Akira Nakamura

Japan


Professor Emeritus, Meiji University

Special Advisor to the President

Research Center for Crisis Management, Meiji University

Expertise: Crisis Management, Political Science, Public Administration


Credentials 


Academics

Ph.D in Political Science (1973) University of Southern California

Master of Arts in Political Science (1969), California State University at San Jose 

Bachelor of Arts in Political Science (1966) University of California, Berkeley, l966. 

Hogakushi (B.A. equivalent), Jurisprudence (l963)Kwansei Gakuin University


Relevant Work Experience

Vice President, Meiji University, 2006-2008.

Dean, Graduate School, Meiji University, 2002-2008.

Member of the University Council, Meiji University, 2002-2008.

Chair, Department of Political Science, Meiji University, October.2000-2002

Professor, Department of Political Science, Meiji University, l983-present. 

Visiting Professor, Graduate Research Institute of Policy Studies, 2009 to present. 

Visiting Professor, Graduate Research Institute of Policy Studies, 2009 to present.  

Adjunct Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Victoria, Canada, 1998-2000.

Adjunct Professor, Local Autonomy College, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communication (Home Affairs), Japan, 1998-present.

Research Assistant, Department of Political Science, University of Southern California, 1969-1971.


Distinctions and Awards

Received a Honor of Contributions to International Cooperations from the President of the Japan International Coordination Agency, 2008. 

Awarded a Medal of Contributions (Johan Mangkok Nagara, The Most Outstanding Defender of the Realm) from the King of Malaysia, 2006.

Nominated as a Guest Lecturer for the Canadian Lecture Tour Program, Association for Canadian Studies, 1994.

Recipient, Canadian Faculty Enrichment Program Award, 1990-1991. 

Recipient, Canadian Studies Faculty Research Grant, 1988-1989.

Sakurada Award (Sakurada Kai Sho), The Sakurada Association award for the best publication and research in political science in l984.  

Phi Beta Kappa International Scholarship, The Phi Beta KappaAssociation Award for the Outstanding Foreign Student in l97l.


Affiliations

Vice President, International Institute of Administrative Sciences, 2010-present

President, Asian Association for Public Administration, 2010-present.

President, Japanese Association of the Study of Civil Society, 2010-present.

President, Japanese Society of Crisis Management, 2006-present.

Chair, The Program and Research Advisory Committee, Institute of Administrative Sciences (Brussels), 2007-2010.

International Editor, Public Administration Review (USA), 2008-present.

President, The Research Advisory Council, International Institute of Administrative Sciences (Brussels), 2004-2007. 

Member, The Committee of Experts on Public Administration, Division for Public Economics and Public Administration, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, The United Nations, 2001-2006.

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