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Senior Fellows

Masato Kamikubo

College of Policy Science, Ritsumeikan University, Associate professor
Ph.D. (University of Warwick)
Senior Fellow
Political Integration and Identity

CV
Dr. Masato Kamikubo is Assistant Professor at Waseda University Global COE Program: Global Institute for Asian Regional Integration (GIARI)(2007.11.1-2010.03.31), Visiting Research Fellow at Organisation of Asian Studies, Waseda University, Lecturer at School of International Liberal Studies (SILS), Waseda University, and Lecturer at Faculty of Law, Rikkyo (St. Paul's) University.(2009.04.01-2010.03.31). He earned his PhD in Politics and International Studies from University of Warwick, UK. His research interests are Contemporary Japanese politics, public administration, and international political economy. The title of his PhD thesis is 'Bureaucratic Behaviour and Policy Change: Reforming the Role of Japan's Ministry of Finance'. His recent publications include "Kanryo Koudou to Seisaku Henka: 1990 Nendai no Ohkurasho Kikou Kaikaku wo Jirei to Shite (Bureaucratic Behaviour and Policy Change: A Case of Organisational Reform of Japan's Ministry of Finance in the 1990s)", Nihon Seiji Kenkyu, (Vol.5, Issue 1&2, 2008). He publishes various articles about Japanese politics on magazines and on-line journals as "Seshu Sori wo Sodateta Jiminto Chouki Seiken (Long-term Regime of Liberal Democratic Party Nurturing 'Hereditary' Prime Ministers), Chuo Koron (August 2009).
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Achievements (since 2006 till 2012)

[ Paper ]
  1. Kamikubo, M., Bureaucratic Behaviour and Policy Change: Case of Japan's Financial Market Reform in the 1990's as an implication for the Study of Asian Financial Integration, GIARI WORKING PAPER SERIES, 2008
[ Book ]
  1. Kazuo Kuroda with Masato Kamikubo and David Pasarelli (eds.), Formulating an International Higher Education Framework for Regional Cooperation and Integration in Asia, Waseda University Global COE Program: Global Institute for Asian Regional Integration (GIARI), 2009

Presentations at international conferences (since 2006 till 2012)

  1. Oral presentation, Masato Kamikubo, 2008/11, Ministries' Policy Competition over Internationalisation of Japan's Higher Education, Waseda University (Semi-monthly Lecture Series, Waseda University Doctoral Student Network)
  2. Oral presentation, Masato Kamikubo, 2008/10, The Rise of China and Japan's Trade Policy Change under the Initiative of Prime Minister's Office, (International Workshop, Power Shift, Paradigm Shift: Sino-Japanese Relations in the post-Cold War World - International Structure, Domestic Politics, and Mutual Images -, Waseda University G-COE GIARI & Waseda Institute of Contemporary China Studies)
  3. Oral presentation, Masato Kamikubo, 2008/09, Bureaucracy and the Initiative of Prime Minister's Office : A Case of Diplomatic Policy Change under Koizumi Administration, University of Leeds, UK (Japan Politics Colloquium 2008, British Association of Japanese Studies)

Past research grants (since 2006 till 2012)

  1. Kamikubo, M. with Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation/Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Warwick, Other public grants, British Council,Comparative Regionalisms in East Asia and Europe: Theoretical and Case Study Perspectives project, 2008

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