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The Policy Research Center is the overarching entity for policy studies within which several research units have been established. The research units are dedicated to specific policy issues that the world faces today and will encounter in the near future. These units conduct their research activities for a period of three to seven years. When their objectives have been achieved, they will disband, making way for new units with different objectives. Ph.D. candidates are encouraged to participate in research activities that are compatible with or complementary to their own research areas. The Center is open to researchers from outside GRIPS who are willing to collaborate with the staff of our institute. In addition, a special arrangement has been made to invite non-Japanese scholars of international renown to conduct research at GRIPS for a period ranging from a few months to several years. At present, the following research units have been established:
The Center was established as a center of research on international development
strategies to survey global activities in international economic development
and pursue strategic and policy-oriented research on economic development
trends and issues. To achieve this goal, the Center will maintain working
relations with other institutions and will make available the results of
its work to interested parties through its website.
For further Information about the CSIDS, visit http://www.grips.ac.jp/csids/ The following units and projects currently operate under the umbrella of the CSIDS:
Institute for Comparative Studies in Local Governance Many Asian countries are now facing substantial challenges, such as the challenge to improve the quality of administration services and to enhance democratic governance as their economies develop. Asian countries are promoting decentralization and strengthening local governance in response to these challenges. The Institue for Comparative Studies in Local Governance was established to contribute to further development of local governance in Asian countries through (1) promotion of research on local governance; (2) dissemination in English of the research results as well as information on current trends in Japanese local governance; and (3) formation of networks with research institutes on local governance in Asian countries. In 2005, the institute embarked on a project for international dissemination of information on local governance systems and their operation; the project was sponsored by the Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR). The goal of this project is to compile materials on systems of local governance and their implications in Japan and translate these materials into foreign languages. Currently, a research committee of specialists on local governance is working on compiling the following materials:
The project is devoted to research on decentralization policy in Asian countries and on identifying what kinds of institutional design and management work well for local governance. The scope of the research also includes the history and practice of local governance in Japan since the Meiji period. In cooperation with CLAIR, the institute offers a library that stores about 2000 documents as well as statistical and other materials, all related to local governance in Japan and abroad. The institute will continue to supplement this library by collecting documents and materials related to local governance from both inside and outside Japan. The institute also provides support to training courses for government officials from Asian countries.
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