Michitaka Hattori

Education:

2017 Ph.D., Slavic-Eurasian Studies, Hokkaido University
1995 M.A., International Political Economy, Aoyama Gakuin University
1984 B.A., Soviet Studies, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies

Field of Study:

I am engaged in research on the economy and political processes in former Soviet countries. Countries of particular interest to me are Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus. The main topics I have been working on include economic geography, industrial policy, external trade, regional development, and the international economic integration of these countries.

Recent Publications (Selected):

Monograph:

Wonderland Belarus: Far Away from Nationalism, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, 2004. (in Japanese)

Edited Books:

(with Go Koshino) Introducing Belarus in 50 Chapters, Tokyo: Akashi Shoten, 2017 (in Japanese)
(with Yoshinari Harada) Introducing Ukraine in 65 Chapters, Tokyo: Akashi Shoten, 2018 (in Japanese)

Journal Articles:

“A Note on Special Economic Zones in Russia,” Japanese Journal of Comparative Economics 48, no. 2, 2011. (in Japanese)
“How Did Ukrainian Oligarchs Act in the Course of 2014 Upheaval?” Russian and East European Studies 43, 2014. (in Japanese)
“A Comparison of the Steel Industries of Russia and Ukraine,” Japanese Journal of Comparative Economics 52, no. 2, 2015. (in Japanese)
“The Reality of Ukraine’s Economy and Its Relations With EU,” EU Studies in Japan 35, 2015. (in Japanese)
“The Role of the Eurasian Economic Union in Trade and Industrial Policy of Russia,” Russian and East European Studies 45, 2016. (in Japanese)
(with Tomoo Marukawa) “The Iron and Steel Industries of China and Russia: What Are the Sources of Their Competitiveness?” Japanese Journal of Comparative Economics 56, no. 1, 2019. (in Japanese)
“Economic Interests of Russia and Other Eurasian Countries as Transit Nations of the Belt and Road Initiative: A Survey on Railway Sector,” Russian and East European Studies 48, 2019. (in Japanese)
“Russo-Ukrainian Ten-Year Trade War,” Russian and East European Studies 51, 2023. (in Japanese)

Book Chapters:

“The State as Incubator of Nationalism: The Paradox of Belarus and Other Former Soviet States,” in Yusuke Murakami, Hiroyuki Yamamoto, and Hiromi Komori, eds., Enduring States: In the Face of Challenges from Within and Without, Kyoto: Kyoto University Press, 2011. (in English)