I enjoy working with M.A. and Ph.D. students in my seminar on comparative politics in the Graduate School of Political Science at Waseda University. I serve, or have served, as an advisor or sub-advisor for the students listed on this page.
Mitsuhito ASO (Mie, Japan)
Works on the electoral consequences of terrorism, with a focus on Turkey
Ruosui "Kelly" ZHANG (China) , Ph.D. 2024
Dissertation: Politics of Foreign Investment: How Domestic Politics of Host States Affect China’s Overseas Dam Projects
Lecturer, School of Politics and International Relations, Australian National University
Takashi NAGATSUJI (Osaka, Japan)
Dissertation: Electoral Blind Spot and International Observers in Africa
Works on social movements and elections in Africa, with fieldwork in Senegal
Antonio BENASAGLIO BERLUCCHI (Italy), Ph.D. 2024
Dissertation: Challenger Parties in Contemporary Liberal Democracies: Party positions and Voter Perceptions
Senior Assistant Professor (Senninkoushi), School of Political Science & Economics, Meiji University
Aya Miyasaka WATANABE (Tokyo, Japan), Ph.D. 2021
Dissertation: Politics of Peace-Making: A Veto Player Approach to Civil War Termination in the Philippines and Sri Lanka
Researcher, IDE-JETRO
Artur OJOGA (Moldova): In progress.
May Poe Thu (Myanmar): In progress.
Ke ZHANG (China): A Comparative Analysis of Immigration Policy in OECD Countries: Does Aging Population and Island Status Matter? M.A. 2025
Ken ENDO (Japan/Spain): Explaining Political Instability in Otherwise Stable Democracies: A Cross-National Analysis of Government Formation Failure, M.A. 2022.
OOI Kok hin (Malaysia): The Politics of Student Debt: Social Movements, Opposition Parties, and Agenda Setting, M.A. 2021. After graduation: doctoral program in Political Science at the State University of New York, Albany
Jeremy BOO (Singapore): Courting Independence: Why and When Judges Annul Elections in Flawed Democracies, M.A. 2018. After graduation: doctoral program in Political Science at the University of Michigan
Wint Wint Aung Khaing (Myanmar): Authoritarian Regime Transition in Myanmar: A Comparative Analysis of the 1990 and 2015 Election, M.A. 2018.
Boldsaikhan SAMBUU (Mongolia): Buying Votes with Rents: The Politics of Economic Populism and Clientelism in Natural Resource Dependent Democracies, M.A. 2018.
Summer 2024
Again, we forgot to take a photo. Delicioius tea leaf salad and thoughtful conversation about the current situation in Myanmar.
Mexican Dinner
2019
Sri Lankan Lunch
2023
Venitian Dinner
2024
Hong Kong Lunch (Yokohama)
2024
2022
2023
2019
2021
2017
2018
I served as a committee member for a few doctoral students while I was at TAMU, including:
Sejin Koo, Ph.D., Political Science, Texas A&M University, 2014
Dissertation: Parties, Voters, and Activists: Building Ideological Linkage in Developing Democracies
Professor, Department of Political Science and International Relations, INHA University
Rhonda Struminger, Ph.D., Political Science, Texas A&M University, 2013
Dissertation: “Education Spending: Impacts on Human Capital Development”
Research Assistant Professor/Assistant Professor of the Practice, Ecosystems Science & Management, Texas A&M University
Visiting Professor, University of Padova