Kuniko Ashizawa Adjunct Professorial Lecturer School of International Service
- Additional Positions at AU
- Japan Coordinator of Asian Studies Research Council
- Degrees
- Ph.D. in International Relations, Tufts University.
- Bio
- Dr. Ashizawa's research interests include Japan’s foreign, security and ODA policy, U.S.-Japan-China relations, regional institution-building in Asia, and the role of the concept of state identity in foreign policy, for which she has published a number of academic journal articles and book chapters, including in International Studies Review, Pacific Affairs, and the Pacific Review. The recent author of "Japan, the U.S., and Regional Institution-Building in the New Asia: When Identity Matters," Ashizawa has previously taught at Oxford Brookes University (UK). She was a visiting fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, the East-West Center in Washington, and the United Nations University.
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Teaching
Spring 2021
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ASIA-350 Topics Asian Society/Culture: Japanese Society and Culture
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SISU-212 China, Japan & the U.S.
Fall 2021
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SISU-106 First Year Seminar: Soc & Culture in Japan & U.S.