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.