Yutaka Tsujinaka

Yutaka Tsujinka
Born	1954 Osaka, Japan
Occupation	Professor of Political Science, Faculty of Humanity and Social Sciences at University of Tsukuba

Yutaka Tsujinaka (born 1954) is a professor of Political Science and Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences at University of Tsukuba.　He is now teaching at the College of Social Sciences and Dr. Program in International and Advanced Japanese Studies . He is also the president of Japan Political Science Association a member of International Association of Universities (2012–2016), the director of Internationalization Subcommittee of IAU (2013–), the executive assistant to the President at University of Tsukuba (2013–) and the director of Institute for Comparative Research in Human and Social Sciences (ICR) (2014–).

Academic background

1972 Graduate from Kozu High School in Osaka
1976 LL.B Osaka University, School of Law
1978 LL.M. Osaka University, School of Law (Political Science)
1981 Completion of the course work for Dr. Program of Osaka University School of Law (Political Science)
1996 Dr. of Law (Political Science) Kyoto University

Positions and teaching career

2014–current President of Japanese Political Science Association
2013–current Director of Institute for Comparative Research in Human and Social Sciences (ICR)
2013–current Executive Advisor to the President at University of Tsukuba
2013–current　Chairman of Internationalization Subcommittee of IAU
2012–current Administrative board member of International Association of Universities (IAU)
2011–2013 　Headquarter Vice President at University of Tsukuba
2008–2011 Director of Dr. Program in International and Advanced Japanese Studies
2003–2008 Manager of Special Research Project on Civil Society, the State and Culture in Comparative perspective
2001–2004 Dean of College of Social Sciences University of Tsukuba
1998–current Professor of Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at University of Tsukuba
1989–1991 Visiting Fellow: Cornell University East Asia Program and Department of Government
1986–1998 Associate professor of Institute of Social Sciences and Political Science at University of Tsukuba
1984–1986 Associate professor at Department of Law and Political Science, University of Kitakyushu
1981–1984 Assistant professor at Department of Law and Political Science, University of Kitakyushu

Academic Societies

Japan Political Science Association
Association for Asian Studies
American Political Science Association
Japan NPO Research Association
Public Policy Studies Association
Japan Association For Comparative Politics

Honors and Awards

2010 Japan NPO Research Association Award
2010 Best Faculty member 2009
1995 Okinaga Award
1990 American Council of Learned Societies Award
1989 Fulbright Award

Research Projects

2010–2015 "A Comparative and Empirical Study of the Structural Change in Politics and Transformations in Pressure Groups, Policy Networks, and Civil Society in Japan since 2009”
2005–2010 "A Comprehensive Empirical Study on the Three-Level Civil Society Structure and Governance in Japan, South Korea, the United States, Germany, and China in Comparative Perspective”
2002–2005 "A Systematic and Comparative Study on Public Policy and Policy-Making Processes in Japan and Korea”
2000–2004 "Comparative and Empirical Study of Interest Groups and Civil Society Organizations focusing Primarily on Contemporary China”
1996–1998 "A Comparative and Empirical Study on Changes in Government and Interest Group Sector in Japan and Korea”
1995–2002 "A Comparative and Empirical Analysis of Environmental Policy Network in Japan, the United States, Germany, and Korea”
1993–1995 "A Comparative Statistical Analysis of the Formation and Change in Interest Groups in Advanced Countries”

Major Publications in English

2003 Frank Schwartz, Susan Pharr and Yutaka Tsujinaka (Cambridge University Press)

   "From Developmentalism to Maturity: Japan's Civil Society Organizations in a Comparative Perspective"  In The State of Civil Society in Japan

1996 David Knoke, Franz Urban Pappi, Jeffrey Broadbent and Yutaka Tsujinaka (Cambridge University Press)

  “Comparing Policy Network: Labor politics in the U.S., Germany and Japan”

1995 Peter J. Katzenstein and Yutaka Tsujinaka (Cambridge University Press)

   "Bullying," "Buying," and "Binding": US-Japanese transnational relations and domestic structures

1991 Peter J. Katzenstein and Yutaka Tsujinaka (Cornell University Press)

    “Defending the Japanese State e: Structures, Norms and the Political Responses to Terrorism and Violent Social Protest in the 1970s & 1980s”

Publications in English

2013 Leslie M. Tkach-Kawasaki and Yutaka Tsujinaka

   Exploring Relationships through Networks and Hyperlinks

2011 Leslie M. Tkach-Kawasaki, Makoto Nakada, Takanori Tamura, John Shultz and Yutaka Tsujinaka

   Japan and the Internet: Perspectives and Practices

2009 Helmut Anheier, Stefan Toepler and Yutaka Tsujinaka

    "Civil Society and Social Capital in Japan" International Encyclopedia of civil society(Springer)

2008 Robert Pekkanen and Yutaka Tsujinaka

   “Neighbourhood Associations and the Demographic Challenge” In The Demographic Challenge: A Handbook about Japan (The　German Institute for Japanese Studies DIJ)

2007 　Robert Pekkanen and Yutaka Tsujinaka

   “Civil Society and Interest Groups in Contemporary　Japan” Pacific Affairs,Vol.80 (University of British Columbia)

　　　　　Robert Pekkanen and Yutaka Tsujinaka

2007 Jae-Young Choe, Takafumi Ohtomo and Yutaka Tsujinaka

   “Exploring the Realities of Japanese Civil Society Through Comparison,” (ASIEN 105)

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