Kovrigin Nikita E.

Education:

• 2006-2009: Ph.D. Programme St Petersburg State University (History of China and Japan). Ph.D. Degree (March 2010).
• 2001-2003: M.A. Programme, Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.  M.A. degree in International Studies (China).
• 1998-1999: Japanese-language Exchange Programme at Seinan Gakuin University, Fukuoka, Japan
• 1995-1996: Chinese-language Exchange Programme at Capital Normal University (Shoudu Shifan Daxue), Beijing, China
• 1993-2001: St Petersburg State University, Faculty of Asian and African Studies. Diploma of a Specialist, Maxima Cum Laude, History of China.

Posts and Positions of Primary Importance:

• 2014 — current: St. Petersburg State University, Assistant Professor.
• 2012–2013: University of Nagoya, Visiting Researcher/Lecturer.
• 2008–2011: St. Petersburg State University, Lecturer.
• 2001–2005: The National Bureau of Asian Research, Seattle, WA.
  • Research assistant (China and Russia studies);
  • Assistant to the Russia-WTO Discussion Forum moderator.

Grants and Fellowships:

• Japan Foundation Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship 2012-2013.
• Melony II Endowment Grant 2001-2002.
• Private Grant for Studies at the University of Washington (Managed by the National Bureau of Asian Research). 2001-2003.

Associations Membership:

• Association of Japanologists (Russia).
• Japan Studies Association of Canada (JSAC).
• European Association оf Chinese Studies (EACS).

Languages:

• Russian (native),
• Chinese (fluent),
• English (fluent),
• Japanese (reading)

Research interests:

• History of Chinese Migration
• Sino-Japanese Relations
• Japanese Social Studies

Teaching:

• Foreign Migrants in Japan;
• Sino-Japanese Relations;
• Topical Issues of Japanese History;
• Japanese Language (Writing).

Publications:

1. Kovrigin N. Illegal Chinese Migrants in Contemporary Japan // Proceedings of the XXI Conference on Asian and African Studies, St Petersburg, Russia, 2002. Pp. 141-148. 
2. Kovrigin N. The Formation of Chinese Community in Contemporary Japan: the Role of Student Migration // Herald of the St Petersburg State University, Ser. 9 History. Linguistics. Literature, Issue.1, 2009. Pp. 95-104.(peer-reviewed)
3. Kovrigin N. Chinese Migration to Japan: History, Contemporaneity, and Specifics and Particularities // Russia and the APR. No. 4. 2009. Pp. 123-134.(peer-reviewed)
4. Kovrigin N. Chinese Community in Japan: Yesterday and Tomorrow //Japan 2009. Yearbook.  Moscow, 2009. Pp. 189-214.(peer-reviewed)
5. Kovrigin N. Formation of the Chinese Community in Japan: political implications. Paper presented at JSAC 2011 24th Annual Conference. Halifax, Canada.
6. Kovrigin N. Chinese Migration to Russia and Japan and the Role of State Policies after 1978: a Comparative Study. Journal of Asia Pacific Studies. Vol. 3. Issue 2 (November, 2013).  pp. 212-244. (peer-reviewed)
7. Kovrigin N. Regarding Chinese Migration to Russia and Japan in the late XIX – first half of the XX century: the Role of Irregular Factors // Humanities and Science University Journal. Issue 36 (2018). Pp. 79-95.