Public policy dynamics and civil service reform in an age of globalization

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25518013
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: 公共政策
• Research Institution: International Christian University
• Principal Investigator: NISHIO Takashi 国際基督教大学, 教養学部, 教授 (60189256)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): NAKAMURA Akira 明治大学, 名誉教授 (20109804) ; YASHIRO Naohiro 昭和女子大学, グローバルビジネス学部, 特命教授 (80245787) ; IZUMO Akiko 東海大学, 政治経済学部, 准教授 (10510076)
• Research Collaborator: INA Masaki 国際基督教大学, 教養学部, 元教授 ; PRATT Richard 米国ハワイ大学, マノア校, 教授 ; JAMES Oliver 英国エクセター大学, 教授 ; NAKAMURA Ayako 武蔵野大学, 法学部, 専任講師 ; MORINAGA Kozo 人事院, 職員福祉局長 ; OMODA Masashi 国土交通省, 物流審議官 ; TOMIYAMA Satoshi 法務省, 矯正局長
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 公務員制度 / 政策システム / リスク社会 / 内閣人事局 / グローバル化

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The result of our research project consists of the following publications. First, "The Civil Service System", a single-authored book by Prof. Nishio, which analyzes the characteristics of the Japanese civil service system in comparative perspective, will be published in September 2017 by the University of Tokyo Press. Second, Professors Nishio, Omori and Terada have published, and will publish, various articles and book chapters on such topics as air traffic control, correction policy, crisis management, nuclear energy policy and personnel management of higher civil servants. Third, we plan to publish a book entitled "Risk and Civil Service", in 2018, which includes the discussion results of the three ICU-JSPS seminars in 2013-2017.

Free Research Field

行政学、公共政策学、比較公務員制度論