2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Transforming National Universities into Independent Agencies : The Evolution of Higher Education Policies in Japan
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22530126
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Politics
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| Research Institution | Okayama University |
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Principal Investigator |
TANI Satomi 岡山大学, 大学院・社会文化科学研究科, 教授 (40127569)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2012
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| Keywords | 政策決定 / 55年体制 / アイデアの政治 / 国立大学法人化 / 経路依存性 / 政策決定における慣性 / 政策レパートリー |
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| Research Abstract |
Post-war Japan used to have about eighty national universities as part of its governmental apparatus. Each one was, however, turned into an independent public agency in 2004. This was a big change in Japanese higher education policy. What led the government and ruling political coalition to such an unexpected decision? My analysis of the policy process suggests that theoretical concepts like pass-dependency and political energy are useful to explain the possible reasons.
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Research Products
(4 results)
