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Chatham House named No.1 non-US think tankChatham House named No.1 non-US think tank
Tuesday 6 January 2009
Chatham House has been named as the No. 1 think tank based outside of the United States in a...

Breaking the Nuclear Deadlock: Weak Economy is Iran's Achilles' HeelBreaking the Nuclear Deadlock: Weak Economy is Iran's Achilles' Heel
Wednesday 17 December 2008
'…..we have not exhausted our non-military options in confronting this threat; in many ways, we have yet to try...

Elections in Ghana: Tensions BuildElections in Ghana: Tensions Build
Tuesday 2 December 2008
President Kufuor has successfully promoted Ghana as a haven of political and economic stability but, as he comes to...

Iran: Breaking the Nuclear Deadlock
December, 2008
The report considers the ways in which the West can most effectively engage with Iran. It both analyses the...

Prospects for Georgian Civil Society
November, 2008
This is a summary of a meeting held at Chatham House on 10 November 2008.

Business and Human Rights: Closing the Gaps
November, 2008
This is a summary of the International Law Discussion Group meeting held on 6 November 2008 at Chatham House.

Reflections on Russia and the West
November, 2008
Those concerned with policy-making towards Russia must determine how best to listen to the country's changing conversation with itself,...

 

 

Dr Christopher P Hood

Dr Christopher P Hood

Associate Fellow, Asia Programme

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Expertise

  • Japanese politics
  • Japanese nationalism
  • Japanese education system
  • Transport in Japan (esp. trains)

Projects

  • Research on the shinkansen ('bullet-train')
  • Research on education reform in Japan

Recent Publications

  • 'Doing Business with the Japanese', co-editor with Prof Geoffrey Bownas and David Powers, London: Direct Image, ISBN 0-9537465-1-8.
  • 'Shinkansen: From Bullet Train to Low-Flying Plane', Japan Society Proceedings, Summer 2003, Number 141, pp43-48, ISSN 0952-2050
  • 'The Third Great Reform of the Japanese Education System: Success in the 1980s Onwards', in Can the Japanese Change Their Education System? by Roger Goodman and David Phillips (eds.), Symposium Books, pp73-85, ISBN 1-873927-59-2.
  • 'Japanese Education Reform: Nakasone's Legacy', Routledge, London (2001) pp xiii+222 ISBN 0-415-23283-X
  • 'The Election of Ishihara: A Symbol of Rising Nationalism in Japan?', RIIA Briefing Paper New Series No. 7, November 1999

Experience

2001- Date Director, Cardiff Japanese Studies Centre, Cardiff University
1999 - Date Associate Fellow, Royal Institute of International Affairs
1998 - 1999 Business Development Manager, East Asia Business Services, Sheffield University

Broadcast Experience

Extensive

Languages

Japanese (broadcast standard)