Talk by Nikolay Murashkin on ‘The role of Development Models in Japan’s relations with Central Asia: Discourses and practices’

Cambridge Central Asia Forum in collaboration with the Centre of Development Studies, University of Cambridge invites you to a talk by

Nikolay Murashkin, Research Fellow, JICA Development Studies Program, Japan International Cooperation Agency

on

‘The role of Development Models in Japan’s relations with Central Asia: Discourses and practices’

Date: 11 November 2022

Time: 11am-1pm (UK time)

Venue: In-person SG2, Alison Richard Building, 7 West Road, Cambridge

Online: Zoom Registration  https://cam-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUlcuGgqT0qE9SUDbiKl0IV8pY99Yw3eDCq

Everyone is welcome.

Abstract: This talk examines the policies of development cooperation promoted by Japan in Central Asia, focussing on the roles of discourses treating Japan as potential non-Western model for the region’s development and modernisation in its relations with Central Asian states. It will trace the evolution of relevant developmental approaches made by Japan, analysing discourses and practices of sharing experiences, as well as the key drivers behind those shifts, seeking to locate these changes in the larger context of regional political economy and international relations. Furthermore, the article seeks to address the ideational and normative aspects of Japanese development cooperation in Central Asia. This is the Japan-focused part of a longer article on Japan and Korea’s development models in Central Asia. The article (open access) can be viewed here: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/18793665221123597 

Bio: Dr Nikolay Murashkin is a Research Fellow at the Development Studies Program, JICA Ogata Sadako Research Institute for Peace and Development. He is a scholar of Japanese foreign policy, development experience, and international relations in Asia Pacific. His research interests include Japan’s modernization history, development cooperation and economic statecraft, the politics of connectivity infrastructure and finance. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge. Nikolay’s monograph Japan and the New Silk Road was published in 2020.

For more information please go to https://centralasia.group.cam.ac.uk/