Education

• Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 1996
• M.A., Northwestern University, 1988
• B.A., Keio University, 1985

Areas of Interest

• Asia and Pacific Rim Politics
• Comparative Government
• International Relations
• South Asia Politics

Courses Taught

• POL 100 Introduction to Politics
• POL 201 Topics: Introduction to Global Political Economy
• POL 231 World Politics
• POL 241 Introduction to Comparative Politics
• POL 431/531 International Relations
• POL 436/536 International Political Economy
• POL 438/538 International Relations of East Asia
• POL 442/542 South Asia: Politics and Policy
• POL 445/545 Asia Pacific Rim: Politics and Policy

Selected Presentations/Publications

• Kawabata, E. (2006). Contemporary government reform in Japan: the dual state in flux. New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan