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I obtained my MA and PhD in history of science, technology and medicine at the University of Manchester. Then, I did a post-doctoral research at the Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine at the University of Manchester, and a research and teaching associate at the Department of East Asian Studies at Cambridge University and the Needham Research Institute before arriving at Manchester. At Manchester, I was first a Wellcome Trust Research Fellow before assuming the current position.
I am primarily a historian of medicine and sciences in modern Japan specialised in reproduction and population, but, over the past few years, I have grown interests in the inter-Asian health and medical exchange, especially focusing on the relationship between China and Japan.
My interests are:
My latest book, Science for Governing Japan's Population (Cambridge University Press, 2023 - open access), describes how various medical and social scientific fields and practices developed in Japan c. 1860s-1960s around the idea of “population” (jinkō), and through the process to make national policies. I am also working on a project, 'Family Planning, Health Promotion and Global Medicine, 1945-1995: The activities of Japanese health campaigners around the world', in which I examine Japanese family planning initiatives since the late 1960s (both governmental and non-governmental) in 'developing countries' unfolded under the aegis of overseas medical/technical cooperation and in the context of international health. I am looking at Sino-Japanese technical cooperation in family planning and maternal and child health, as a case study that challenges the historiography of global health.
As part of my research on the history of medical diplomacy, I am involved in the Commission on Science, Technology and Diplomacy (STAND) as Vice President, whcih forms part of in the International Union of History and Philosophy of Science and Technology Division of History of Science and Technology (IUHPST/DHST).
In 2023, I carried out historical research on involuntary sterilization in Japan at Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto, as a visiting fellow funded by Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science.
In 2024, as a Visiting Scholar at the Department of Science, Technology and Medicine at Peking University, I conduct research on Sino-Japanese medical and science diplomacy after the 1970s. This is part of the European Research Council Advanced Research grant project, Neworld@a, which examines the entanglements of scientific data exchange and international relations.
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Visiting Scholar, University of New South Wales
11 Aug 2024 → 22 Aug 2024
Visiting Scholar, Beijing University (Peking University)
3 Mar 2024 → 4 May 2024
Scientific Advisor, Swiss National Science Foundation project 'Rice Knowledge and Practices between Pacific Asia and West Africa: International Development meets local farming (1960–1991)' (PI: Prof. Yi-tang Lin), University of Zurich
1 Sept 2023 → 31 Aug 2026
Visiting Scholar, Ritsumeikan University
24 Jan 2023 → 23 Nov 2023
Research Affiliate, Ritsumeikan University
1 Apr 2020 → 31 Mar 2025
Research output: Book/Report › Scholarly edition › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Zhang, M. (PI), Kirk, R. (CoI) & Homei, A. (CoI)
1/11/23 → 31/10/26
Project: Research
Homei, A. (PI)
1/04/18 → 31/03/20
Project: Research
Homei, A. (PI)
1/04/18 → 31/03/20
Project: Research
Homei, A. (PI) & Watanabe, C. (CoI)
1/06/15 → 30/06/15
Project: Research
Homei, A. (Recipient), Barrett, G. (Recipient) & Naisbitt, A. (Recipient), 28 Apr 2023
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
Homei, A. (Member of editorial board)
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work › Research
Homei, A. (Secondee)
Activity: External visiting positions or secondments › Visiting an external academic institution › Research