授業科目名 年度 学期 開講曜日・時限 学部・研究科 全担当教員 単位数
50580:Studies of Political Process(P) 2025 秋セメスター 金2 政策科学部 上久保 誠人 2

キャンパス

OIC

授業施設

AS452セミナールーム

授業で利用する言語

英語

授業の概要と方法

The objective of this course is to give students an overview of political process at the state level.

(1)To understand political process, this course will provide foundational knowledge of actors and institutions: ①the bureaucracy; ②the party system; ③the parliamentary system; ④the electoral system and political participation; and ⑤interest groups and trade unions

(2)This course will examine interaction between several actors, such as politicians, bureaucrats, and business executives.

(3)Several theories will be provided to explain policy-making system: ①Pluralism and corporatism;②New institutionalism;③Policy network approach;④Core executive theory; and ⑤Policy science approach.

(4) This course will analyse policy-making system and internationalisation.
　　

Each class will be conducted as follows:
1. Preparation:
The Instructor will uploads a video of lectures on OneDrive (approximately 30 minutes). Students should watch it and read journal or books on the reading list (Reading list will be passed to the students in the introductory session in the first week).

2. In the classroom, student will do groupwork to discuss the question related to the lecture and make five minutes presentation. The instructor will give comments to the presentations.

受講生の到達目標

In line with the objectives laid out in this course, students are expected to understand political institution and human behaviour in them.

事前に履修しておくことが望まれる科目

Nothing in particular.

授業スケジュール

授業回数/
担当教員（複数担当の場合） 		テーマ
キーワード・文献・補足事項等

Introduction
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Policy science

1

Parliament
 　

1. Parliament,
2. Bicameral and unicameral system,
3. Parliament and the political system

2

Political Party and Party System

1. Political Party,
2. Party System and Party Organisation

3

Electoral System and Political Participation

1. Japanese General Election,
2. Electoral System,
3. Rational Choice, and Political Participation

4

Bureaucracy (1) Comparative Bureaucracy

1. What is Bureaucracy?
2.　Comparative Bueaucracy
3.　“Is Bureaucrat Elite?”
4. Personnel System and Administrative Organisations

5

Bureaucracy (2)Theories of Bureaucracy

1. Bureaucratic Behaviour
2. Theories of Bureaucratic Behaviour
3. Politico-Bureau Relationship

1. Bureaucratic Behaviour
2. Theories of Bureaucratic Behaviour
3. Politico-Bureau Relationship


6

Bureaucracy (3) Japanese Bureaucracy

1. Bureaucracy and Japanese System,
2. Japan as Network State

7

Cabinet and Leadership

1. What is Cabinet?
2. Theories of Cabinet and Leadership
3. Japanese Cabinet

8

Policy-making Process

1. Japan as Network State
2. Polsby’s Typology of Legislature
3. ‘Bureaucrat superiority theory’ and ‘politician superiority theory’
4. Japanese Policy-making Process：Outline
5.　Diet Deliberation

9

Central Banking System

1. Abenomics and Bank of Japan (BOJ)
2. What is Central Bank?
3. Central Bank’s Independence and Economic Policies
4. Central Bank’s Independence and Political Institutions
5. Central Bank’s Independence and Budget Deficit

10

Administrative Reform

1. What is Administrative Reform?
2. Several Countries’ Administrative Reform
3. Japan’s Administrative Reform
4.　Nakasone Reform
5． Hashimoto Reform
6. Koizumi Structural Reform

11

Central-local Relationship

1. Analytical Framework of Central-Local Relationship
2. International Comparison of Central-Local Relationship
3. Decentralisation Reform

12

Fiscal Structural Reforms

1. Fiscal Reform from Ohira to Koizumi Government
2. History of "Consumption Tax Hike"

　　

13

Comparing Welfare States

1. What is Welfare States?
2. 3 Types of Welfare States
3. Japan as an Exceptional Case: “Developmental State Model”
4. Structural Reform and Dismantlement of Developmental State Model


14

Political Process in the Future

1. Policy in the Future: Artificial Intelligence
2. Conclusion: Summary of Lectures
     

授業実施形態

All the classes are basically held on face-to-face style.
Up to six sessions may be switched to live-delivered distance learning.

 

授業外学習の指示

Please read the articles in newspapers and journals related to political process.

成績評価方法

種別 割合(%) 評価基準等
定期試験（筆記） 0

レポート試験
（統一締切日を締切とするレポート）		 0

上記以外の試験・レポート、平常点評価
（日常的な授業における取組状況の評価）		 100

attendance, report, and performance in class

成績評価方法(備考)

受講および研究に関するアドバイス

教科書

教科書(使用頻度、その他補足)

参考書

参考書(使用頻度、その他補足)

参考になるwwwページ

授業内外における学生・教員間のコミュニケーションの方法

manaba+R,学生との直接対話

備考

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