Links to External Websites

Academic Associations

• Japanese Political Science Association
• The Japanese Society for Asian Studies
• The Japanese Association for American Studies　
• Japan NPO Research Association
• Public Policy Studies Association Japan
• Japan Association for Comparative Politics

Overseas Research Collaborators

• U.S.:  Robert J. PEKKANEN (University of Washington), Steve SMITH (APSA)
• Germany: Miranda SCHREURS (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin)
• China: Yuan RUIJUN, Zhang JING（Peking University）
• Thailand:  Chalermpon KONGJIT (Chiag Mai University)
• India:  Swasti Rao (Confederation of National Rural NGOs in India)
• Bangladesh:  Shakil Ahmed (North South University), Fahat Tasnim (University of Rajshahi), Anar Koli (Soka University）
• Maleysia:  Muthiah Alagappa (Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS))

Members of Research Projects

• Ryou TOU (Faculty of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University)
• Kazuya NAKAMIZO (Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies, Kyoto University)
• Kengo SOGA (Graduate School of Law, Kyoto University)
• Yutaka ONISHI (Graduate School of Law, Kobe University)
• Hiroki MORI (Faculty of Law, Doshisha University)
• Shinichi SHIGETOMI (Faculty of International Studies, Meiji Gakuin University)
• Hidehiro YAMAMOTO (Faculty of Education Art and Science, Yamagata University)

Other Cooperative Researchers

• Yoshihiko TAKENAKA (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Tsukuba): Political science, Japanese politics
• Jae Young CHOE (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Tsukuba): Infrastructure planning, traffic engineering, disaster prevention science, and statistical science
• Leslie M. TKACH KAWASAKI (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Tsukuba): Information and media sciences
• Yasushi KONDO (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Tsukuba): Political science, comparative politics, British politics, and the welfare state
• Takafumi OHTOMO (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Tsukuba): International relations
• Shinsuke HASHIMOTO (Graduate School of Law and Politics, Osaka University): Political science
• Yoshiaki KUBO (Faculty of Law and Letters, University of Ryukyus): Political science
• Itaru YANAGI (Faculty of Law and Letters, University of Ryukyus): Public administration

Miscellaneous

• Institute for Comparative Research in Human and Social Sciences (ICR)
• Center for International, Comparative, and Advanced Japanese Studies（CAJS)
• University of Tsukuba
• University of Tsukuba Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences
• Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Tsukuba
• College of Social Sciences, University of Tsukuba
• College of International Studies, University of Tsukuba
• Three-Level Comprehensive Empirical Research on Civil Society Structure and Governance in Japan, South Korea, the United States, Germany, and China
• Comparative Empirical Research on Changing Political Structures, Interest Groups, Policy Networks, and Civil Society