The impact of Japanese outward FDI on recipients' public governance

• Project/Area Number: 23K18767
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: 0106:Political science and related fields
• Research Institution: International University of Japan
• Principal Investigator: Xu Chengwei 国際大学, 国際関係学研究科, 講師(移行) (50976892)
• Project Period (FY): 2023-08-31 – 2025-03-31
• Project Status: Granted (Fiscal Year 2023)
• Budget Amount: ¥2,860,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥660,000); Fiscal Year 2024: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000); Fiscal Year 2023: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
• Keywords: FDI / Japan / Public Governance / Developing Countries / SDGs

Outline of Research at the Start

Step 1: Investigate the effects of Japan’s FDI on various public governance domains
Step 2: Investigate why and how Japanese FDI could/can not influence public governance changes in host countries
Step 3: Investigate why and how Japanese FDI could/can not influence public governance changes in host countries (focus on how informal and ideational changes make a difference).
Step 4: Conclude the project