Katsunori Seki

Course: Regression Analysis (2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018)

Katsunori Seki is Associate Professor of Political Sciences at Graduate School of International Development at Nagoya University. He obtained a Diplôme du Programme Internationale from Sciences Po Paris and graduated from Waseda University, where he also received a BA and a MA. He earned his PhD at Texas A&M University. He previously held positions at the University of Mannheim and the University of Tsukuba. With a wide interest in quantitative methodology, formal theory, and comparative politics, he studies the political economy of democratization, electoral accountability, and preferences for income redistribution. His work has been supported by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Yoshida Scholarship Foundation, and Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. His research has appeared in such leading academic journals as Electoral Studies, Political Science Research and Methods, German Politics, Social Science Japan Journal, and the Japanese Journal of Political Science. He has previously taught courses in his methodological and substantive areas of expertise in Japan, Singapore, and the US.