Louisville Center for Asian Democracy: Inside Asia Podcast

I had a great time joining David Buckley’s Inside Asia podcast at the University of Louisville’s Center for Asian Democracy to discuss the LDP's recent election performance—and what the results reveal about youth participation and representation in Japan's rapidly aging society. We also chatted about snap elections!

Tufts: Department of Political Science

I returned to my alma mater, Tufts University, to talk about my book project. It was great to reconnect and discuss how youth representation can shape public policy and democracy.

Harvard: Program on U.S.-Japan Relations

I visited Harvard University’s Program on U.S.-Japan Relations to discuss my book project on youth representation and its impact on policymaking and democracy—just a day after Japan's election!

Capitol Hill: Mansfield U.S.-Japan Network for the Future

I visited Capitol Hill to discuss gerontocracy and youth representation as part of a Mansfield Foundation U.S.-Japan Network for the Future event.

NCCU: Summer School on Political Parties and Democracy

I discussed my book project with a group of MA/PhD researchers participating in the 4th Asian Summer School on Political Parties and Democracy at National Chengchi University (NCCU) in Taipei.

NYU: Frontiers in Empirical Research on East Asia

At this NYU conference, I presented new work (with Yuki Shiraito) on “Voter Preferences for Young and Female Candidates: Comparing Conjoint Experiments with Real-World Behavior.”

Georgetown: The US-Japan Partnership in the 21st Century

I spoke about challenges for democracy in the US and Japan at this Georgetown conference.

Princeton: Global Japan Lab

I visited Princeton’s Global Japan Lab to give a talk about my research and the job market for social scientists working on Japan.

UCSD: How Japan’s Aging Politicians Affect Policy Choices

I talked about my book project for the UCSD School of Global Policy and Strategy’s Japan Forum for Innovation and Technology.

Daiwa: Youth Political Representation in an Aging Japan

I talked about my book project at the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation.