E-mail — ichihara@gwmail.gwu.edu
Major — Comparative Politics
Minor — International Relations
Current Research
Democracy promotion, civil society, democracy
Education
M.A. Columbia University and Sophia University
B.A. Dokkyo University
Publications
Dissertation Title: How and Why States Promote Democracy: Democracy Aid Amount, Aiding Sectors and Aiding Countries
Committee: Mike Mochizuki, Henry Nau, Nathan Brown
"East Timor and the Challenge for Collaboration on Peacekeeping," in Sorpong Peou, ed., Human Security in East Asia: Challenges for Collaborative Action (London and New York: Routledge, 2008)
"Making the Case for Soft Power," SAIS Review, vol.26, no.1 (Winter/Spring 2006), pp.197-200
"Kougekiteki riarizumu niyoru sensou hassei no ronri: bougyoteki riarizumu tono hikaku kara (Offensive Realism's Logic on War: In Comparison with Defensive Realism)", Kokusai Seiji (International Relations), vol.136, (March 2004), pp.128-144.
"Information Availability and NGO Advocacy: Indonesian Environmental NGOs and Anti-Mining Campaigns," Josef Korbel Journal of Advanced International Studies, Vol.2 (Summer, 2010), pp.45-60.