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Uji, Azusa
Graduate School of Law, Legal and Political Studies Associate Professor
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Last Updated :2025/05/23
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uji.azusa.2z
kyoto-u.ac.jp
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Research History
- From Apr. 2025, To PresentL-INSIGHT （世界視力を備えた次世代トップ研究者育成プログラム）, 第５期フェロー
- From Nov. 2021, To PresentKyoto University, Graduate School of Law, Associate Professor
- From Jun. 2019, To Oct. 2021Kyoto University, Junior Associate Professor, Graduate School of Law, 講師
- From Apr. 2019, To May 2019Kyoto University, Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Law, 特定助教
- From Apr. 2018, To Mar. 2019Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Postdoctoral (PD) Research Fellow (Kyoto University)
- From Apr. 2017, To Mar. 2018Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Doctoral Course (DC2) Research Fellow (Kyoto University)
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Research
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Research Topics
International Political Economy
Research Interests
- international environmental treaty
- plastics
- climate change
- international institution
- international organization
- international political economy
- global governance
- environmental policy
- minamata convention
- survey experiment
Research Areas
Papers
- International Politics and Evidence-Based Policy Making ―The Case of Environmental Policy―Azusa UjiKyoto Law Review, Mar. 2025
- Comparing public support for nuclear and wind energy in Washington StateAzusa Uji; Jaehyun Song; Nives Dolšak; Aseem PrakashPLOS ONE, 26 Apr. 2023, Peer-reviewed, Lead author
- Postmaterialism and Environmental Protection Revisited: Domestic Plastic Bag Regulations, 1992–2019Azusa Uji; Jaehyun Song; Nives Dolšak; Aseem PrakashGlobal Environmental Politics, 21 Feb. 2025, Peer-reviewed, Lead author, Corresponding author
- I feel and I invest: Social emotions and sustainable investing in Germany and JapanSijeong Lim; Jaehyun Song; Azusa Uji; Takahiro YamadaSustainable Development, Oct. 2024, Peer-reviewed, Corresponding author
- Navigating environmental cooperation on air pollution amid political competition in East AsiaAzusa UjiInternational Relations of the Asia-Pacific, 23 Jul. 2024, Peer-reviewed
- Willingness to incur private costs for climate adaptation? Public support for undergrounding electricity transmission lines in CaliforniaAzusa Uji; Jaehyun Song; Nives Dolšak; Aseem PrakashEnergy Policy, Aug. 2024, Peer-reviewed, Lead author, Corresponding author
- Global Policymaking: The Patchwork of Global Governance Vincent Pouliot and Jean-Philippe Thérien, New York: Cambridge University Press, 2023. (Book Review)Azusa UjiInternational Relations of the Asia-Pacific, 07 Jul. 2023, Peer-reviewed
- Does partisanship shape public support for suspending U.S. federal gas tax? A survey experimentAzusa Uji; Jaehyun Song; Nives Dolšak; Aseem PrakashPLOS Climate, 07 Jun. 2023, Peer-reviewed, Lead author
- Ideas for macroeconomic surveillance: a comparative text analysis of country reports by global and regional financial organizationsAkitaka Matsuo; Motoshi Suzuki; Azusa UjiReview of International Political Economy, 23 Jan. 2023, Peer-reviewed
- Pursuing decarbonization along with national security: Assessing public support for the Thacker Pass lithium mineAzusa Uji; Jaehyun Song; Nives Dolšak; Aseem PrakashPLOS ONE, 24 Jan. 2023, Peer-reviewed, Lead author
- From plastic to peace: Overcoming public antipathy through environmental cooperationAzusa Uji; Sijeong Lim; Jaehyun SongJournal of Peace Research, 2024, Lead author
- The Shadow of History in Inter-Organizational Cooperation for the EnvironmentAzusa UjiThe Journal of Environment & Development, Jul. 2022, Peer-reviewed
- 日本企業に対するサステナブル経営の要請の高まり宇治梓紗金融・商事判例, Aug. 2022, Invited
- Mercury Stories: Understanding Sustainability Through a Volatile Element (Book Review)Azusa UjiGlobal Environmental Politics, Feb. 2022, Peer-reviewed, Invited
- Public support for climate adaptation aid and migrants: a conjoint experiment in JapanAzusa Uji; Aseem Prakash; Nives Dolsak; Jaehyun SongEnvironmental Research Letters, Nov. 2021, Peer-reviewed, Lead author, Corresponding author
- International Environmental Agreements and Orchestration by UNEPAzusa UjiKyoto Law Review, Jul. 2021, Peer-reviewed
- Understanding Public Support for Domestic Contributions to Global Collective Goods -Results from a survey experiment on carbon taxation in Japan-Liam F. Beiser-McGrath; Thomas Bernauer; Jaehyun Song; Azusa UjiClimatic Change, 2021, Peer-reviewed, Corresponding author
- "Does the "NIMBY syndrome" Undermine Public Support for Nuclear Power in Japan?"Azusa Uji; Aseem Prakash; Jaehyun SongEnergy Policy, 2021, Peer-reviewed, Lead author, Corresponding author
- "Minamata Convention"Azusa UjiEssential Concepts of Global Environmental Governance (2nd Edition) Routledge, 2020, Peer-reviewed, Invited
- Institutional diffusion for the Minamata Convention on MercuryAzusa UjiInternational Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics, 2019, Peer-reviewed
- 「水銀に関する水俣条約における三位一体制度の実現」宇治 梓紗京都大学 学位論文（博士）, Mar. 2018, Peer-reviewed
- An Institutional Trinity for an Environmental Treaty : The case of the Minamata Convention on Mercury(1)Theory and Practice宇治 梓紗『法学論叢』, 2017, Peer-reviewed
- 「水銀に関する水俣条約における三位一体制度の実現 -理論と実践- (後編)」宇治 梓紗『法学論叢』, 2017, Peer-reviewed
- “Using Multiple Imputation and Matching to Improve Network Effects on Corporate Tax Policy Interdependence”Perez Zach; Park In Young; Azusa UjiHarvard Dataverse, 2015
- 「気候変動ガバナンスにおける国際機関の役割－地球環境ファシリティを事例として－」宇治 梓紗京都大学 学位論文（修士）, 2014, Peer-reviewed
Presentations
- プラスチック汚染条約の合意にむけた政治学的展望（コメンテーター）宇治梓紗環境法政策学会・京都大学法政策共同研究センター ワークショップ 「プラスチック汚染条約交渉と国内法のあり方」, 15 Mar. 2025, Invited
- Political Analysis for International Environmental Treaties -The Role of Information in Negotiations-Azusa Uji神戸大学 環境経済評価連携研究グループ/六甲フォーラム/気候変動セミナー, 21 Feb. 2025, Invited
- Environmental Policy and EBPMAzusa UjiThe Japan Association of International Relations, 16 Nov. 2024, Invited
- Survey experimentAzusa Uji第2回「共感」研究会, 08 Jan. 2023
- From Plastic to Peace: Overcoming Public Antipathy through Environmental CooperationAzusa UjiThe CIS-GSIS Global Inaugural Seminar: Glocalizing International and Korean Studies (Korea University), 11 Nov. 2022, Invited
- The risks of plastic pollution and international cooperationAzusa UjiCampus Asia Special Lecture (Korea University), 10 Nov. 2022, Invited
- Overcoming political competition in environmental cooperationAzusa UjiThe 2022 Annual Convention of the Japanese Association of International Relations (JAIR), 28 Oct. 2022
- Institutional Design for a New Global Treaty on Plastic Pollution宇治梓紗Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, 11 Oct. 2022, Invited
- Decarbonization and Supply Chains: Public Support for the Thacker Pass Lithium MineAzusa Uji; Jaehyun Song; Nives Dolšak; Aseem Prakashthe 8th Annual Conference of on Environmental Politics and Governance, University of Pennsylvania, USA, Jun. 2022
- From Marine Plastic Cleanup to Security Cooperation? Issue Spillover in Public Attitudes towards CooperationAzusa UjiPublic Diplomacy Research Projects -special lecture- (Korea University), 14 Apr. 2022, Invited
- Cooperation Among International Organizations: Evidence from the Minamata ConventionAzusa Uji山本ゼミ（グローバルガバナンス研究会）, 30 Mar. 2022
- 国際環境条約をめぐる近年の動向 −水銀に関する水俣条約を事例として−宇治梓紗京都大学法政策共同研究センター・環境と法ユニット研究会, 21 Feb. 2022, Invited
- Supporting Climate Adaptation Overseas by Providing Climate Aid or Accepting Climate Refugees: A Conjoint experiment in JapanAzusa Uji; Jaehyun Song; Nives Dolšak; Aseem Prakash2021 American Political Science Association Annual Meeting & Exhibition, Sep. 2021
- From Marine Plastic Cleanup to Security Cooperation?: Issue Spillover in Public Attitudes towards CooperationAzusa Uji; Sijeong Lim; Song Jaehyun2021 Japanese Political Science Association Annual Meeting (online), 25 Sep. 2021
- "Supporting Climate Adaptation Overseas by Providing Climate Aid: A Conjoint experiment in Japan"Azusa Uji; Nives Dolšak; Aseem Prakash; Jaehyun Songthe 7th Annual Conference of on Environmental Politics and Governance, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.(online), Jun. 2021
- "Cooperation Spillover from Environment to High Politics? Paired Experiments in Japan and South Korea"Azusa Uji; Sijeong Lim; Jaehyun Songthe 7th Annual Conference of on Environmental Politics and Governance, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway. (online), Jun. 2021
- From Marine Plastic Cleanup to Security Cooperation? Issue Spillover in Public Attitudes towards CooperationAzusa UjiKorea University Public Diplomacy Research Projects -special lecture-, 29 Apr. 2021, Invited
- "Supporting Climate Adaptation Overseas by Providing Climate Aid: A Conjoint experiment in Japan"Azusa Uji; Nives Dolšak; Aseem Prakash; Jaehyun Songthe 2021 WPSA Annual Meeting in Seattle, USA. (online), Apr. 2021
- "Cooperation between International Organizations for the Implementation of Multilateral Environmental Agreements: Evidence from the Minamata Convention"Azusa Ujithe 62nd ISA Annual Convention in Las Vegas, USA. (online), Apr. 2021
- "The Promise and Peril of Multilevel Financial Surveillance: A Text Analysis"Azusa Uji; Akitaka Matsuo; Motoshi Suzukithe 62nd ISA Annual Convention in Las Vegas, USA. (online), Apr. 2021
- "Understanding Public Support for Domestic Contributions to Global Collective Goods -Results from a survey experiment on carbon taxation in Japan-"Azusa Uji; Liam McGrath; Thomas Bernauer; Jaehyun Songthe 116th APSA Annual Conference. (online), Sep. 2020
- "Understanding Public Support for Domestic Contributions to Global Collective Goods -Results from a survey experiment on carbon taxation in Japan-"Azusa Uji; Liam McGrath; Thomas Bernauer; Jaehyun Songthe 6th Annual Conference of on Environmental Politics and Governance, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway. (online), Jun. 2020
- "Detecting the Causal Mechanism of Heterogeneous Climate Policy Diffusion"Azusa Uji; Shohei Doi; Motoshi Suzukithe 14th Annual Conference of the The Japan Statistical Society. (cancelled), Mar. 2020
- "To solve climate problem, will you support a nuclear power plant in your neighborhood? A survey experiment in Japan"Azusa Uji; Aseem Prakash; Jaehyun Songthe 61th ISA Annual Convention in Honolulu, USA. (cancelled), Mar. 2020
- “Politics and Institutions of Money and Finance in East Asia”Azusa Uji討論 国際共同研究強化(B) 国際ワークショップ，京都大学, Jun. 2019
- “Linking Environmental Commitment to Foreign Aid: An Informational Role of Multilateral Environmental Agreements”Motoshi Suzuki; Azusa Ujithe 60th ISA Annual Convention, Mar. 2019
- “Analyzing Multi-directional and Multi–dimensional Policy Diffusion”Azusa Uji; Shohei Doi; Motoshi Suzukithe 60th ISA Annual Convention, Mar. 2019
- “Effective Allocation Strategies and Distributional Conflict in Foreign Aid”Motoshi Suzuki; Azusa UjiThe 12th Annual Conference on the Political Economy of International Organization, Feb. 2019
- “Climate Policy-making and Peer Pressure in the Regime Complex”Azusa Uji; Shohei Doi; Motoshi Suzukithe 4th Annual Conference of on Environmental Politics and Governance, Jun. 2018
- “From the Minamata Disease to the Minamata Convention: The Making of an Environmental Treaty”Azusa Uji環境法政論セミナー，名古屋大学 環境学研究科, May 2018
- “Ensuring Compliance with the Minamata Convention on Mercury: An Integrated Approach of Enforcement and Assistance”Azusa Ujithe 59th ISA Annual Convention, Apr. 2018
- “Climate Policy-making and Peer Pressure in the Regime Complex”Azusa Uji; Shohei Doi; Motoshi Suzuki国際政治経済科研研究会(鈴木教授代表), 京都大学, Mar. 2018
- “UENP’s Organizational Reform and Enhanced Informational Role in Designing an Environmental Treaty”Azusa UjiIPE Workshop with Professor Ivanova, Kyoto University, Oct. 2017
- “An Institutional Trinity for an Environmental Treaty: The Case of the Minamata Convention on Mercury”Azusa Ujithe 58th ISA Annual Convention, Feb. 2017
- “Spatial Correlates of Carbon Diffusion in an Interdependent World”Azusa Uji; Motoshi Suzuki計量・数理政治学のフロンティア, 学習院大学, Jan. 2017
- 「水銀条約における三位一体の実現」宇治 梓紗日本国際政治学会, Oct. 2016
- 「水銀条約における三位一体の実現」宇治 梓紗環境法政論セミナー, 名古屋大学 環境学研究科（招聘講演）, Jun. 2016
- “How Does Multilevel Climate Governance Work? : A Nexus of Policy Diffusion and Multilateral Aid”Azusa Uji; Motoshi Suzuki2016 Berlin Conference on Global Environmental Change: Transformative Global Climate Governance “après Paris”, May 2016
- 「水銀条約における三位一体の実現−多国間交渉分析一」宇治 梓紗科研研究会, 京都大学, Mar. 2016
- “The Role of International Organization in Transnational Climate Governance -the Case of the GEF-”Azusa Ujithe 56th International Studies Association, Feb. 2015
- “Beyond Neoliberal Institutionalism -Orchestration by the GEF in Climate Governance-”Azusa UjiEarth System Governance, Jul. 2014
Books and Other Publications
- International Organizations赤星 聖; 小林 綾子; 政所 大輔; 宇治 梓紗; 松村 尚子; 大道寺 隆也, Joint editor, 第4章 国際機構間の関係、第12章 開発、第13章 環境法律文化社, Mar. 2025
- 世の中を知る、考える、変えていく宇治梓紗, Contributor, 国際環境協調をどのように促すか？有斐閣, Jul. 2023
- 国際関係研究の方法松尾晃孝; 鈴木基史; 宇治梓紗, Contributor, 国際金融制度のテキスト分析―IMFとAMROの国別報告書の比較東京大学出版会, Sep. 2021
- Designing an International Environmental Treaty -The Minamata Convention on Mercury-Azusa Uji, Single workYuhikaku, Oct. 2019, Not refereed
Awards
External funds: Kakenhi
- Political Economy of Global Standards: The Case of Foreign AidGrant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)Kyoto UniversityMotoshi SuzukiFrom 18 Jul. 2018, To 31 Mar. 2022, Project Closed開発援助;教育政策;世界貿易機関;計量分析;開発援助政策;国際標準;国際規範;国際政治経済学;自由貿易協定;貿易のための援助;国際政治経済論;国際制度;法制度化;環境政治;国際関係論;グローバル・ガバナンス;ゲーム理論
- The Political Economy of Global Standards on Developmental FinanceFund for the Promotion of Joint International Research (Fostering Joint International Research (B))Medium-sized Section 6:Political science and related fieldsKyoto UniversityMotoshi SuzukiFrom 09 Oct. 2018, To 31 Mar. 2024, Project Closed国際政治経済;国際制度;ガバナンス;グローバル標準;国際政治経済学;グローバルガバナンス;国際金融;国際開発援助;国際環境;開発金融;地域金融制度;テキスト分析;計量分析;国際政治経済論;地域金融取極;国際通貨基金;国際関係論;グローバル・ガバナンス;人権
- 人権・環境ガバナンスにおける「共感」メカニズムの解明Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)Basic Section 06020:International relations-relatedNagoya University山田 高敬From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2026, Grantedグローバル・ガバナンス;人権;環境
- A local approach to the implementation of a global plastic treatyGrant-in-Aid for Early-Career ScientistsBasic Section 06020:International relations-relatedKyoto University宇治 梓紗From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2028, Grantedプラスチック政策;国際環境条約;サーベイ実験;プラスチック問題;国際協調
- グローバル・ガバナンスの複雑化過程とメカニズム―マクロ・ミクロ間フィードバックGrant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)Basic Section 06020:International relations-relatedKobe University栗栖 薫子From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2027, Grantedグローバル・ガバナンス;レジーム;複雑性;SDGｓ
- グローバル・ガバナンスの複雑化過程とメカニズム―マクロ・ミクロ間フィードバックGrant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)Basic Section 06020:International relations-relatedKobe University栗栖 薫子From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2027, Grantedグローバル・ガバナンス;レジーム;複雑性;SDGｓ;グローバルガバナンス
- 人権・環境ガバナンスにおける「共感」メカニズムの解明Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)Basic Section 06020:International relations-relatedKinjo Gakuin University;Nagoya University山田 高敬From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2026, Grantedグローバル・ガバナンス;地球環境政治;人道支援;共感メカニズム;国際機関;国際制度;人権;環境
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Education
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- From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025Readings in Humanities and Social Sciences (Law, English)II-E1HA07, Fall, Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2
- From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025Basic Seminar on Law and Politics B7002, Fall, Faculty of Law, 1
- From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025Basic Seminar on Law and Politics A7001, Fall, Faculty of Law, 1
- From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025Analysis of International Political EconomyA751, Year-long, Graduate School of Law, 4
- From 01 Apr. 2024, To 31 Mar. 2025Analysis of International Political EconomyB751, Year-long, Graduate School of Law, 4
- From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024Quantitative Analysis of Public Policy(Standard)2150, Spring, School of Government, 2
- From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024Readings in Humanities and Social Sciences (Law, English)I-E1HA06, Spring, Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2
- From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024Readings in Humanities and Social Sciences (Law, English)II-E1HA07, Fall, Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2
- From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024Basic Seminar on Law and Politics B7002, Fall, Faculty of Law, 1
- From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024Basic Seminar on Law and Politics A7001, Fall, Faculty of Law, 1
- From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024Analysis of International Political EconomyA751, Year-long, Graduate School of Law, 4
- From 01 Apr. 2023, To 31 Mar. 2024Analysis of International Political EconomyB751, Year-long, Graduate School of Law, 4
- From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023Readings in Humanities and Social Sciences (Law, English)I-E1HA06, Spring, Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2
- From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023Basic Seminar on Law and Politics A7001, Fall, Faculty of Law, 1
- From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023Analysis of International Political EconomyA751, Year-long, Graduate School of Law, 4
- From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023Readings in Humanities and Social Sciences (Law, English)II-E1HA07, Fall, Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences, 2
- From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023Basic Seminar on Law and Politics B7002, Fall, Faculty of Law, 1
- From 01 Apr. 2022, To 31 Mar. 2023Analysis of International Political EconomyB751, Year-long, Graduate School of Law, 4
- From Apr. 2019, To Mar. 2020Basic Seminar on Law and PoliticsFall, 法学部
- From Apr. 2020, To Mar. 2021Readings in Humanities and Social Sciences (Law, English)I-E1Spring, 全学共通科目
- From Apr. 2020, To Mar. 2021Readings in Humanities and Social Sciences (Law, English)II-E1Fall, 全学共通科目
- From Apr. 2020, To Mar. 2021Political Science IIFall, 全学共通科目
- From Apr. 2021, To Mar. 2022Readings in Humanities and Social Sciences (Law, English)I-E1Spring, 全学共通科目
- From Apr. 2021, To Mar. 2022Readings in Humanities and Social Sciences (Law, English)II-E1Fall, 全学共通科目
- From Apr. 2021, To Mar. 2022Basic Seminar on Law and Politics AFall, 法学部
- From Apr. 2021, To Mar. 2022Basic Seminar on Law and Politics BFall, 法学部
