Select Publications
Journal articles
2009, 'Is there a 'Japanese' concept of an East Asia Community?', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2009/11/06/blurred-vision-is-there-a-japanese-concept-of-an-east-asia-community/
,2009, 'What the new Hatoyama government means for the US-Japan alliance', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2009/11/12/what-the-new-hatoyama-government-means-for-the-us-japan-alliance/
,2009, 'Hatoyama's East Asia Community and regional leadership rivalries', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2009/10/13/hatoyamas-east-asia-community/
,2009, 'Round one to the DPJ: MAFF and Minister Akamatsu', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2009/10/09/round-1-to-the-dpj-maff-and-minister-akamatsu/
,2009, 'High hopes for Japanese agricultural reform', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2009/09/22/high-hopes-for-japanese-agricultural-reform/
,2009, 'No interests, no connections and no expertise', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2009/09/20/no-interests-no-connections-and-no-expertise-the-man-in-charge-of-japanese-agriculture/
,2009, 'The DPJ: Sacrificing the economy to 'save' agriculture', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2009/08/14/the-dpj-sacrificing-the-economy-to-save-agriculture/
,2009, 'Is the DPJ the party of economic reform?', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2009/08/04/japan-is-the-dpj-the-party-of-economic-reform/
,2009, 'The 'Ozawa regime' and the future of the DPJ', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2009/05/14/the-ozawa-regime-and-the-future-of-the-dpj/
,2009, 'Japan is at ease in the house of the risen Rudd-san', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2009/03/30/japan-is-at-ease-in-the-house-of-the-risen-rudd-san/
,2009, 'The old and the new in Japan's latest money politics scandal', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2009/03/24/the-old-and-the-new-in-japans-latest-money-politics-scandal/
,2009, 'Japan's defence burden and the American alliance', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2009/02/11/japans-defence-burden-and-the-american-alliance/
,2009, 'Japan's choices in a multipolar world', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2009/02/06/japans-choices-in-a-multipolar-world/
,2009, ''Placating the farm lobby: Litmus test for DPJ reform'', The Oriental Economist Report, pp. 9 - 10
,2009, ''The Perils of Japanese Politics'', Japan Forum: the international journal of Japanese studies, 21, pp. 183 - 208
,2009, ''Why Japan Can't Lead'', World Policy Journal, 26, pp. 101 - 110
,2009, 'Placating the Farm Lobby: Litmus Test for DPJ Reform', The Oriential Economist Report, 77, pp. 9 - 10
,2009, 'Responses to Hatoyama's middle-power diplomacy', East Asia Forum, http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2009/09/28/7199/
,2008, ''Breaking the Mould: Japan's Subtle Shift from Exclusive Bilateralism to Modest Minilateralism'', Contemporary Southeast Asia, 30, pp. 52 - 72
,2008, ''Japan`s FTA Politics and the Problem of Agricultural Trade Liberalisation'', Australian Journal of International Affairs, 62, pp. 164 - 178
,2008, ''Where Japan`s Foreign Policy Meets Agricultural Trade Policy: The Australia-Japan FTA'', Japanese Studies, 28, pp. 31 - 44
,2005, ''Japan`s Defence Dilemma'', Security Challenges, 1, pp. 59 - 72
,2005, ''Japan`s Interventionist State: Bringing Agriculture Back In'', Japanese Journal of Political Science, 6, pp. 29 - 61
,2005, ''Where Tradition Meets Change: Japan`s Agricultural Politics'', Journal of Japanese Studies, 31, pp. 261 - 298
,2005, ''Why Japan Still Matters'', Asia-Pacific Review, 12, pp. 1 - 18
,2004, ''The Leadership Role of the Prime Minister and Party'', Policy and Society, 23, pp. 5 - 20
,2003, ''Japan's "Un-Westminster" System: Impediments to Reform in a Crisis Economy'', Government and Opposition: an international journal of comparative politics, 38, pp. 73 - 91
,2000, ''Beyond Self-Defence? Evaluating Japan`s Regional Security Role under the New Defence Cooperation Guidelines'', Pacifica review, 12, pp. 223 - 248
,2000, ''Japan`s Political Leadership Deficit'', Australian Journal of Political Science, 35, pp. 183 - 202
,2000, ''Managing the US Base Issue in Okinawa: A Test for Japanese Democracy'', Japanese Studies, 20, pp. 159 - 177
,2000, ''The Dynamics of Coalition Politics in Japan'', Asia-Pacific Review, 7, pp. 66 - 85
,2000, 'Japan: A Setting Sun', Foreign Affairs, 79, pp. 230 - 240
,1998, ''Accessing the Japanese agricultural market: still an international issue?'', APEC economies newsletter, 2, pp. 1 - 2
,1997, ''Electoral Determinants of Agrarian Power: Measuring Rural Decline in Japan'', Political Studies, 45, pp. 875 - 899
,1997, ''The Role of Foreign Pressure (Gaiatsu) in Japan`s Agricultural Trade Liberalization`', Pacific Review, 10, pp. 165 - 209
,1995, ''Japan and International Peacekeeping: Catalyst or Cautionary Tale'', Asian Survey: a monthly review of contemporary Asian affairs, 35, pp. 1102 - 1117
,1993, ''Japan’s Participation in UN Peace-Keeping Operations: Radical Departure or Predictable Response'', Asian Survey: a monthly review of contemporary Asian affairs, 33, pp. 101 - 116
,1992, ''Japan as America’s Global Partner: Problems and Prospects'', Journal of Northeast Asian Studies, XI, pp. 3 - 18
,1992, ''The Politics of Interest Representation in the Japanese Diet: The Case of Agriculture'', Pacific Affairs: an international review of Asia and the Pacific, pp. 506 - 528
,1990, ''Prospects for Liberalizing Japan’s Rice Market'', The Pacific Review, 3, pp. 363 - 377
,1981, ''The Japanese Farm Lobby and Agricultural Policy Making'', Pacific Affairs: an international review of Asia and the Pacific, 54, pp. 409 - 430
,Working Papers
2024, Can Japan Contribute to AUKUS?, Australia-Japan Research Centre, ANU, Canberra, 04/24, http://dx.doi.org
,2024, Can Japan Contribute to AUKUS?, Crawford School of Public Policy, AJRC Australia-Japan Research Centre, Canberra, 04/24, http://dx.doi.org
,2022, Abe Continued to Lead on Defence, Australia-Japan Research Centre, ANU, Canberra, No. 01/22, http://dx.doi.org, https://crawford.anu.edu.au/publication/ajrc-working-papers/20735/abe-continued-lead-defence
,2011, No Longer the 'Reactive State': Japan's New Trade Activism, Institute francais des relations internationales, Paris, 38, http://dx.doi.org, http://www.ifri.org/downloads/asievisions38agmulgan.pdf
,2007, Australia-Japan Relations: New Directions, Australian Strategic Policy Institute, Canberra, http://dx.doi.org
,2006, Agriculture and Political Reform in Japan: The Koizumi Legacy, Australia-Japan Research Centre, http://dx.doi.org
,2001, `Japan Inc.` in the agricultural Sector: Reform or Regression, Australia-Japan Research Centre, http://dx.doi.org
,2000, Managing the US Base Issue in Okinawa: A Test for Japanese Democracy, Department of International Relations, RSPAS, ANU, Canberra, 2000/1, http://dx.doi.org
,1997, The Role of Foreign Pressure (Gaiatsu) in Japan`s Agricultural Trade Liberalisation, Australian Japan Research Centre, Canberra, http://dx.doi.org
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