Faculty
教員紹介
Minami Kazushi
International Relations of East Asia, U.S. Foreign Relations, Cold War
Associate Professor
Degree: Ph.D. in History (University of Texas at Austin)
Main Research Areas
International History, Diplomacy & National Security, Public Diplomacy,
Energy Diplomacy, Global History
Research Overview
Kazushi Minami is a historian of modern and contemporary East Asia. I earned my Ph.D. in history from the University of Texas at Austin before joining OSIPP in 2019. Drawing on English, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean language sources, my research investigates various aspects of international relations in East Asia to foster a deeper historical understanding of the region.
My first book, People’s Diplomacy: How Americans and Chinese Transformed US-China Relations during the Cold War, was published open-access by Cornell University Press. Drawing on an array of U.S. and Chinese sources, it examines how Americans and Chinese from different walks of life—businesspeople, scientists,students, tourists, athletes, and artists, among others—rebuilt U.S.-China relations during the Cold War.
I am now at work on a second book, The Pivot: Oil, Geopolitics, and the Miracle of East Asia. This book analyzes how oil shaped and reshaped postwar international order of East Asia. It shows that the search for oil at home and abroad, onshore and offshore, precipitated major diplomatic realignments and entrenched U.S.-led global capitalism in the region.
My scholarship has received the Masaharu Matsushita Academic Award (Konosuke Matsushita Memorial Foundation), the Shimizu Hiroshi Award (Japanese Association for American Studies), and the Osaka University Award. I have published peer-reviewed journal articles in Diplomatic History, Cold War History, the Journal of Cold War Studies, the Journal of Women’s History, and Modern American History, as well as chapters in several edited volumes.
Message to Students
I am happy to advise graduate students in history or closely related disciplines, with geographical focus on the Asia-Pacific. I strongly encourage prospective students, particularly doctoral applicants, to contact me before applying.
*Sabbatical Leave, East China Normal University, Fall 2026 to Summer 2027.