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Biography
Simon Avenell is Professor in the School of Culture, History, and Language, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific. He specializes in modern Japanese history, postwar Japan (1945~), civic activism, civil society, social history, and political history.
For up-to-date details on his research, teaching, and supervision visit: http://savenell.wordpress.com/
Education/Academic qualification
History, PhD, University of California at Berkeley
Award Date: 24 May 2003
Research student supervision
- Registered to supervise
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Handbook of Civil Society in Japan
Avenell, S. (Editor) & Ogawa, A. (Editor), 2025, Oxon: Routledge. 354 p.Research output: Book/Report › Edited Book › peer-review
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A History of Postwar Japan: Recovery, Prosperity, and Transformation
Avenell, S., Aug 2025, Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press. 386 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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Book Review: ARCHAISM AND ACTUALITY: Japan and the Global Fascist Imaginary By Harry Harootunian
Avenell, S., Jun 2025, Pacific Affairs, 98, 2, p. 393-395 3 p.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Book/Film/Article review
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Conceptualizations: The Idea of Civil Society in Japan
Avenell, S., 2025, Handbook of Civil Society in Japan. Avenell, S. & Ogawa, A. (eds.). 1st ed. Amsterdam University Press, p. 1-18 (Handbooks in Japanese Studies).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Introduction: Civil Society in Japan
Avenell, S. & Ogawa, A., 2025, Handbook of Civil Society in Japan. Avenell, S. & Ogawa, A. (eds.). 1st ed. Amsterdam University Press, p. xix-xxxv 18 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Projects
- 1 Finished
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Islands of Fortune: Understanding Japan's Human Centered Environmentalism
Avenell, S. (PI)
1/01/13 → 2/03/17
Project: Research