Economic History, Trading Ports in 19th Century East Asia (Especially Hakodate), Colonial Development Debate, Colonial and Postcolonial Migration
Overview of the research
I conduct research into the socioeconomic history of imperial Japan, focusing in particular on economic development, labour, and migration in Hokkaido and Karafuto. I also research the trade and interactions of Western, Chinese and Japanese merchants in the late 19th century focusing on Hakodate as an open trading port.
Research Interests
Treaty Ports
Hokkaido History
Karafuto History
Global History
Socioconomic & Business History
Research Areas
Humanities & social sciences, Economic history
Papers
Averting a Great Divergence: State and Economy in Japan, 1868-1937
Steven Ivings
JAPAN FORUM, Oct. 2022
Overcoming Empire in PostImperial East Asia: Repatriation, Redress and Rebuilding
Steven Ivings
JAPAN REVIEW, 2022
In Asian Waters: Oceanic Worlds from Yemen to Yokohama.
Steven Ivings
PACIFIC HISTORICAL REVIEW, Jan. 1970
Western Merchants and the Meiji Transition: John Henry Duus at Treaty Port Hakodate (Part Two 1868-89)
Steven Ivings
Shashi: the Journal of Japanese Business and Company History, 05 Jul. 2022, Peer-reviewed
Korean Repatriation and Historical Memory in Postwar Japan: Remembering the Ukishima-maru Incident at Maizuru and Shimokita
Steven Ivings; Jonathan Bull
The Asia Pacific Journal - Japan Focus, Nov. 2020, Peer-reviewed
“Fostering a Trade in Japan’s Northeast: The West Pacific Company at Hakodate in the 1860s”
Steven Ivings
Commodities of Empire Working Paper Series, Apr. 2020, Peer-reviewed
Settling the Frontier, Defending the North: “Farmer-Soldiers” in Hokkaido’s Colonial Development and National Reconciliation
Steven Ivings
2020, Peer-reviewed
“China and Japan’s Northern Frontier: Chinese Merchants in Nineteenth Century Hokkaido”
Ivings, S. and Qiu, D.
Canadian Journal of History, 2019, Peer-reviewed, Lead author
Return on Display: Memories of Postcolonial Migration at Maizuru
Steven Ivings; Jonathan Bull
Japan Forum, 2019, Peer-reviewed
Trade and Conflict at the Japanese Frontier: Hakodate as a Treaty Port, 1854–1884
Steven Ivings
Transcultural Studies, 2018, Peer-reviewed
Recruitment and coercion in Japan's far north: evidence from colonial Karafuto's forestry and construction industries, 1910-37
Steven Ivings
LABOR HISTORY, Mar. 2016, Peer-reviewed
Colonial settlement and migratory labour in Karafuto 1905-1941
Steven Ivings
2014, Peer-reviewed
Books and Other Publications
“Settling the Frontier and Defending the North: "Farmer-Solders" in Hokkaido's Colonial Development and National Reconciliation”, in Fuess, H. & Hellyer, R. (eds.) The Meiji Restoration: Japan as a Global Nation
Contributor
Cambridge University Press, Apr. 2020
Global Diasporas in the Age of High Imperialism
Steven Ivings, Joint editor
Peter Lang, Mar. 2018, Not refereed
"Settler Colony or Labour Destination? Karafuto as a Japanese Colony" in Global Diasporas in the Age of High Imperialism
Steven Ivings, Contributor
Peter Lang, 2018, Not refereed
"The Economic Reintegration of Former Colonial Residents in Postwar Japan" in The Economic and Business History of Occupied Japan: New Perspectives, Thomas French (ed.)
Steven Ivings, Contributor
Routledge, 2017, Not refereed
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Last Updated :2025/01/21
Education
Teaching subject(s)
From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025
Master Thesis Design
J101, Fall, Graduate School of Economics, 2
From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025
Advanced Academic Writing & Presentation
A919, Fall, Graduate School of Economics, 2
From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025
Intermediate Academic Writing and Presentation
A423, Fall, Graduate School of Economics, 2
From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025
Internship
A908, Spring, Graduate School of Economics, 2
From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025
Internship
A908, Fall, Graduate School of Economics, 2
From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025
Economic Development and Policy in the Asia-Pacific
A649, Fall, Graduate School of Economics, 2
From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025
Advanced Seminar
6283, Spring, Faculty of Economics, 2
From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025
Advanced Seminar
6283, Fall, Faculty of Economics, 2
From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025
Global Economy and Overseas Exchange Seminar B
6242, Fall, Faculty of Economics, 2
From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025
International Academic Presentation
A916, Fall, Graduate School of Economics, 1
From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025
Academic Career Training
A915, Spring, Graduate School of Economics, 1
From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025
Academic Career Training
A915, Fall, Graduate School of Economics, 1
From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025
International Academic Presentation
A916, Spring, Graduate School of Economics, 1
From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025
Graduation Thesis
6286, Fall, Faculty of Economics, 6
From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024
Economic History Readings A
A605, Fall, Graduate School of Economics, 2
From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024
Intermediate Academic Writing and Presentation
A423, Fall, Graduate School of Economics, 2
From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024
Business History & Industry Studies Readings A
A606, Spring, Graduate School of Economics, 2
From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024
Internship
A908, Fall, Graduate School of Economics, 2
From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024
Economic Development and Policy in the Asia-Pacific
A649, Fall, Graduate School of Economics, 2
From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024
Economic & Business History
A607, Spring, Graduate School of Economics, 2
From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024
Master Thesis Design
J101, Fall, Graduate School of Economics, 2
From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024
Advanced Academic Writing & Presentation
A919, Fall, Graduate School of Economics, 2
From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024
Internship
A908, Spring, Graduate School of Economics, 2
From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024
Advanced Seminar
6283, Fall, Faculty of Economics, 2
From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024
Global Economic History
6243, Spring, Faculty of Economics, 2
From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024
Global Economy and Overseas Exchange Seminar B
6242, Fall, Faculty of Economics, 2
From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024
Advanced Seminar
6283, Spring, Faculty of Economics, 2
From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024
Global Economy and Overseas Exchange Seminar A
6241, Spring, Faculty of Economics, 2
From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024
International Academic Presentation
A916, Fall, Graduate School of Economics, 1
From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024
Academic Career Training
A915, Spring, Graduate School of Economics, 1
From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024
Academic Career Training
A915, Fall, Graduate School of Economics, 1
From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024
International Academic Presentation
A916, Spring, Graduate School of Economics, 1
From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024
Graduation Thesis
6286, Fall, Faculty of Economics, 6
From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024
Research 1~3-Seminar (SEG)(Lecture)
JK17, Spring, Graduate School of Letters, 2
From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023
Academic Career Training
A915, Fall, Graduate School of Economics, 1
From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023
Economic & Business History
A607, Spring, Graduate School of Economics, 2
From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023
Master Thesis Design
J101, Fall, Graduate School of Economics, 2
From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023
Research 1~3-Seminar (SEG)(Lecture)
JK17, Spring, Graduate School of Letters, 2
From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023
Global Economic History
6243, Spring, Faculty of Economics, 2
From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023
Advanced Academic Writing & Presentation
A919, Fall, Graduate School of Economics, 2
From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023
Global Economy and Overseas Exchange Seminar B
6242, Fall, Faculty of Economics, 2
From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023
International Academic Presentation
A916, Spring, Graduate School of Economics, 1
From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023
Economic History Readings B
A630, Fall, Graduate School of Economics, 2
From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023
Global Economy and Overseas Exchange Seminar A
6241, Spring, Faculty of Economics, 2
From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023
International Academic Presentation
A916, Fall, Graduate School of Economics, 1
From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023
Advanced Seminar
6283, Spring, Faculty of Economics, 2
From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023
Academic Career Training
A915, Spring, Graduate School of Economics, 1
From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023
Internship
A908, Spring, Graduate School of Economics, 2
From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023
Internship
A908, Fall, Graduate School of Economics, 2
From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023
Economic Development and Policy in the Asia-Pacific
A649, Fall, Graduate School of Economics, 2
From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023
Advanced Seminar
6283, Fall, Faculty of Economics, 2
From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023
Intermediate Academic Writing and Presentation
A423, Fall, Graduate School of Economics, 2
From Apr. 2018, To Mar. 2019
Academic Writing and Discussion
Fall, 経済学研究科
From Apr. 2018, To Mar. 2019
Advanced Academic Writing
Spring, 経済学研究科
From Apr. 2018, To Mar. 2019
Field Research in East Asia
Year-long, 経済学研究科
From Apr. 2018, To Mar. 2019
International Academic Presentation
Fall, 経済学研究科
From Apr. 2018, To Mar. 2019
Overseas Field Research
Fall, 経済学研究科
From Apr. 2018, To Mar. 2019
Readings in Humanities and Social Sciences (Economics, English)A-E1
Spring, 全学共通科目
From Apr. 2018, To Mar. 2019
Readings in Humanities and Social Sciences (Economics, English)B-E1
Fall, 全学共通科目
From Apr. 2019, To Mar. 2020
Academic Writing and Discussion
Fall, 経済学研究科
From Apr. 2019, To Mar. 2020
Economic & Business History
Fall, 経済学研究科
From Apr. 2019, To Mar. 2020
Field Research in East Asia
Spring, 経済学研究科
From Apr. 2019, To Mar. 2020
Field Research in East Asia
Fall, 経済学研究科
From Apr. 2019, To Mar. 2020
Foundations I-Seminar(SEG)
Spring, 文学研究科
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International Academic Presentation
Spring, 経済学研究科
From Apr. 2019, To Mar. 2020
International Academic Presentation
Fall, 経済学研究科
From Apr. 2019, To Mar. 2020
Readings in Global Economic History
Spring, 経済学研究科
From Apr. 2019, To Mar. 2020
Readings in Humanities and Social Sciences (Economics, English)A-E1
Spring, 全学共通科目
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Academic Writing and Discussion
Fall, 経済学研究科
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Advanced Academic Writing
Spring, 経済学研究科
From Apr. 2020, To Mar. 2021
Advanced Academic Writing
Fall, 経済学研究科
From Apr. 2020, To Mar. 2021
Economic & Business History
Fall, 経済学研究科
From Apr. 2020, To Mar. 2021
Economic History Readings B
Fall, 経済学研究科
From Apr. 2020, To Mar. 2021
Field Research in East Asia
Spring, 経済学研究科
From Apr. 2020, To Mar. 2021
Field Research in East Asia
Fall, 経済学研究科
From Apr. 2020, To Mar. 2021
Foundations I-Seminar(SEG)
Spring, 文学研究科
From Apr. 2020, To Mar. 2021
Global Economy and Overseas Exchange Seminar
Fall, 経済学部
From Apr. 2020, To Mar. 2021
International Academic Presentation
Spring, 経済学研究科
From Apr. 2020, To Mar. 2021
International Academic Presentation
Fall, 経済学研究科
From Apr. 2020, To Mar. 2021
Readings in Global Economic History
Spring, 経済学研究科
From Apr. 2020, To Mar. 2021
Readings in Humanities and Social Sciences (Economics, English)A-E1
Spring, 全学共通科目
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Academic Career Training
Spring, 経済学研究科
From Apr. 2021, To Mar. 2022
Academic Career Training
Fall, 経済学研究科
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Academic Writing and Discussion
Fall, 経済学研究科
From Apr. 2021, To Mar. 2022
Advanced Academic Writing
Spring, 経済学研究科
From Apr. 2021, To Mar. 2022
Advanced Academic Writing
Fall, 経済学研究科
From Apr. 2021, To Mar. 2022
Economic & Business History
Fall, 経済学研究科
From Apr. 2021, To Mar. 2022
Economic Development and Policy in the Asia-Pacific
Fall, 経済学研究科
From Apr. 2021, To Mar. 2022
Economic History Readings A
Fall, 経済学研究科
From Apr. 2021, To Mar. 2022
Field Research in East Asia
Spring, 経済学研究科
From Apr. 2021, To Mar. 2022
Field Research in East Asia
Fall, 経済学研究科
From Apr. 2021, To Mar. 2022
Global Economy and Overseas Exchange Seminar A
Spring, 経済学部
From Apr. 2021, To Mar. 2022
Global Economy and Overseas Exchange Seminar B
Fall, 経済学部
From Apr. 2021, To Mar. 2022
International Academic Presentation
Spring, 経済学研究科
From Apr. 2021, To Mar. 2022
International Academic Presentation
Fall, 経済学研究科
From Apr. 2021, To Mar. 2022
Internship
Spring, 経済学研究科
From Apr. 2021, To Mar. 2022
Internship
Fall, 経済学研究科
From Apr. 2021, To Mar. 2022
Research 1~3-Seminar (SEG)(Lecture)
Fall, 文学研究科
From Apr. 2021, To Mar. 2022
Readings in Humanities and Social Sciences (Economics, English)A-E1
Spring, 全学共通科目
Participation in PhD Defense
Stealth Privatization: Power Dynamics behind Sustainable Fisheries Governance
ALAYNA DEANNE IRENE YNACAY-NYE, Graduate School of Economics, Sub-chief Examiner
25 Sep. 2023
Airline privatisation in Europe and industry dynamics: British Airways, Lufthansa, and Air France
Cozmuta Adrian Alexandru, Graduate School of Economics, Sub-chief Examiner
24 Nov. 2023
Colonial and Postcolonial Development of Local Entrepreneurship in Malaysia 1900-1996
YONG YEN NIE, Graduate School of Economics, Sub-chief Examiner