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KAMIKUBO Masato

Department / Course College of Policy Science Department of Policy Science

Title / Position Professor

Other Affiliations
1.	Graduate School of Policy Science
2.	Research Organization of Open Innovation & Collaboration The Research and Development Institute of Regional Information

Academic background
1.	～1987/03	│ Ozu High School │ Graduated
2.	～1991/03	Humanities Major, Department of Philosophy │ School of Literature No. 1 │ Waseda University │ Graduated BA in Literature
3.	2008/04 Degree Acquisition	│ University of Warwick Ph. D in Politics and International Studies
4.	2001/09 Degree Acquisition	│ University of Warwick MA in Politics
5.	～2001/09	Master Course │ MA in Politics │ Graduate School, Department of Politics and International Studies │ University of Warwick │ Completed
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Business career
1.	1991/04/01 ～ 1999/06/30	│ │ Itochu Corporation (C. Itoh and Co.,ltd.)
2.	2007/11/01 ～ 2009/08/31	Research Fellow │ │ Waseda University Global COE Programme: Global Institute for Asian Regional Integration
3.	2007/11/01	Visiting Research Fellow │ Organisation for Asian Studies, │ Waseda University
4.	2008/04/01 ～ 2010/03/31	Lecturer │ Faculty of Law, │ Rikkyo University (St. Paul's University)
5.	2008/09/21 ～ 2009/03/31	Lecturer International Division │ │ Waseda University
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Research activities
1.		Political Studies Association
2.		British Association of Japanese Studies
3.		The Japanese Association of International Relations
4.		Japanese Political Science Association

Subject of research
1.	The Power Game between Politicians and Bureaucrats over Budget Formulation Authority
2.	Japanese International Monetary Policy Making: Comparative Institutional Analysis with China
3.	International Comparative analysis of Fiscal Structural Reform
4.	International Comparative Analysis of Network for Global Pandemic in Asia
5.	Regional Stability in Political and Administration Process under Decentralisation

Present specialized field
Politics, International relations (Keyword：Policy science, Political science, Contemporary Japanese politics, International political economy,)

Books
1.	2019/09	”Japan as a Developmental State: The Need for a New Approach”, in Stein Kuhnle and Sven E.O. Hort eds., Globalizing Welfare.
2.	2018/04	Gyakusetsu no Chiseigaku　(Geopolitical Paradox)
3.	2011/03	Kanthoptuan Ruang Kankrajai Amnad nai Thana Pradenlak Thangkanmuang: Korani Suksa Khong Changwat Rayong Prathet Thai (in Hiroshi Murayama ed., Krabuanthatmai Khong Kanpattana Nayobai nai Prathet Thai - Jak Sing thi Rubruu lae Sing thi Prakod nai Korani Changwat Rayong -)
4.	2011/03	Rethinking of decetralization as a central political issue: A case of Rayong in Thailand (in Hiroshi Murayama ed., The New Paradm of Policy Development in Thailand: What is conceived and how is it embodied in Rayong case?) │ ,pp.19-37
5.	2010/06	FTA no Seiji Keizai Bunseki (Bilateral Trade Agreement in The Asia-Pacific, Japanese edition)

Papers
1.	2025/10/31	Selecting Candidate: Understanding Party Selectors Preferences in the 2024 Indonesian Legislative Election │ Policy Science │ 33 (1),pp.57-75
2.	2025/10/31	Toward a Future Narrative Resource-Based View: Integrating Resource-Based View and Analytic Narratives for Context-Aware Diplomatic Policymaking │ Policy Science │ 33 (1),pp.35-56
3.	2020/03	election and Fiscal reconstruction: Cameron Administration in the UK and Abe Administration in Japan │ Policy Science │ 27 (4),pp.251-265
4.	2019/06	Age of eligibility to run election in Japan: a barrier to political careers? │ Journal of Contemporary East Asia Studies. │
5.	2017/03	Creation of a Circulatory Energy and Welfare Regional Network and Avoidance of Conflict: the Case of Russia's Sakhalin Oblast │ Journal of Policy Science │ 2017 (11),pp.23-35
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Academic conference presentation
1.	2025/07/30	【Webiner】 Populism and New Political Divisions in Japan after the Election
2.	2024/11/28	Welfare Policy as a Political Quarrel: Traditional Parties versus Populists
3.	2017/09/30	エネルギーと福祉の循環型ネットワーク形成と紛争回避ーロシア・サハリン州を事例としてー
4.	2016/09/21	Business Power for Demicratisation: Lesson From Japan
5.	2015/05/21	The Possibility of the Japan's Upper House Reform Requires Amendment of the Constitution
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Other research achievements
1.	2026/03/24	”Japani tiukentaa maahanmuuttolinjaansa – kansalaisuuteen vaadittavaa oleskeluaikaa halutaan pidentää” STT（Finland）（Commentary）
2.	2026/02/19	”Takaichi, reelected as Japan's leader, want to cooperate with US in rate earth development " AP NEWS
3.	2026/02/09	"Prime Minister Takaichi’s party win a supermajority in Japan's lower house" AP News
4.	2026/02/06	”Japan PM's push for counter-espionage law splits parties in snap election” The Mainichi (Kyodo)
5.	2025/12/05	"Will Takaichi bank on her high approval rating s to call a snap election？" Japan Times
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Works
1.	2024/04/04	Democracy and Human Rights in Hong Kong (ロンドン（オンラインイベント）)
2.	2021/09/15	The LDP Presidential Race: Who Will Replace Prime Minister Suga?

Subject
1.	Advanced Policy Studies
2.	Case Study Seminar
3.	Introduction to Policy Science
4.	Introduction to Public Policy
5.	Policy Seminar 2
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Teaching achievements

●Presentation about Teaching

1.	2011/11	Lecture: "Youth Unemployment and Internationalisation of Higher Education in Japan: Ritsumeikan's Challenge" 6th Form Japan Day in the Japan Society of London