Organization
Faculty of Economics Professor
Title
Professor
External link
KONOE,Sara
Degree
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PhD ( Johns Hopkins University )
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MA ( The University of Tokyo )
Research Interests
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Comparative Politics
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International Political Economy
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Financial Crisis
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European Integration
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Financial Regulation
Research Areas
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Humanities & Social Sciences / International relations
Education
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Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies
2003.6 - 2009.5
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The University of Tokyo Graduate Schools for Law and Politics
2000.4 - 2008.3
Country： Japan
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The University of Tokyo Faculty of Law
1996.4 - 2000.3
Country： Japan
Research History
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Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Visiting Fellow
2020.1
Country：United States
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EUROLAB, GESIS Visiting Fellow
2019.10 - 2020.3
Country：Germany
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Kansai University Faculty of Economics Professor
2019.4
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Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies Visiting Fellow
2018.2 - 2018.3
Country：Germany
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WZB Berlin Social Science Center Visiting Researcher
2017.3
Country：Germany
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Kansai University Faculty of Economics Associate Professor
2012.4 - 2019.3
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School of Global Japanese Studies, Meiji University Assistant Professor
2011.4 - 2012.3
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Graduate School of Law, Keio University Assistant Professor
2010.10 - 2011.3
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European University Institute Max Weber Fellow
2009.9 - 2010.8
Papers
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Japan’s Diplomacy at the G7 and G20: Supporting Global Economic Governance Invited
Sara KONOE
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Strategic Japan Working Paper 2020.4
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The Politics of Post-Financial Crisis Reforms: Germany in the Eurozone Reviewed
Sara KONOE
International Relations 189 2017
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The Formation of the EMU and Financial Stability Policies: Fragmented Policy-Making Processes and Current Agendas (in Japanese) Reviewed
Sara KONOE
EU Studies in Japan 34 229 - 249 2014.7
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Policy Shifts and the Changing Role of Banks: A Comparison between Japan and Germany Reviewed
Sara KONOE
Zeitschrift für Japanisches Recht/ Journal of Japanese Law 29 ( 15 ) 81 - 102 2010
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Financial Crises, Politics, and Financial Sector Restructuring: A Comparison between Japan and the United States Reviewed
Sara KONOE
Journal of Asian and African Studies 44 ( 5 ) 497 - 515 2009
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The Failure of an Integrated Regulatory Model?: The U.K. in a Time of Crisis
Sara KONOE
Economic Society of Kansai University Working Paper Series F57 2012.7
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Policy Change and Governance: A Comparative Case Study of the Financial System Reform and the Introduction of Long-Term Care Insurance System (in Japanese) Reviewed
Sara KONOE
Global Japanese Studies Review, Meiji University 4 ( 1 ) 75 - 100 2012.3
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International Finance and Policy Cooperation: Before and After the 2007-2010 Financial Crisis
Sara KONOE
EUI Working Papers 2010/24 2010
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International Finance and Policy Cooperation: Before and After the 2007-2010 Financial Crisis
Sara KONOE
EUI Working Papers 2010/24 2010
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Financial Crises, Politics, and Financial Sector Restructuring: A Comparison between Japan and the United States Reviewed
Sara KONOE
Journal of Asian and African Studies 44 ( 5 ) 497 - 515 2009
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The Normative Foundations of Democratic Legislation: the Complementary Roles of the Legislative and Judicial Processes (in Japanese) Reviewed
Sara KONOE
The Journal of the Association of Political and Social Sciences 116 ( 5/6 ) 154 - 218 2003
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現代における民主的立法の規範的位置－立法・司法の役割分担の視点から－ Reviewed
神江 沙蘭
国家学会雑誌 116 ( 5/6 ) 154 - 218 2003
Books
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Religion, Conflict, Politics: The Past and Present of the Sovereign State
Tadashi Karube, Kazuhiro Takii, and Yurika Umeda (eds.)（ Role： Contributor）
Chikura Shobo 2023.11
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The EU Global Strategy and a Liberal International Order: The Impact of Brexit and the War in Ukraine
Yoichiro Usui, Hidetoshi Nakamura（ Role： ContributorEU Capital Markets Policy in Polycrisis: Responses to Brexit and COVID-19）
Akashi Shoten 2023.5
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Invested Narratives: German Responses to Economic Crisis
Jill E. Twark（ Role： ContributorGermany’s Compromises: The Impact of Crisis Narratives on the European Central Bank and Euro Governance）
Berghahn Books 2022.11
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Sara KONOE（ Role： Sole author）
2020.9 （ ISBN:9784000614177 ）
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Middle Powers in Asia and Europe in the 21st-Century
Giampiero Giacomello, Bertjan Verbeek（ Role： ContributorGermany and Japan: Great or Middle Powers in Global Banking Regulation?）
Rowman and Littlefield 2020.7 （ ISBN:9781793605641 ）
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The Politics of Financial Markets and Regulation: The United States, Japan and Germany
Sara KONOE
Palgrave Macmillan 2014.2 （ ISBN:1137277335 ）
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Actors and Issues in European Politics
Takeshi Ito and Ryosuke Amiya（ Role： ContributorEuro Crisis and Banking Union: Renegotiating Terms of Integration）
Nakanishiya 2021.2
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The Idea of Public in Philosophy of Law
Tatsuo Inoue（ Role： ContributorThe Roles of Public Opinion, Social Movements, and Institutions to Promote a Fairer Democratic System (in Japanese)）
Nakanishiya 2006 （ ISBN:9784779501142 ）
MISC
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Today’s Issues: Reforms and Agendas for Financial Stabilization in the Eurozone
Sara KONOE
Monthly Journal, Kinyu 2015.9
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Book Review: Economic Diplomacy: Japan and the Balance of National Interests
Sara Konoe
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OF THE ASIA-PACIFIC 15 ( 1 ) 181 - 183 2015.1
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Book Review: Globalisation and Economic Security in East Asia: Governance and Institutions. Ed by Helen E. S. Nesadurai
Sara KONOE
Journal of East Asian Studies 7 ( 2 ) 347 - 50 2007
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学会展望－Dennis F. Thompson, Just Election: Creating a Fair Electoral Process in the United States (Chicago, The University of Chicago Press, 2002, 262pp) －
神江 沙蘭
国家学会雑誌 118 ( 7/8 ) 167 - 69 2005
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社会科学の合理性と法学－Richard A. Posner, Frontiers of Legal Theory (Harvard University Press, 2001, 453pp) －
神江 沙蘭
アメリカ法 2004-1 ( 1 ) 100 - 105 2004
Presentations
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The EU Polycrisis and Risk-sharing: Capital Markets and Fiscal Policies
Sara Konoe
Japan Association of International Relations 2023.11
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EU Integration in Polycrisis: Shifts in EU Monetary and Fiscal Policies
Sara Konoe
Japan Association for Comparative Politics 2023.6
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Much Ado about Price Competitiveness?: Diverging Growth Strategies in Times of Crisis in Germany and Japan
Konoe, Sara and Alexander Spielau
Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics 2021 2021.7
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Japan’s Economic Dilemma and ‘Neoliberal’ Reforms
Sara KONOE
Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics 2019.6
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Germany’s Compromises? The European Central Bank’s Changing Roles in the Context of the Euro Crisis
Sara KONOE
Japan Association for Comparative Politics (JACP) Annual Convention 2018.6
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Germany and Japan: Middle or Great Powers in Global Banking Regulation? International conference
Sara KONOE
International Studies Association (ISA) International Conference 2017.6
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The Politics of Integration: How Reform Dynamics Changed after the Euro Crisis International conference
Sara KONOE
Council for European Studies, 23rd International Conference of Europeanists 2016.4
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European Integration and Financial Governance: Unbalanced Development
Sara KONOE
Japan Association of International Relations (JAIR) Annual Convention 2015.10
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The Origin and Effects of Policy Fragmentation Related to Financial Stability in the EMU: The ECB in Perspective International conference
Sara KONOE
Council for European Studies, 21th International Conference of Europeanists 2014.3
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The Formation of the EMU and Financial Stability Policies: Fragmented Policy-Making Processes and Current Agendas (in Japanese)
Sara KONOE
European Union Studies Association – Japan 2013.11
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The Failure of an Independent Regulator Model?: The U.K. in the Time of Crisis International conference
Sara KONOE
Council for European Studies,19th International Conference of Europeanists 2012.3
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Politics and Responses to the 2008 Global Financial Crisis: Germany’s Dilemma in the European Union
Sara KONOE
Japan Association of International Relations 2011.11
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International Finance and Policy Cooperation: Before and After the 2007-2010 Financial Crisis International conference
Fifth Pan-European Conference on EU Politics, European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR), Porto, Portugal 2010.6
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International Finance and Policy Cooperation: Before and After the 2007-2010 Financial Crisis
Sara KONOE
Fifth Pan-European Conference on EU Politics, European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR), Porto, Portugal 2010
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Enhancing European Cooperation in Financial Supervision and Crisis Management
Sara KONOE
Fifth European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) General Conference, Potsdam, Germany 2009
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Enhancing European Cooperation in Financial Supervision and Crisis Management International conference
Fifth European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) General Conference, Potsdam, Germany 2009
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Financial Crises, Politics, and Financial Sector Restructuring: The Japan and U.S. Experiences and Implications for Europe
Sara KONOE
Fourth Pan-European Conference on EU Politics, European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR), Riga, Latvia 2008
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Financial Crises, Politics, and Financial Sector Restructuring: The Japan and U.S. Experiences and Implications for Europe International conference
Fourth Pan-European Conference on EU Politics, European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR), Riga, Latvia 2008
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Globalization, Vulnerability, and Financial Governance in East Asia: Cooperation between Developed and Developing Countries toward Financial Stability
Sara KONOE
International Studies Association (ISA), San Diego, U.S.A 2006
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Restructuring of Financial Governance and Financial Markets: Japan and South Korea in Comparison
Annual Meeting of the International Political Science Association (IPSA), Fukuoka, Japan. 2006
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The Financial Crises and Politics of the Financial Governance Reforms: Japan and the U.S.A. in Comparison
Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association (APSA), Philadelphia, U.S.A. 2006
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Globalization, Vulnerability, and Financial Governance in East Asia: Cooperation between Developed and Developing Countries toward Financial Stability
International Studies Association (ISA), San Diego, U.S.A 2006
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Restructuring of Financial Governance and Financial Markets: Japan and South Korea in Comparison
Sara KONOE
Annual Meeting of the International Political Science Association (IPSA), Fukuoka, Japan. 2006
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The Financial Crises and Politics of the Financial Governance Reforms: Japan and the U.S.A. in Comparison
Sara KONOE
Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association (APSA), Philadelphia, U.S.A. 2006
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Political Pressures, Political Institutions, and the Birth of a Single Financial Regulator: A Comparative Case Study of the United Kingdom, Germany, and Japan
Sara KONOE
Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association (APSA), Washington, D.C, U.S.A. 2005
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Political Pressures, Political Institutions, and the Birth of a Single Financial Regulator: A Comparative Case Study of the United Kingdom, Germany, and Japan
Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association (APSA), Washington, D.C, U.S.A. 2005
Research Projects
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Macroeconomic Regimes and Growth Strategies: Economic Diplomacy in Japan and Germany
Grant number：20K01537 2020.4 - 2025.3
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science KAKENHI Grant-in-Aids for Scientific Research (C)
Authorship：Principal investigator
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Unbalanced Financial Integration: Europe in Crisis
Grant number：17K13695 2017.4 - 2019.3
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Sara KONOE
Authorship：Principal investigator Grant type：Competitive
My research investigates how European financial institutions accumulated risk in a pre-financial crisis period, which factors limited policy responses to the euro crisis, and whether post-crisis reforms have been implemented as planned. The research shows how fragmented financial supervisory system in the EU and relaxed standards in global agreements on financial supervision from the late 1990s to the early 2000s contributed to financial instability in Europe. The research also analyzed how the interpretation of euro crisis within Germany impacted the Germany's response to the crisis, and how the German government changed its position as the crisis worsened. The research further examines strengths and limitations of post-crisis reforms, the latter of which is shown in recent bank resolutions in Italy.
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The Politics of Integration: Unbalanced Development of the European Financial and Monetary System
2016.6 - 2017.5
Murata Science Foundation Research Grant
Sara KONOE
Authorship：Principal investigator Grant type：Competitive
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Institutional and Political Agendas for Financial Stability Policies: The UK and the EMU
2013.4 - 2017.3
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists)
Sara KONOE
Authorship：Principal investigator Grant type：Competitive
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The Fragility of the Eurozone: The Political Economy of Euro Crisis
2013.1 - 2014.9
Nomura Foundation Research Grant
Sara KONOE
Authorship：Principal investigator Grant type：Competitive
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A Comparative Study of the Responses to Global Financial Crisis: The UK and the US
2011.10 - 2012.9
The Konosuke Matsushita Memorial Foundation Research Grant
Sara KONOE
Authorship：Principal investigator Grant type：Competitive
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A Comparative Study of the Responses to Global Financial Crisis: The UK and the US
2011.4 - 2013.3
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (Research Activity Start-Up)
Sara KONOE
Authorship：Principal investigator Grant type：Competitive
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Multi-Level Governance in the EU Financial and Fiscal Policies: The Impact of Interstate Competition
Grant number：24K04772 2024.4 - 2027.3
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science KAKENHI Grant-in-Aids for Scientific Research (C)
Authorship：Principal investigator
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Legisprudential Foundation Building for the Legislative System Reform
Grant number：24330001 2012.4 - 2015.3
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
INOUE TATSUO, TAJIMA Masaki, KATSURAGI Takao, ISHIYAMA Fumihiko, OE Hiroshi, INADA Yasuaki, HASHIMOTO Tsutomu, OKUDA Junichiro, TAKIKAWA Hirohide, YOKOHAMA Tatsuya, MATSUMOTO Mitsuo, TANIGUSHI Koichi, FUJIOKA Daisuke, OHYA Takehiro, INOUE Akira, KONOE Sara, KAKU Shun, YOSHINAGA Kei, ANDO Kaoru, YONEMURA Kotaro, IKEDA Hirono, KIRA Takayuki, URAYAMA Seiko, HIRAI Mitsuki
Grant amount：\17810000 （ Direct Cost: \13700000 、 Indirect Cost：\4110000 ）
Our research developed, both thematically and methodologically, the project of the new theoretical movement of ‘legisprudence’, which has come to the fore in the world of international legal philosophy in the past few years. We investigated deeply into the new urgent problems of our legislative system, which is now undergoing a profound change owing to the structural transformations of the Japanese political practice. We showed that the conventional legislation-studies focused on the routine process and techniques of bill-formation and the specific legislative policies cannot meet the challenges posed by these problems of structural change. Two advocate a more promising alternative, we developed the theoretical resources of ‘legisprudence’ and presented some philosophical guides for a normative conception of the comprehensive legislative system design, thereby building the ‘legisprudential’ foundation of the legislative system reform.
Teaching Experience
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EU Economy
2023.4 - Present Institution：Graduate School Program, Faculty of Economics, Kansai University
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EU Economy
2012.4 - Present Institution：Faculty of Economics, Kansai University
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Economics Seminar/ Graduation Thesis
2012.4 - Present Institution：Faculty of Economics, Kansai University
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Economics (in English)
2011.4 - 2012.3 Institution：School of Global Japanese Studies, Meiji University
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Statistics and Research Methodology
2011.4 - 2012.3 Institution：Keio University’s Faculty of Law
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A Comparative Study of Changing Financial Governance: Japan, the United States, Germany, and the European Union (in English)
2010.12 Institution：EU Studies Institute (EUSI) at Tsuda College
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US Economy
2018.4 - 2019.3 Institution：Faculty of Economics, Kansai University
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Contemporary European Economy
2017.4 - 2018.9 Institution：Faculty of Economics, Konan University
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Japanese Economy (Topics in Japanese Economy and Discussion)（in English）
2012.4 - Present Institution：Kansai University
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International Political Economy (Seminar)
2011.4 - 2012.3 Institution：School of Global Japanese Studies, Meiji University
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Global Japanese Studies
2011.4 - 2012.3 Institution：School of Global Japanese Studies, Meiji University
Social Activities
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EU Fiscal and Monetary Policies and the Euro under the Energy Crisis (discussant for a symposium)
Role(s)： Panelist
European Union Studies Association-Japan 43rd Annual Conference, Symposium (open to the public) 2023.11
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EU Global Strategy in the post-Brexit Era: the Restructuring of External Relations and the Vulnerability of Internal Relations
Role(s)： Panelist
European Union Studies Association-Japan 41st Annual Conference, Symposium (open to the public) 2021.11
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Transition from Decentralized Financial Governance to Banking Union: European Integration and Financial Stability
University of Tokyo Research presentation at Komaba International Politics Workshop 2018.7
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Team Researcher
International Research Center for Japanese Studies (Nichibunken) 2018.4 - 2019.3
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Research presentation
Senatsverwaltung für Finanzen des Landes Berlin 2018.3
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Proposal reviewer for academic conference
Council for European Studies 2018
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Research presentation
European Integration History Forum of Political Economy & Economic History Society 2017.3
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Seminar Presentation “The Politics of Integration: Unbalanced Development in European Financial and Monetary System”
Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence Workshop 2016.5
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Core member at the Advisory Council
Role(s)： Report writing
Policy Planning Division, Foreign Policy Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan 2016.1 - 2020.7
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Proposal reviewer for academic conference
Council for European Studies 2015
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Discussant for EU Studies Institute (EUSI) Tokyo Workshop
EU Studies Institute（EUSI） 2012.2
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Proposal reviewer
Cambridge University Press 2011
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Paper reviewer
Electronic Journal of Contemporary Japanese Studies 2011
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Guest Speaker, Lecture and Seminar “Global Finance, Politics, and Governance”
Role(s)： Lecturer
Humbolt University Berlin 2010.6
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Co-organized the Max Weber Programme and Pierre Werner Chair Conference “The 2007-2010 Financial and Economic Crisis: Causes, Consequences, and Policy Responses”
Role(s)： Planner
Max Weber Programme, European University Institute 2010.4
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Member of Workshop Projects of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science “Market Governance”
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 2006.3 - 2008.3
Media Coverage
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Panel Talk at "Strategic Japan: Shaping the Rules Based Order in the Reiwa Era" TV or radio program
C-SPAN 2020.1