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SUECHIKA Kota

Department / Course College of International Relations Department of International Relations

Title / Position Professor

Other Affiliations
1.	Graduate School of International Relations
2.	Kinugasa Research Organization Center for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies
3.	Kinugasa Research Organization Institute of International Relations and Area Studies

Academic background
1.	～2004/03	Doctorial Course │ Southeast Asian Area Studies │ Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies │ Kyoto University │ Completed Ph.D. (Area Studies)
2.	～1998	Doctoral Program (1st Semester) │ Middle East Politics │ Centre for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies │ [UK] University of Durham │ Completed
3.	1998/12 Degree Acquisition	│ University of Durham │ MA in Middle East Politics with distinction
4.	～1997	Humanities Course │ Faculty of Liberal Arts and Science (Humanities) │ Yokohama City University │ Graduated

Business career
1.	2022/04/01 ～	Fellow │ │ Ritsumeikan Advanced Research Academy (RARA)
2.	2015/10/01 ～ 2016/08/31	Visiting Scholar │ School of Oriental and African Studies │ London Middle East Institute

Research activities
1.		Japan Association for Middle East Studies
2.		The Japan Association of International Relations
3.		Japan Association for Comparative Politics
4.		Association for Islamic Studies in Japan
5.		British Society for Middle Eastern Studies (BRISMES)
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Subject of research
1.	Nations/Races/Religions in Globalization
2.	Islam and Politics in Present Syria: Relationship Between Nation’s Transformation and Islamic Thought
3.	Formation and Transformation of Social Order in Southeast Asia of Islamic Zone
4.	People’s Movement and "Human Security" in East Mediterranean Sea Area
5.	Empirical Study and Interregional Comparison of National Administration Mechanism in Present Middle East
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Research summary
Politics and International Relations in Contemporary Middle East We study politics and international relations in the Middle East countries, mainly analysis of political movements and principles of Muslims. Our main fields are Syria, Lebanon and Palestine.

Present specialized field
Area Studies, International Relations, Politics, Religious Studies, History of Thought (Keyword：Middle Eastern Studies, International Relations, Comparative Politics)

Books
1.	2020/04	“Sectarian Fault Lines in the Middle East: Sources of Conflicts or Communal Bonds?,” Larbi Sadiki ed., Routledge Handbook of Middle East Politics │ ,pp.269-280
2.	2011/03	“Arab Nationalism Twisted?: The Syrian Ba‘th Regime’s Strategies for Nation/State-building,” Yusuke Murakami, Hiroyuki Yamamoto and Hiromi Komori (eds.), Enduring States: In the Face of Challenges from Within and Without. │ ,pp.84-98
3.	2005/12	State-transformation and Islam in Contemporary Syria

Papers
1.	2026	“Fixed Attitudes, Contextual Shifts: Deconstructing Public Support for Lebanese Hezbollah through Survey Experiments” │ Third World Quarterly │
2.	2025	"Measuring the Evolution of Arab States’ Perceptions of the Iranian Threat: A Quantitative Text Analysis of Major Arabic-Language State Media, 2010–20” │ British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies │ 52 (3),pp.788-811
3.	2025	"Reproducing the Sectarian Oligarchy in Lebanon: Evidence from a Survey Experiment on Electoral Fraud" │ Ethnopolitics │
4.	2025	“Hezbollah’s Communication Strategies in Consociational Democracy: A Quantitative Text Analysis of Al-Manar” │ Nationalism and Ethnic Politics │ 31 (3),pp.334-356
5.	2025	“Measuring ‘State-Diffusion’ in Post-Conflict Authoritarian Syria: Evidence from the 2021 Public Opinion Survey” │ Mediterranean Politics │ 30 (2),pp.294-315
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Academic conference presentation
1.	2025/11/25	“Sectarian Identity and Public Support for Armed Non-State Actors: Evidence from Survey Experiments in Lebanon, Iraq, and Yemen”
2.	2025/11/14	“Public Support for Armed Non-State Actors in the Shadow of War: Evidence from Experimental Surveys on Palestine, Lebanon, Iraq and Yemen”
3.	2025/11/01	“Do Sectarian Differences Affect Support for Armed Non-State Actors?: Evidence from Survey Experiments in Lebanon, Iraq, and Yemen”
4.	2025/10/17	“Measuring Public Support for the Axis of Resistance: Evidence from Experimental Surveys in Palestine, Lebanon, Iraq, and Yemen”
5.	2025/09/27	“Reconsidering Citizens’ Support for the Axis of Resistance: Evidence from Experimental Surveys in Palestine, Lebanon, Iraq, and Yemen”
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Other research achievements
1.	2016/03/18	“Can Japan Help End the War in Syria?: Interview with Kota Suechika of Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto, Japan” (New Atlanticist)
2.	2016/03/11	“With the Middle East in Turmoil, Japan Looks to Diversify its Energy Options” (New Atlanticist)

Winning science prize
1.	2018/12	Hadhari Global Network Hadhari Award for Islamic Civilizational Studies 2018

Subject
1.	Advanced Seminar
2.	Research Training