Visiting Scholars

Mansoor Afzali

Mansoor Afzali

Visiting Scholar, SCANCOR at the Weatherhead Center (fall 2023). Assistant Professor, Department of Accounting, Hanken School of Economics.

Research interests: Empirical archival research in accounting, financial reporting, corporate culture, and social norms.

1727 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Fabricio Chagas-Bastos

Fabrício H. Chagas-Bastos

Visiting Scholar, Weatherhead Scholars Program. Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen.

Research interests: Political psychology in international relations; public opinion and foreign policy; security studies; Latin American politics; and the Global South.

61 Kirkland Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
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Matilda Dorotic

Visiting Scholar, SCANCOR at the Weatherhead Center (Spring 2024). Associate Professor, Department of Marketing, BI Norwegian Business School.
1727 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
James Fry

James D. Fry

Visiting Scholar, Weatherhead Scholars Program (fall 2023). Associate Professor of Law, University of Hong Kong.
Research interests: International law; international dispute settlement; international organizations; diplomatic history; East Asia; Middle East; and Europe.
61 Kirkland Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
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Camille Hamidi

Visiting Scholar, Weatherhead Scholars Program (spring 2024); Affiliate, Weatherhead Research Cluster on Comparative Inequality and Inclusion. Associate Professor, Political Science, University of Lyon.
Research interests: Political sociology; ethnicity and politics; discrimination; and voluntary associations and politics.
1737 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Takeshi Hieda

Takeshi Hieda

Visiting Scholar, Program on US-Japan Relations. Professor of Comparative Politics, Graduate School of Law, Osaka Metropolitan University.

Research interests: Comparative politics; comparative political economy in advanced democracies; and the welfare state.

61 Kirkland Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Daisaku Higashi

Daisaku Higashi

Visiting Scholar, Program on US-Japan Relations. Professor, Center for Global Education and Discovery, Sophia Institute of International Relations, Sophia University.

Research interests: How the US, Japan, and UN can cooperate for addressing global challenges, such as armed conflicts, global warming, and pandemics.

61 Kirkland Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Johan Hvenmark

Johan Hvenmark

Visiting Scholar, SCANCOR at the Weatherhead Center. Associate Professor, Department of Religion and Civil Society, Center for Civil Society Research, Marie Cederschiöld University, Stockholm.

Research interests: Nonprofit governance and management; marketization and managerialism in civil society; civic engagement and volunteering; gender in nonprofit organizations; civil society and crisis management; social entrepreneurship; and nonprofit management education.

1727 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Mohammad Tarikul Islam

Mohammad Tarikul Islam

Visiting Scholar, Weatherhead Scholars Program (spring 2024). Professor, Department of Government and Politics, Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh.

Research interests: Local government; human security; sustainable development; diplomacy; and Bangladesh studies.

61 Kirkland Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Asei Ito

Asei Ito

Visiting Scholar, Program on US-Japan Relations. Associate Professor, Institute of Social Science, The University of Tokyo.

Research interests: China's industrial development; Asia's economic integration and challenges; outward foreign direct investment (FDI); and digitalization of emerging economies.

61 Kirkland Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Damir Kapidžić

Damir Kapidžić

Visiting Scholar, Weatherhead Scholars Program. Associate Professor, Faculty of Political Science, University of Sarajevo.

Research interests: Democracy and authoritarianism; Eastern Europe; Southeast Asia; institutional politics; ethnic conflict; power sharing; democratic innovations; deliberative processes; and citizens' assemblies.

61 Kirkland Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Tsuyoshi Kawase

Tsuyoshi Kawase

Visiting Scholar, Program on US-Japan Relations. Professor, Faculty of Law, Sophia University; Faculty Fellow, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry, IAA (RIETI).

Research interests: International economic law; GATT/WTO; regional trade agreements; investment treaties; emerging “friendshoring” frameworks; and national trade law, mainly in major jurisdictions.

61 Kirkland Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Jemma Kim

Jemma Kim

Visiting Scholar, Program on US-Japan Relations. Professor, School of Global Japanese Studies, Meiji University.

Research interests: Asia-Pacific political economy; economic security; East Asian regional integration; global governance; export control; trade dispute; and the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

61 Kirkland Street
Cambridge, MA 02138