Yale University
Japanese Politics and Foreign Policy. Undergraduate/Graduate Seminar. 2022, 2024; 2026 (scheduled).
This class introduces students to 13 important puzzles about contemporary Japanese politics and foreign policy, discusses various ways in which scholars have attempted to solve these puzzles, and suggests pathways for future research. Together, we seek to explain policy outcomes across a wide range of topics, including constitutional revision, defense, economic growth, energy, gender, immigration, income inequality, population aging, territorial disputes, and trade. In the process, we learn (1) the important actors in Japanese politics (e.g., voters, politicians, parties, bureaucrats, and firms); (2) the positions that different actors take with respect to various policies, as well as the sources of these policy preferences; and (3) how political institutions block or enhance the representation of these actors’ interests.
Advanced Democracies. Graduate Seminar. 2026 (scheduled).
Comparative Politics Field Survey. Graduate Seminar. 2024.
This survey course provides a general introduction to the field of comparative politics, with an emphasis on the most important theories and research themes. Topics include the foundations of political regimes, state formation, identity and nationalism, party development, electoral reforms, programmatic and clientelistic linkages, and social policy development. At the same time, the course seeks to strengthen students’ analytical skills in evaluating comparative research and prepare students to take the examination in comparative politics.
University of Michigan
Japanese Politics. Undergraduate Lecture. 2022.
Yokohama City University
Causal Inference and Research Design. Undergraduate Lecture. 2019.
University of California, San Diego
Japanese Politics. Undergraduate Lecture. 2018.