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suzuki Takaaki Suzuki

Director, East Asian Studies
Associate Professor, Political Science


(740) 593-9781
suzuki@ohio.edu

Education:
Ph.D. Columbia University, Political Science
M.A.  Columbia University, International Affairs
B.A.   Oberlin College, Government and East Asian Studies

Areas of Specialization:
International Relations, Comparative Politics, East Asia

Professional Experience:
Dr. Suzuki's book, Japan's Budget Politics: Balancing International and Domestic Interests, is published by Lynne Rienner Publishers as part of Columbia University's East Asian Institute Series. The book examines the interplay of the international and domestic forces that have shaped Japanese maocroeconomic policy. Some of his other recent works include: "Global Finance, Democracy, and the State in Japan" (2006);"Modernity and the Transformation of the Japanese State" (2006); "Keyensianism, Monetarism, and the Contradiction of Japan's Modern Welfare State" (The Japanese Economy, 2003). His current project examines the rise of global finance and its impact on the state and democracy in Japan.

Courses taught by Dr. Suzuki include Current World Problems, Comparative Politics, East Asia in World Politics, Politics and Government of Japan, and the Graduate Seminar in Comparative Politics. Dr. Suzuki has received the College of Arts and Sciences Outstanding Teacher Award.

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