in African countries. He conducted qualitative and quantitative surveys in South Africa to explore why these differences occur. In addition to these main themes, he has vigorously participated in various international collaborative projects, such as a project on wars in Africa and, a joint sociological research project about the impact of COVID-19 on South African middle-class people.

Affiliation

• Gunma University, Global Initiative Center, Lecturer

Education

• Apr. 2017, Mar. 2024, The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Graduate Dept. of Advanced Social and International Studies
• Apr. 2015, Mar. 2017, The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Graduate Dept. of Advanced Social and International Studies, Master Course
• Apr. 2011, Mar. 2015, Chuo University, Faculty of Law, Department of Political Science

Degree

• PhD (Advanced Social and International Studies), The University of Tokyo, Mar. 2024
• MA (Advanced Social and International Studies), The University of Tokyo, Mar. 2017
• BA（Law）, Chuo University, Mar. 2015

Association Memberships

• Japan Association for Afrasian Studies, Jul. 2023
• Japan Association of International Relations, Jun. 2018
• Japan Association for African Studies, Jul. 2017

Research Experience

• Apr. 2025, 9999, Gunma University, Global Initiative Center, Lecturer (full time), Associate prof lecturer lv
• Apr. 2024, Mar. 2025, The University of Tokyo, Institute of Social Science, Project Researcher, Researcher postdoc lv
• Apr. 2019, Dec. 2021, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Research Fellow, Research assistance
• Jan. 2017, Mar. 2019, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Intelligence and Analysis Service 4th Division, Special Analyst, Others

Research Activities

Research Areas

• Humanities & social sciences, History - Asia/Africa, African History
• Humanities & social sciences, International relations
• Humanities & social sciences, Politics, Contemporary African Politics

Research Interests

• Sub-Sahara Africa
• Diplomacy
• Public Administration
• International Relations
• Comparative Politics
• South Africa

Published Papers

• Risk Perceptions, Resilience and Evaluation of Government Policies During the COVID-19 Pandemic in South Africa: A Study of the Middle Class, Chizuko Sato , Scarlett Cornelissen , Tomohiro Hosoi, 25 May 2025, Practical Wisdom and Resilience Overcoming Downside Risk

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• Pluralisation of South African Politics, Tomohiro Hosoi, 20 Mar. 2025, Swahili and African Studies, 36, 44, 63, Scientific journal

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• Can Minor Powers Swing between Major Powers under a Competitive International System?, Tomohiro Hosoi, 23 Jan. 2025, Africa Review, Scientific journal

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• METI and Japanese scramble: re-definition of Japan’s African policy under the second abe administration and future of African summit diplomacy, Tomohiro Hosoi, 31 Aug. 2024, The Pacific Review, 1, 21, Scientific journal

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• 南アフリカ財務省と行政改革 : 公共財政管理諸法の導入・実態・効果に関する研究, 友裕 細井, 21 Mar. 2024, Doctoral thesis

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• South African Public Protector: People’s Watchdog or Politicians’ Lapdog?, Tomohiro Hosoi, 08 Aug. 2023, African Study Monographs, 43, 61, 83, Scientific journal

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• State Capture Reports and the Dark Side of Post-Apartheid South Africa: A New Turning Point, Tomohiro Hosoi, 09 Sep. 2022, Africa Report, 60, 47, 52, Scientific journal

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• Was the State Captured?: Roles and Limits of Institutions against Corruption in South Africa, Tomohiro HOSOI, 15 Mar. 2022, Journal of Swahili and African Studies, 33, 1, 18, Scientific journal

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• South African Bureaucracy:, Tomohiro HOSOI, 31 May 2021, Journal of African Studies, 2021, 99, 1, 12, Scientific journal

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• Zimbabwe After Mugabe: Continuity and Discontinuity of "Militarised" State, HOSOI Tomohiro, 2020, Africa Report, 58, 0, 73, 84

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• Rentier State and Tax State Theory: Transition to a Patriminial State and Decay of State Capacity in Nigeria, Tomohiro HOSOI, Mar. 2015, Master thesis

MISC

• Fragile Relationship between South Africa and BRICS, Hosoi, Tomohiro, 15 Jun. 2025, 69, 4, 45, 53, Introduction commerce magazine
• Summit Diplomacy in Africa: Perspectives from Japan and Chinese Experiences, Hosoi Tomohiro; Takahashi Tomoko, 06 Dec. 2024, JXIV, Technical report

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• Can Minor Powers Swing between Major Powers Under a Competitive International System?: Case of Central African Republic Since 2016, Tomohiro Hosoi, May 2024, SSRN Electronic Journal

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• Public Finance Management and the Capacity of Public Service in South Africa, Tomohiro Hosoi, 12 Apr. 2023, {SSRN} Electronic Journal

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• State of the Civil War in the Phantom State: Integration and Fragmentation among Armed Groups in the Central African Republic Since 2005, Tomohiro Hosoi; Hiroto Ito; Koji Oishi, 15 Dec. 2022, {SSRN} Electronic Journal

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• Book Review: Constraining Dictatorship: From Personalized Rule to Institutionalized Regimes (By Anne Meng , Cambridge University Press), Tomohiro Hosoi, May 2022, Journal of African Studies, 101, 79, 81

Books etc

• 日本の国際協力 中東・アフリカ編－貧困と紛争にどう向き合うか, Contributor, Aug. 2021

Presentations

• Vote and Voice around TICAD: Why have African Countries participated in TICAD?, Tomohiro Hosoi, The 62nd Conference of Japan Association for African Studies, 18 May 2025, 17 May 2025, 18 May 2025, Japanese
• Summit Diplomacy in Africa: Perspectives from Japan and Chinese Experiences, Tomohiro Hosoi; Tomoko Takahashi, JAIR Annual Convention 2024, 16 Nov. 2024, 15 Nov. 2024, 17 Nov. 2024, Japanese
• Achievements and Challenges of South African Public Service, Tomohiro Hosoi, 6th South Africa-Japan University Forum (SAJU 6), 27 Aug. 2024, 29 Aug. 2024, English
• Risk perceptions, resilience and evaluation of government policies during the COVID-19 Pandemic in South Africa: A Study of the middle class, Tomohiro Hosoi; Scarlett Cornelissen; Chuzuko Sato, 6th South Africa-Japan University Forum (SAJU 6), 27 Aug. 2024, English
• Does Russia Provide Some Profits to the Central African Republic?, Tomohiro HOSOI, 61st Annual Conference, Japan Association for African Studies, 18 May 2024, 18 May 2024, 19 May 2024, Japanese
• “Middle-Class Experience of COVID-19 in South Africa”, Tomohiro Hosoi, The 2nd Symposium of “Exploration of Practical Wisdom and Resilience Overcoming Downside Risk, 09 Feb. 2024, 09 Feb. 2024, English
• Risk Perception and Evaluation of Government Policies During COVID-19 Pandemic in South Africa, Tomohiro HOSOI, Japan Society for Afrasian Studies, 07 Oct. 2023, 07 Oct. 2023, 07 Oct. 2023, English
• Public Finance Man agement System and Public Service in South Africa, Tomohiro Hosoi, Japan Association for African Studies The 60th Annual Conference, 14 May 2023, 13 May 2023, 14 May 2023, Japanese
• Integration and Disintegration of Armed Groups in the Central African Republic, Tomohiro Hosoi; Hiroto Ito; Koji Oishi, The 59th Japan Association for African Studies Annual Conference, 21 May 2022, 21 May 2022, 22 May 2022, Japanese
• “What Makes State Stronger?: Comparative Study on the Contemporary African States”, Tomohiro, HOSOI, Annual Conference of the Japan Association of International Relations, 20 Oct. 2019, 18 Oct. 2019, 20 Oct. 2019, Japanese
• Making and Unmaking of State in Africa, Tomohiro, HOSOI, 日本アフリカ学会関西支部例会・龍谷大学社会科学研究所共同研究プロジェクト研究会, 11 Oct. 2019, 11 Oct. 2019, Japanese
• State Society Relations in "Post" Conflict Society and State Building The Case of South Africa in Post Apartheid Era Tomohiro, Tomohiro, HOSOI, The 56th Annual Conference of Japan Association of African Studies, 18 May 2019, 18 May 2019, 19 May 2019, Japanese
• State-Society Relation and State Building in Post-Apartheid South Africa, Tomohiro, HOSOI, 第7回藤井研究室公開セミナー／2019年度UIPJ研究大会, 19 Apr. 2019, 19 Apr. 2019, Japanese
• State-Social Relations and State Formation: A Case of the Anti-Apartheid Movement and South African Society, Tomohiro HOSOI, Grant-in-Aid Scientific Research (S): "African Potential" and Overcoming the Difficulties of Modern World, 09 Mar. 2019, 09 Mar. 2019, Japanese
• State-Building from the perspective of State-Formation, Tomohiro, HOSOI, 科研新学術領域研究「グローバル関係学」若手研究者報告会, 09 Dec. 2018, 08 Dec. 2018, 09 Dec. 2018, Japanese

Awards

• Fine Work (Essay Competition), Tomohiro Hosoi, Developmentalism in Sub-Saharan Africa: Its Background, Prospects and Challenges, Africa Association, Jan. 2022

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• The First National High School Memorial Award, HOSOI, Tomohiro, Mar. 2017

Research Projects

• The Theoretical and Historical Study on State-Formation/Building Processes in the Contemporary Africa, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows, Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows, The University of Tokyo, Apr. 2019, Dec. 2021, 19J11618

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Social Contribution

Social Contribution

• 日本の対アフリカ政策の変遷：無関心から経済協力へ, 28 Nov. 2024

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• 南アフリカ：民主化の第2章？, 19 Aug. 2024