“African Potential” and overcoming the difficulties of modern world: comprehensive area studies that will provide a new perspective for the future of humanity | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research(S)

Kumiko Makino-Yamashita

	Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization (IDE-JETRO)
Research Fields	I am interested in politics in South Africa in the post-Apartheid era, particularly, on roles of civil society groups and social movement in the process of public policy development. I have conducted my research in policy-related fields, such as Social Security, labor, HIV/AIDS, and disabilities. I have a focus on advocacy (policy recommendation) activities by NGOs and interested groups, and the relationships such groups have developed with the government, political parties, experts and local residents. Additionally, I have researched the anti-Apartheid movement in Japan as a part of the history of the international solidarity movement against Apartheid.
Main Works	Makino, Kumiko and Chizuko Sato, eds., Public Policy and Transformation in South Africa after Democratisation, IDE Spot Survey 33, 2013. Shigetomi, Shinichi and Kumiko Makino, eds. Protest and Social Movements in the Developing World. Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, MA, USA: Edward Elgar, 2009.

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