Ethnic Diversity and Economic Instability in Africa:
Policies for Harmonious Development
Market Economy with Ethnically Diverse Communities: Theory and History
DateVenue
Language: Monday & Tuesday, July 13-14, 2009
: Conference Room, GSICS Building, 1st Floor, Kobe University: English (No translation available)

PROGRAM
July 1218:30－20:30

Welcome DinnerJuly 13
9:00－9:10

Opening Remarks
Prof. Ryuzo Miyao, Director of RIEB, Kobe University

9:10－9:30

Introduction
Prof. Hiroyuki Hino, Kobe University/JICA Research InstituteSession 1
9:30－10:45“Diversity of Communities and Economic Development: An Overview”
Chair:Prof. Hiroyuki Hino, Kobe University/JICA Research Institute
Speaker:Prof. Gustav Ranis, Yale University (25 minutes)
Comment: Prof. Motoki Takahashi, Kobe University (10 minutes)
Prof. Toru Yanagihara, Takushoku University (10 minutes)
Discussion (30 minutes)

Session 2
10:45－12:15“Diversity of Preferences of Individuals, Interdependence of Individual
and Social Choice, and Stability of Market Economy”
Chair:
Prof. Nobuaki Hamaguchi, Kobe University
Speaker:Prof. Anjan Mukherji, Jawaharlal Nehru University (25 minutes)
Prof. Satish Jain, Jawaharlal Nehru University (25 minutes)
Comment: Prof. Ken-Ichi Shimomura, Kobe University (10 minutes)
Prof. Michael Kremer, Harvard University (10 minutes)
Discussion (20 minutes)

12:15－13:30

Lunch-1-Session 3
13:30－14:45“Construction of Ethnic Patriotisms in Africa: The Role of Integration
with Market Economy”
Chair:
Prof. Motoki Takahashi, Kobe University
Speaker:Prof. John Lonsdale, University of Cambridge (25 minutes)
Comment: Prof. Edward Oyugi, Kenyatta University (10 minutes)
Prof. Frances Stewart, University of Oxford (10 minutes)
Discussion (30 minutes)

15:30－17:30

International Symposium “Diversified World and Global Economic Crisis:
Challenges to Developing Countries and Roles of the International Community”

18:15－20:15

Reception

July 14
Session 4
9:30－10:45“Ethnicity, Economy, and Mobility: A Preliminary Reflection on
Confinement and Violence South of the Sahara”
Chair:
Prof. Keiichi Tsunekawa, Director of JICA Research Institute
Speaker:Prof. Parker Shipton, Boston University (25 minutes)
Comment: Prof. Juro Teranishi, Nihon University (10 minutes)
Prof. Jean Ensminger, California Institute of Technology (10 minutes)
Discussion (30 minutes)

Session 5
10:45－12:00“Conceptualizing and Measuring Ethnicity”
Prof. Ryuzo Miyao, Director of RIEB, Kobe University
Chair:
Speaker:Prof. Graham Brown, University of Bath (25 minutes)
Comment: Prof. Nobuaki Hamaguchi, Kobe University (10 minutes)
Mr. Takahiro Fukunishi, Institute of Developing Economies (10 minutes)
Discussion (30 minutes)

12:00－13:30
Session 6
13:30－14:45

Lunch“Ethnicity and Democracy in Africa”
Chair:
Prof. Motoki Takahashi, Kobe University
Speaker:Prof. Bruce Berman, Queen’s University (25 minutes)
Comment: Prof. Daniel Posner, University of California, Los Angeles (10 minutes)
Prof. Siddharth Chandra, University of Pittsburgh (10 minutes)
Discussion (30 minutes)-2-14:45－15:45

Discussion of Future Research
Moderator: Prof. Hiroyuki Hino, Kobe UniversityMr. Takaaki Oiwa , JICA Research Institute15:45－16:00

Summing-up
Prof. Keiichi Tsunekawa, Director of JICA Research Institute18:00－20:00

Working Dinner “Plan for Publication”-3-