Invited talks and presentations
- “Bureaucratic closedness and patronage appointments”. South Asian Network for Public Administration (SANPA) Webinar. Political patronage in Asian bureaucracies. November 25, 2023. (slides)
- “Does Merit Matter?: An experimental survey on how merit affects recruitment and performance of local civil servants in Sweden, Spain, and Japan”. Graduate Institute of Public Affairs / Department of Political Science, National Taiwan University, Taiwan. October 5, 2023.
- “Merger Effects: Does Leadership Continuity Moderate Municipal Performance Effects of Consolidation?”. Ostrom Workshop Colloquium, Indiana University. Bloomington, Indiana. April 10, 2023.
- “Pre-Analysis Plan: Why are some public managers more committed to professional norms than others?
An experimental survey proposal at municipal level”. FWO “Executive Triangle” scientific research network meeting. Leuven, Belgium. November 27, 2022. - “Why do bureaucrats choose to leave their organizations?: Findings from empirical studies (in Japanese)” The Bank of Japan. November 16, 2022. (公務員はなぜ辞めるのか?:実証研究の動向) (slides)
- Bureaucratic structures, behavior, and performance”. University of Gothenburg. Docent Lecture. October 6, 2022. (slides)
- How to Make a Good Research Question?” University of Raparin, Kurdistan Region of Iraq. April 15, 2022.
- How to collaborate successfully?” The Utrecht University School of Governance, the Netherlands. Here’s My Two Cents. March 11, 2022.
- “Is impartiality enough? Government impartiality and citizens' perceptions of public service quality”. Master’s level course: The Quality of Government in a Comparative Perspective. Department of Political Science. University of Gothenburg. January 19, 2022. (slides)
- “Pre-Analysis Plan: Why are some public managers more committed to professional norms than others? An experimental survey proposal at municipal level”. Research Seminar Series. FGV EAESP (São Paulo School of Business Administration), Brazil. November 3, 2021.
- “Introduction to comparative study of bureaucracy: the recent development of empirical research and data collection”
- CIDE (Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas), Mexico. PhD in Public Policy program. May 21, 2021 (slides)
- FGV EAESP, Brazil. Public Administration Bachelor course. May 12, 2021.
- Yonsei University, South Korea. Global Public Administration Lecture Series. May 10, 2021
- FGV EBAPE, Brazilian School of Public and Business Administration, PhD program in Administration. December 7, 2020
- “What are the key characteristics of effective public administration? Findings from recent empirical studies of bureaucracy”. Brainstorming meeting on reforming public administration in Libya Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC), Turkey. November 8, 2020. (slides)
- “Social Equity in Japan” ASPA DSJ Book Chat: Social Equity in the Asia-Pacific Region: Conceptualizations and Realities. September 17, 2020.
- “How to Make a Good Research Question?”
- Basics of Research and Publication Webinar Series, Youth for Inclusive and Sustainable Society – YISS. University of Hyderabad, India. July 6, 2020.Academic Publishing Webinar Series, University of Raparin, Kurdistan Region of Iraq. May 21, 2020.
- “Bureaucratic Impartiality and Quality of Public Services: Empirical Findings from a Study of 206 European Regions.” Advancing Government Quality through Capacity and Competitiveness. Phoenix, Arizona. January 15-15, 2019 (with Mehmet Akif Demircioglu).
- “External Pressure, Mayoral Leadership, and Public Sector Innovation.” Workshop on Public Sector Innovation in the Asia Pacific, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore. February 15-16, 2019 (with Claudia Avellaneda).