Noriaki Watari

Political science/Administration/Local autonomy/Public policy

1. Comparative analysis of metropolitan finances
2) Scandals in central government ministries and agencies and prosecutorial investigations

Currently, we are working on two main themes.
First, we compare the fiscal deficits of large cities (for example, designated cities such as Yokohama and Osaka) and explore their causes and solutions.
Secondly, I am interested in the relationship between scandals in central government ministries and agencies and prosecutorial investigations. In particular, I am interested in the differences in the outcomes of prosecutorial investigations between central government ministries and agencies, and the differences in prosecutorial investigations themselves between the second Abe administration and those before it.

First-year seminar, RESAS social analysis skills, local community theory, NPO theory, seminar I, seminar IV, graduation research, Hachioji urban development fieldwork, public policy workshop A, public policy workshop B.

Public Policy and Administration Course

Public Policy Research: Learn how to conduct policy research! - Problem-solving techniques through hypothesis testing -

【the purpose】
1. Learn policy research methodology
② You will be able to identify problems on your own and use problem-solving thinking methods to come up with solutions.
3) You will be able to work with your peers to conduct research on a single topic.

[Seminar Overview]
After learning policy research methodology, students will investigate contemporary public policy issues that interest them and acquire practical policy research methods by experiencing the research process of "research question → hypothesis presentation → verification." Opportunities to participate in external competitions such as the "Regional Revitalization Idea Contest," "University Consortium Hachioji Student Presentation," and "Public Policy Studies Association Student Policy Competition" are proactively created, and by outputting the skills they have acquired to third parties, students will hone their presentation and communication skills in addition to policy research methods.

[Specific flow]
1) Learn policy research methodology through reading texts in groups
② Each individual will have the experience of "research question → hypothesis presentation → verification" once (mini report)
3) Each group will research "policy issues in Hachioji City"
④ Submit and present in external policy competitions

<Educational Background>
2002 Graduated Faculty of Law, Kyoto University
2004 Completed master's program, Kyoto University Graduate School Graduate School of Law
2004: Entered the doctoral program Graduate School of Law, Kyoto University
2010: Completed doctoral studies at the Graduate Graduate School of Law, Kyoto University
2012 Completed Ph.D. (Law), Kyoto University Graduate School Graduate School of Law

<Work history>
2005: Research Fellow, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
2010 Assistant Lecturer Kyoto University Graduate School Graduate School of Law
2011 COE Researcher, Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto University
2013: Senior Researcher, Iris Economic Research Institute
2015: Assistant Lecturer, College of Liberal Arts, Iwaki Meisei University
2018 Lecturer, College of Liberal Arts, Iwaki Meisei University
2019: Associate Professor, Department of Management, Faculty of Management, Osaka Seikei University (currently Faculty of Business Administration Department of Business Administration)
2021 Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Soka University

Japan Society of Public Administration, Japan Political Science Association, Japan Public Policy Association

【book】

• Noriaki Watari, Empirical Analysis of Local Government Deficits: Japan's Actual Situation in International Comparison, Minerva Publishing
  April 2014

【paper】

• Watari, Noriaki (2021), “Comparative analysis of fiscal deficits in designated cities: 1975-2014,” in Gyosei, Annual Report on Administrative Research No. 56, edited by the Japan Association for Public Administration: Research, learning, and deriving lessons in administration – focusing on the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident.
• Watari, Noriaki (2016) “Analytical Framework for Local Government Fiscal Deficits and Time Series Analysis of Japan” Bulletin of the Graduate Graduate School of Letters, Iwaki Meisei University, No. 13.
• Watari, Noriaki (2014) “Structural reform of governance to restore financial discipline to local governments”, Komeito, August 2014 issue.
• Watari, Noriaki (2010) “The Political Economy of Local Government Deficits: A Comparison of Japan, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, and France,” in Political Science Annual Report 2010-II: Gender and the Political Process, edited by the Japanese Political Science Association, Motokusha.
• Watari, Noriaki (2010) “The Political Economy of Local Government Deficits: A Comparison of Japan, the United States, and the UK” in Gyosei, Annual Report on Administrative Studies No. 45, Administrative Studies and Collaborative Research, edited by the Japan Association for Public Administration.

I help students acquire the skills to survive in society. Specifically, I teach them how to think in social science, which remains necessary even as times change. They learn the thought pattern of "Analyze the current situation of the problem → Identify the cause → Present a solution." This is the foundation for insight, observation, and analytical skills in modern society, and is useful in all aspects of life, including studies, work, and housework. Let's study together at university!

Also, read business books to learn study techniques, organization techniques, and time management. These are skills that can be used in many situations, including school, work, and household chores. We will also cover these skills.