Research areas
Meritocracy, politicization, and bureaucratic values and attitudes
-Peer-reviewed articles
-Works in Progress
-Peer-reviewed articles
- Suzuki, Kohei, and Hyunkang Hur. 2023. “Politicization, Bureaucratic Closedness in Personnel Policy, and Turnover Intention.” Governance. (Paper). *Winner of the Midwest Political Science Association’s (MPSA) Kenneth J. Meier Award for best paper in bureaucratic politics, public administration, or public policy.
- Oliveria, Eloy, Gordon Abner, Shinwoo Lee, Kohei Suzuki, Hyunkang Hur, and James Perry. “What Does the Evidence Tell Us About Merit Principles and Government Performance?” Public Administration. (Paper)
- Lapuente, Victor, and Kohei Suzuki. 2020. “Politicization, Bureaucratic Legalism, and Innovative Attitudes in the Public Sector”. Public Administration Review 80 (3): 454-467. (Paper)
- Lapuente, Victor, Kohei Suzuki, and Steven Van de Walle. 2020. “Goats or Wolves? Private Sector Managers in the Public Sector” Governance: International Journal of Policy, Administration, and Institutions 33 (3): 599-619 (Paper).
- Suzuki, Kohei, and Hyunkang Hur. 2022. “Revisiting the Old Debate: Citizens’ Perceptions of Meritocracy in Public and Private Organizations.”Public Management Review 24(8):1226-1250.(Paper)
- Suzuki, Kohei, and Hyunkang Hur. 2020. “Bureaucratic Structures and Organizational Commitment: Findings from a Comparative Study of 20 European Countries”. Public Management Review 22(6):877-907. (Paper)
- Suzuki, Kohei, and Mehmet Akif Demircioglu. 2019. “The Association between Administrative Characteristics and National-Level Innovative Activity: Findings from a Cross-National Study.” Public Performance & Management Review 42(4): 755-782.(Paper) (Lead Article)
-Works in Progress
- “Why are some civil servants more committed to professional norms than others?” (with Victor Lapuente)
- “Politicization of Bureaucracy and New Public Management” (with Jon Pierre)
- “NPM reforms and Organizational Commitment” (with Hyunkang Hur)
Impartiality, equity, and public service quality
-Peer-reviewed articles
-Peer-reviewed articles
- Suzuki, Kohei, and Mehmet Akif Demircioglu. 2021. "Is impartiality enough? Government impartiality and citizens' perceptions of public service quality." Governance 34 (3):727-764.(Paper)
- Suzuki, Kohei. 2019. "Social Equity in Japan." In Social Equity in the Asia-Pacific Region: Conceptualizations and Realities, edited by Morgen Johansen, 159-175. Cham: Springer International Publishing.(paper)
Gender representation, bureaucratic attitudes, and government performance
-Peer-reviewed articles
-Peer-reviewed articles
- Lapuente, Victor, and Kohei Suzuki (equal contributions). “The Prudent Entrepreneurs: Women and Public Sector Innovation” Journal of European Public Policy. (Paper)
- Suzuki, Kohei, and Claudia Avellaneda. 2018. “Women and Risk-Taking Behavior in Local Public Finance.”Public Management Review 20 (12): 1741-1767.(Paper). (Lead Article)
- “Do Female Candidates Boost Voter Turnouts?” (with Miwa Nakajo)
Citizen participation, co-production, and public service quality
-Peer-reviewed articles
-Peer-reviewed articles
- Suzuki, Kohei, Brian E. Dollery, and Michael A. Kortt. 2021. "Addressing loneliness and social isolation amongst elderly people through local co-production in Japan." Social Policy & Administration 55 (4):674-686.(Paper)
- Suzuki, Kohei. 2020.“ Government Retrenchment and Citizen Participation in Volunteering: A Cross-National Analysis of OECD Countries.” Public Policy and Administration 35 (3): 266-288. (Paper)
- Suzuki, Kohei. 2017. “Government Expenditure Cuts and Voluntary Activities of Citizens: the Experience of Japanese Municipalities.” Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration 39 (4): 258-275. (Paper) (Winner of the Routledge-Sponsored Prize for the "Best APJPA article in 2017”)
- Suzuki, Kohei, and Yousueng Han. 2019. “Does Citizen Participation Affect Municipal Performance?: Electoral Competition and Fiscal Performance.” Public Money & Management 39 (4): 300-309. (Paper)
Administrative reform, municipal merger, and local government performance
-Peer-reviewed articles
-Peer-reviewed articles
- Suzuki, Kohei, Hyesong Ha, and Claudia N. Avellaneda. 2020. "Direct and non-linear innovation effects of demographic shifts." Australian Journal of Public Administration 79 (3):351-369. (Paper)
- Suzuki, Kohei, and Hyesong Ha. 2018. “Municipal Merger and Local Democracy: An Assessment of the Merger of Japanese Municipalities.” Lex localis - Journal of Local Self-Government 16 (4): 759-784. (Paper)
- Suzuki, Kohei, and Kentaro Sakuwa. 2016. "Impact of Municipal Mergers on Local Population Growth: An Assessment of the Merger of Japanese Municipalities." Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration 38 (4):223-238. (Paper) (Winner of the Best Paper Prize in Public Management at the Annual SPEA Ph.D. Student Conference. Bloomington, IN. April 10, 2015)
- Suzuki, Kohei. 2016. "Politics of Municipal Consolidation." In Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance, edited by Ali Farazmand, 1-7. Cham: Springer International Publishing.(Paper)
- Di Loreto, Manuel., Kohei Suzuki, and Mehmet Akif Demircioglu. "Demographic Shifts and Public Sector Innovation."
- “Does Chief Executive’s Experience Moderate Consolidation’s Impact on Municipal Performance?” (with Claudia Avellaneda)
- “An Empirical Analysis of Economies of Scale in Japanese Local Government Expenditure” (with Brian Dollery)
- “New Public Management and Municipal Performance: Do NPM Reforms Boost Performance?” (with Claudia Avellaneda)
- “Does Gender Representation in City Councils Affect Legislation Proposals and Approval?” (with Claudia Avellaneda)
- “Municipal Merger and the Distribution of Merger Benefits” (with Kentaro Sakuwa)
Other works related to government performance and civil society
-Peer-reviewed articles
-Peer-reviewed articles
- Kweon, Yesola, and Kohei Suzuki. 2022. “How partisan politics influence government policies in response to aging populations.” Policy & Politics 50(2): 261-281 (2020 Impact Factor 3.750). (Paper)
- Moon, Jae, Kohei Suzuki, Tae In Park, and Kentaro Sakuwa. “A Comparative Study of COVID-19 Responses in South Korea and Japan: Political Nexus Triad and Policy Responses” International Review of Administrative Sciences (2019 Impact Factor 2.129). (Paper)
- Avellaneda, Claudia N., Morgen Johansen, and Kohei Suzuki. 2017. "What Drives Japanese INGOs to Operate in Latin American Countries?" International Journal of Public Administration 40 (8):670-683. (Paper)
- Suzuki, Kohei, and Kentaro Sakuwa (forthcoming). “Japan's response to the Covid-19 pandemic: A cautious and self-restraint-based approach.” Invited for submission to Moon, MJ and D. Y. Kim, Eds. International Comparative Analysis of COVID-19 responses. Routledge. Public Administration and Public Policy Book Series.