NAGATSUJI Takashi

Research Fellow
Research field / main research area
Comparative Politics, Development Studies, African Politics, Electoral Studies, ODA Allocation, China-Africa Relations, Survey Experiments
Related research projects
NAGATSUJI Takashi
Research field / main research area
Comparative Politics, Development Studies, African Politics, Electoral Studies, ODA Allocation, China-Africa Relations, Survey Experiments
Related research projects

Educational Background

Completed the Doctoral Program without Submitting a Dissertation, Graduate School of Political Science, Waseda University
MA, Graduate School of Political Science, Waseda University

Career Background

Research Fellow, JICA Ogata Sadako Research Institute for Peace and Development (March 2025–Present)
Associate Researcher, Waseda Institute of Political Economy, Waseda University (October 2023–Present)
Part-time Research Assistant, JICA Ogata Sadako Research Institute for Peace and Development (July 2024–February 2025)
Researcher, Institute of International Peace Strategy, Organization for Regional and Inter-regional Studies, Waseda University (April 2021–March 2024)
Research Associate, Faculty of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University (April 2021–March 2024)
Visiting Fellow, Center for International Studies, Sciences Po Paris (April 2023–June 2023)

Teaching Experience

“英語で読むグローバル・スタディーズB(国際協力)[Global Studies in English B (International Cooperation)]” Part-time Lecturer, Faculty of International Studies, Kyoritsu Women’s University (September 2025–March 2026)
“国際開発学 [International Development Studies]”, Intensive Course, Part-time Lecturer, The College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Ibaraki University (August 2025–September 2025)
“比較政治II (Comparative Politics II)”, Part-time Lecturer, Department of Political Studies, Faculty of Law, Gakushuin University (September 2023–March 2024, September 2024–March 2025)
“アフリカ情勢 (African Affairs)”, Part-time Lecturer, Faculty of International Studies, Tokyo Seitoku University (September 2023–March 2024, April 2024–September 2024)
“Japan Studies IVA <Japan and International Relations>”, Part-time Lecturer, Seijo University (April 2024–September 2024)
“Introduction to Political Science A6” and “Introduction to Political Science B6” Part-time Lecturer, Department of Law, Faculty of Law, Toyo University (April 2022–March 2023)

Major Publications

Academic Papers・Contributed Papers・Other Papers

Asano, R., Tanaka-Sakabe, Y., and Nagatsuji,T., 2026. At-Risk Youth as a Source of Peacebuilding: Findings from a Field Survey in Liberia. JICA Ogata Research Institute Discussion Paper No.51 . Tokyo: JICA Ogata Research Institute for Peace and Development

Nagatsuji, Takashi 2024. “日本の対アフリカODAの再考:ODA供与額から読み解く動機と効果 [Revisiting Japan’s ODA toward Africa: Determinants and Effects of Japan’s ODA Allocation.]”(講座概要報告)アフリカ, No.64(2), pp.26-33. (in Japanese)

Nagatsuji, Takashi 2022. “中国による知られざる対アフリカ政策 [China’s Unknown Policy toward Africa.]”(講座概要報告)アフリカ, No.62(4), pp.26-31. (in Japanese)

Nagatsuji, Takashi 2022. “中国とアフリカの政党関係:後編. [China’s Party-to-Party Relations with Africa: Part II.]” Africa. 62(1): 38–43. (in Japanese)

Nagatsuji, Takashi 2022. “民主化と権威主義化のはざまに立つガンビア. [Democratization and Autocratization in The Gambia.]” Waseda Asia Review. 24: 72–77. (in Japanese)

Nagatsuji, Takashi 2021. “中国とアフリカの政党関係:前編. [China’s Party-to-Party Relations with Africa: Part I.]” Africa. 61(3): 45–49. (in Japanese)

Asano Rui, and Takashi Nagatsuji 2021. “石油・天然ガス資源をめぐるアフリカ国家間関係:大局を見るセネガルと大局を知らないギニアビサウ. [International Relations over Oil and Gas in Africa: The Case of Senegal and Guinea-Bissau]” Waseda Asia Review. 23: 22–28. (in Japanese)

Nagatsuji, Takashi 2018. “2019年セネガル選挙に向けた展望:2012年大統領選挙と2017年国民議会選挙から. [Toward the 2019 Senegalese Presidential Election: An Analysis of the 2012 Presidential Election and the 2017 Legislative Election.]” Africa Report. 56: 83–92. (in Japanese)

Nagatsuji, Takashi 2016. “Determinants of Japan's ODA Allocation in Africa.” Asie.Visions 84, 1–32.

Presentations

Rui Asano, Yukako Tanaka-Sakabe, and Takashi Nagatsuji. “At-Risk Youth as a Source of Peacebuilding: Findings from a Field Survey in Liberia.” Symposium at Makerere University (Revisiting African-style Governance: Fostering an Inclusive Society where Women and Youth can Thrive), Kampala, December 2025.

Nagatsuji, Takashi. “Voters’ Perception of Electoral Anomalies in Africa.” Academic Panel: Election Observation and Democracy Assistance, Waseda University, July 2025.

Nagatsuji, Takashi. “Voters’ Perception of Electoral Anomalies in Africa.” 2025 Annual Conference of Japanese Association of Electoral Studies, Keio University, May 2025.

Other

JICA Electoral Management Seminar in Ethiopia “Electoral Management in the World” and “Electoral Systems in the World” Lecture, Addis Ababa, March 6, 2026

JICA Electoral Management in Democratic Countries “Characteristics of Various Electoral Systems” and “Electoral System and Electoral Law in Japan” Lecture, Tokyo, June 16, 2025

長辻貴之. “なぜアフリカを学ぶのか. [Why Do We Study Africa]” Musashino University “Politics in Africa” Presentation, May 2025.

Affiliations

Japan Society for International Development
Japanese Political Science Association
Japanese Association of Electoral Studies
Japan Association for African Studies
Japan Association for Comparative Politics
Japan Association of International Relations