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OKABE Yuki
Institute for Promotion of Higher Education
Assistant Professor

Researcher basic information

■ Research Keyword
  • Middle Eastern Politics
  • Lebanese politics
  • Civil War
  • Conflict Research
  • Comparative Politics
■ Research Areas
  • Humanities & social sciences / Politics / Political Science
  • Humanities & social sciences / Local studies / Area Studies

Research activity information

■ Paper
  • OKABE Yuki
    This paper reviews related works of literature on the intersection of clientelism and protest movements and then examines "October Revolution" 2019 in Lebanon as its application. First, it lays out the reasons why clientelism and protest movements relate to each other, inspired by the "second wave" of protest movements in the Middle East and North African countries, namely Algeria, Sudan, Iraq, and Lebanon. These four countries share common points that they did not encounter the "fi rst wave" of the Arab Spring in 2010; the main contentious point in their protests centered on economic issues and the experiences of civil war. Second, the author reviews the literature on both clientelism and protest movements, which clarifies the future topic to be examined. Third, it traces the history of Lebanese protest movements since its independence. Examining the historical trajectories of these protest movements enables a comparison with the absence of mass protest movements prior to the October 2019 revolution. Finally, the paper traces the 2019 October Revolution in detail, distinguishing the chronology and characters of the movements and concludes by suggesting some future research themes to be more rigorously examined.
    Center for Islamic Area Studies at Kyoto University (KIAS), Mar. 2021, イスラーム世界研究, 14, 245 - 271, Japanese

  • OKABE Yuki
    This research note primarily investigates the state-minority relationships in the Middle East by focusing on Palestinian refugees in Lebanon. In deeply divided societies, the way to secure political stability has been studies by consociational school led by Arend Lijphart. In contrast to the chain of academic currents, Ian S. Lustick's theory of "control" offers another perspective. Based on later theory that stipulates the control of the minority for achieving achieve political stability, I would like to hypothesize a new perspective to understand how the Lebanese government and Palestinian refugees are intertwined. To expand the field of state-minority theory, I first review literatures that address minority issues in the Middle East and their connections with state governance. Second, I provide a brief outline of the Palestinians' history in Lebanon, where they are marginalized outside of formal institutions. Third, I detail the decision to create the governmental organization "Lebanese-Palestinian Dialogue Committee (LPDC), " which was founded in 2005, to highlight a specific case for contemplating the state-minority relationship. This case illustrates how the state came to organize certain policies concerning minority problems, and conversely, how the minority seeks to interact with state. This results in a final crystallization of state policy towards the minority.
    京都大学大学院アジア・アフリカ地域研究研究科附属イスラーム地域研究センター, Mar. 2018, イスラーム世界研究, 11, 304 - 312, Japanese

■ MISC
  • Cultivating Global Talent through Interdisciplinary Collaborative Creation: Kobe Global Challenge Program on its 10th Anniversary
    西川太郎, 岡部友樹, 河津基
    Lead, Mar. 2026, Kobe Journal of Higher Education, (34) (34), 153 - 173, Japanese, 西川太郎・岡部友樹・河津基(2026)異分野で共創するグローバル人材の育成_10年目の節目にみる神戸GCP.pdf, No password
    [Refereed]
    Introduction research institution

  • From Beirut to Tokyo: A Shared Silence on the Disappeared
    Yuki Okabe
    Lead, 24 Nov. 2025, L'Orient-Le Jour, English, L'Orient Today (Oct 24, 2025) From Beirut to Tokyo_A shared silence on the disappeared.pdf, No password
    Introduction commerce magazine

  • この一品――私の研究モノ語り
    岡部 友樹
    Oct. 2022, 東京大学大学院総合文化研究科 グローバル地域研究機構中東地域研究センター(UTCMES)ニューズレター, 21, 5 - 7, Japanese, utcmes_news_21.pdf, No password

  • Memories of the Lebanese Civil War
    Yuki Okabe
    Lead, Sep. 2019, フィールド便り アジア・アフリカ地域研究情報マガジン, (195) (195), Japanese, 岡部友樹(2019)内戦の記憶_フィールド便りアジア・アフリカ地域研究情報マガジン第195号_Facebook.pdf, No password
    Introduction commerce magazine

  • 思い出の小物入れに導かれて〜バングラデシュから土呂久への旅
    岡部 友樹
    Lead, Sep. 2017, YUI(アジア砒素ネットワーク), 54, 13 - 13, Japanese, アジア砒素ネットワーク会報誌YUI54号.pdf, No password
    [Invited]
    Introduction other

  • OKABE Tomoki
    Center for Islamic Area Studies at Kyoto University, 20 Mar. 2017, イスラーム世界研究, 10, 337 - 340, Japanese

  • フィールドワーク便り サッカーにみるパレスチナ人と難民—Fieldwork News : Football, Palestinians and Refugees
    岡部 友樹
    京都大学大学院アジア・アフリカ地域研究研究科, 2017, アジア・アフリカ地域研究 = Asian and African area studies / 京都大学大学院アジア・アフリカ地域研究研究科 編, (17-1) (17-1), 145 - 148, Japanese, 岡部友樹(2017)サッカーにみるパレスチナ人と難民.pdf, No password

  • 書評 Nikolaos van Dam. Destroying a Nation : The Civil War in Syria. London and New York: I.B. Tauris, 2017, ⅹⅳ+242p
    岡部 友樹
    京都大学大学院アジア・アフリカ地域研究研究科, 2017, アジア・アフリカ地域研究 = Asian and African area studies / 京都大学大学院アジア・アフリカ地域研究研究科 編, (17-2) (17-2), 297 - 302, Japanese

■ Books And Other Publications
  • How Conspiracy Theories are Dividing Society
    Yuki Okabe
    Joint work, Societal Divide and Conspiracy Theory in Lebanon, 119-143, Bungeisha, Apr. 2025, ISBN: 4286262839

■ Lectures, oral presentations, etc.
  • "Unification of the Gun": Bachir Gemayel’s Ascension and the Violent Making of Christian Unity
    Yuki Okabe
    The 42nd Annual Meeting of Japan Association for Middle East Studies, May 2026, English
    Oral presentation

  • Bombing the City: Aerial and Artillery Violence in the Lebanese Civil War
    Yuki Okabe
    The Second Meeting of the Association of East Asian Arabists "The Middle East in East Asia, East Asia in the Middle East", Apr. 2026, English
    Oral presentation

  • Inter-religious Dialogue in the Middle East: Sect and Conflict in Lebanon
    Yuki Okabe
    南山宗教文化研究所創立50周年行事「若手研究者が語る宗教間対話」, Jan. 2026, Japanese
    [Invited]
    Nominated symposium

  • Generations in Motion: Diaspora Mobilization and Political Engagement in Lebanon’s 2018 and 2022 Elections
    Yuki Okabe
    Asia Pacific Conference 2025 Rediscovering Cooperation in a Fragmenting World, Nov. 2025, English
    Public symposium

  • Politics of Fratricidal Violence in the Lebanese Civil War
    Yuki Okabe
    Japan Center for Middle Eastern Studies (JaCMES) Annual Meeting "Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies in Japan: The State of the Art", Nov. 2025, English, 20251105_BeirutSeminar_YukiOkabe.pdf, No password
    Public symposium

  • Muslim Chaplaincy in Okinawa’s Military Base
    Yuki Okabe
    Cultural Typhoon 2025 Kaohsiung, Nov. 2025, English, slide_Yuki Okabe_lowresolution.pdf, Password protected
    Public symposium

  • Political Mobilization and Diasporic Voting in Lebanon
    Yuki Okabe
    Islamic Trust Studies International Symposium "Overcoming the Divide: Connectivity and Trust Building for Middle East Peace", Feb. 2025
    Oral presentation

  • Political Assassination and Power Sharing in Lebanon
    Yuki Okabe
    日本国際政治学会 2023 年度研究大会, Nov. 2023
    Oral presentation

  • レバノン内戦における宗派と暴力:集団内暴力と集団間での紛争に着目して
    岡部 友樹
    日本中東学会第39回年次大会, May 2023

  • レバノン内戦における宗派内と宗派間の暴力の展開
    岡部 友樹
    2022年度イスラーム信頼学全体集会「対立と紛争のなかで、つなぐ」, Mar. 2023, Japanese
    Poster presentation

  • Genealogy of Political Assassination in Lebanon
    Yuki Okabe
    笹川平和財団・2022年度第1回現代中東若手研究会, May 2022, Japanese
    Oral presentation

  • Politics of Fratricidal Violence: Evidence from the Lebanese Civil War
    Yuki Okabe
    Conflict Research Society, Virtual Annual Conference 2021, Sep. 2021

  • Protest in Post-conflict Settings: "October 17 Revolution" in Lebanon
    Yuki Okabe
    日本中東学会第36回年次大会特別研究集会, Aug. 2020, Japanese
    Oral presentation

  • Palestinian Refugee Policy in Postwar Lebanon: Informal Policy-Making through Lebanese-Palestinian Dialogue Committee (LPDC)
    Yuki Okabe
    The Migration Conference 2019, Jun. 2019

  • レバノン内戦とシリア内戦:比較は可能か
    岡部 友樹
    第35回日本中東学会年次大会, May 2019, Japanese
    Oral presentation

  • Executive Power Sharing: Politics of Cabinet Portfolio Distribution in Lebanon
    Yuki Okabe
    International Workshop on the Current Political Thoughts and Systems in the Middle East, Nov. 2018, Japanese
    [Invited]
    Oral presentation

  • Virtual Demography and Electoral System in the Second Republic of Lebanon
    Yuki Okabe
    日本中東学会第34回年次大会, May 2018, Japanese
    Oral presentation

  • Reconsidering Power Sharing Regimes and Civil Wars in Lebanon and Syria
    Yuki Okabe
    AFOMEDI Meeting / KIAS-IMS Joint-Seminar, Feb. 2018, English
    Oral presentation

  • 第二共和制レバノン(1990-)における権力分有体制と合意形成過程
    岡部 友樹
    新学術領域研究「グローバル関係学」若手研究者報告会, Feb. 2018, Japanese
    Oral presentation

■ Affiliated Academic Society
  • Japan Association for Middle Eastern Studies

  • The Japan Association of International Relations

  • Conflict Research Society

■ Research Themes
  • トランスナショナルな政治的紐帯:レバノン・ディアスポラの投票行動と政治意識
    日本学術振興会, 科学研究費助成事業 奨励研究, Apr. 2025 - Mar. 2026, Principal investigator

  • Politics of Intervention and Violence: Comparative Historical Analysis of the Lebanese Civil Wars
    岡部 友樹
    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up, Osaka University of Economics and Law, Aug. 2021 - Mar. 2023
    今年度の研究では、現地調査が困難であるため、これまでの研究の進捗を国際学会で発表した。2020年9月10日に行われたConflict Research Society Annual Conferenceにおいて、"Politics of Fratricidal Violence: Evidence from the Lebanese Civil War"という題で発表を行い、参加者からのフィードバックを得ることができ、今後の研究の方針を再確認することができた。 この研究成果は、現地調査が困難であったことから、日本で得られる1次資料と2次資料、そしてレバノンから取り寄せが2次資料を詳細に検討し、それを整理する形で発表した。

  • 東アラブ新秩序における宗派主義と権力構造の変容:レバノンとシリアの内戦に着目して
    岡部 友樹
    日本学術振興会, 科学研究費助成事業, 特別研究員奨励費, 京都大学, Apr. 2019 - Mar. 2021
    本年度は,東アラブ地域(とくにシリアとレバノン)において国家・地域・国際の3つのレベルの政治・軍事主体が,将来の政治体制の在り方すなわち権力分有体制をめぐって争うような政治と宗教が交錯する現象を分析の中心に置き,そのような状況を「東アラブ新秩序」という新たな概念を使用して研究活動を行ってきた.この鍵概念を出発点として,以下のとおりに大きく2つ本年度の研究活動を行った. はじめに「東アラブ新秩序」の帰結を分析するために,『イスラーム世界研究』に「内戦とクライエンテリズムーレバノンにおける「10月革命」を事例としてー」という題で論文を提出した.ここではレバノンにおける内戦後の抗議運動の分析を通じて,国家ー社会関係の動態にいかなる特徴があるのかを明らかにした. 次に「東アラブ新秩序」という概念をミクロな視点から明らかにするために,レバノンにおける人類学の著作の書評発表を行なった.その成果は香川大学(ハイブリッド)で行われた「イスラームの人類学的視点からみるGilsenan、Deeb、Nucho 書評」として口頭発表により示された.1 つ目の研究成果のなかでは、「東アラブ新秩序」のなかみの問題が中心となっていたが,「東アラブ新秩序」をめぐって国内・地域・国際レベルで政治・軍事主体が 争う中では,日常レベルの視点が抜け落ちてしまう.それゆえ、当該発表では日常レベルにおける「東アラブ新秩序」の構想・模索およびそれをめぐる対立がどのように起きているのかという問題設定をして,先人の研究からこの点を批判的に検討した。

■ Social Contribution Activities
  • Japan’s Interests in the West Asian Region: From a Lebanese Experience
    Acharya Prafulla Chandra College, New Barrackpore
    Panelist, International Seminar on India-South Asia, South East Asia: Exploring New Dimensions, 24 Feb. 2026 - 24 Feb. 2026

  • Japan’s Interests in the West Asian Region: From a Lebanese Experience
    Adamas University, Barasat
    Panelist, An International Panel Discussion on India-Japan Strategic Alignment in Asian Geopolitical Landscape, 24 Feb. 2026 - 24 Feb. 2026

  • Japan’s Interests in the West Asian Region: From a Lebanese Experience
    Presidency University, Kolkata
    Panelist, Workshop on India-Japan Partnership in the Asian Century: Strategic, Economic and Cultural Dimensions, 23 Feb. 2026 - 23 Feb. 2026

  • Japan’s Interests in the West Asian Region: From a Lebanese Experience
    Sister Nivedita University, Kolkata
    Panelist, Panel Discussion on “Japan’s Evolving Role in the Indo-Pacific and Beyond in a Changing Global Order”, 20 Feb. 2026 - 20 Feb. 2026

  • Kaichi International University
    Lecturer, 31 Oct. 2025 - 31 Oct. 2025

  • Faculty Development Seminar "Campus Diversity after the Gaza War"
    Global Education Center, Institute for Promotion of Higher Education, Kobe University
    Lecturer, 23 Jul. 2025 - 23 Jul. 2025

  • TUFS Cinema Arab Films "The Soil and the Sea"
    Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
    Commentator, TUFS Cinemaアラブ映画特集『土地と海』, 19 Jul. 2025 - 19 Jul. 2025

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