Yutaka Tsujinaka
Japanese political scientist
Yutaka Tsujinaka (born 1954) is a Japanese political scientist and professor emeritus at the University of Tsukuba. He has previously served as professor and vice president at the University of Tsukuba, vice president at Tokai University, president at Toyo Gakuen University, and visiting professor at the University of Tsukuba. His areas of expertise include interest groups (interest organizations and pressure groups), public policy, civil society, and social capital research. He is a leading researcher of interest groups and civil society in Japan.
He studied under Wataru Sakano, Michio Muramatsu, Katsumi Yamakawa, and Tadao Adachi. He served as a board member of the International Association of Universities (IAU) (2012-2016), president of the Japanese Political Science Association (JPSA) (2014-2016), director of the Institute for Comparative Research in Human and Social Sciences (ICR) at the University of Tsukuba (2014-2018), professor of the department of political science and economics at Tokai University (2018-2022), and vice president of Tokai University (in charge of departments of humanities) (2019-2022). Currently he is the president of Toyo Gakuen University (2022-present).
Academic background
1972 Graduate from Kozu High School in Osaka
1976 LL.B Osaka University, School of Law
1978 LL.M. Osaka University, School of Law (Political Science)
1981 Completion of the coursework for doctoral program of Osaka University School of Law (Political Science)
1996 Doctor of Law (Political Science) Kyoto University
Positions and Teaching Career
Apr. 1981 Full-time Lecturer, Faculty of Law (Department of Political Science), The University of Kitakyushu
Apr. 1984 Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, The University of Kitakyushu
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