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The World Today - July IssueThe World Today - July Issue
Thursday 25 June 2009
Iran's elections were a monumental miscalculation and now the Islamic Republic faces the most serious crisis of authority in...

Urgent Need for Progress at G8Urgent Need for Progress at G8
Thursday 25 June 2009
There is an urgent need for progress at the G8 on a number of key items that were not...

Survey of Official Iran Results Casts Serious Doubt on Victory ClaimsSurvey of Official Iran Results Casts Serious Doubt on Victory Claims
Sunday 21 June 2009
A survey of Iran's election results, published today by Chatham House and the University of St Andrews, raises serious...

China in Africa - Preparing for the Next Forum for China Africa Cooperation
June, 2009
The Forum for China Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), established to coordinate relations between the two entities, is due to hold...

From London to L’Aquila: Building a Bridge between the G20 and the G8
June, 2009
From many perspectives, the London Summit of the G20 leaders at the beginning of April 2009 was a success...

The UK and China: Dealing with a New-Old Friend
June, 2009
This briefing note explores how the UK can maxmize its relationship with China.

Preliminary Analysis of the Voting Figures in Iran’s 2009 Presidential Election
June, 2009
Working from the province by province breakdowns of the 2009 and 2005 results, released by the Iranian Ministry of...

 

 

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)