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Associate Professor IGA, Tsukasa
Faculty, Affiliation
Institute of Liberal Arts and Science
Associate Professor
College and School Educational Field
Faculty of Global Standard Education, Institute of Liberal Arts and Science
Laboratory
Academic Background
【Academic background(Doctoral/Master's Degree)】
Kobe University Doctor Graduate School of International Cooperation 2011 Completed
Career
Kanazawa University Institute of Liberal Arts and Science Associate Professor(2026/04-)
Nagoya University Asian Satellite Campuses Institute specially appointed associate professor(2020/04-2026/03)
University of Nagoya Graduate School of International Development Designated Assistant Professor(2019/09-2020/08)
(2015/04-2018/03)
Kyoto University Center for Southeast Asian Studies(2013/05-2015/03)
(2012/04-2013/03)
Year & Month of Birth
Academic Society
JAPAN ASSOCIATION FOR ASIAN STUDIES
JAPAN SOCIETY FOR SOUTHEAST ASIAN STUDIES
JAPAN ASSOCIATION FOR COMPARATIVE POLITICS
Japan Association for Malaysian Studies
Award
Specialities
Area Studies, Political Sociology, Comparative Politics
Speciality Keywords
Accountability, Political Scandal, Sexuality, Political Regime, Social Movement, Media and Politics, Institutionalization of Party Organization, Malaysia, Southeast Asia
Research Themes
1. Media and Politics in Southeast Asia (with a focus on Malaysia), 2. Social Movements in Malaysia during the Reformasi Period, 3. Political Scandals and Accountability, 4. The Institutionalization of Social Movements into Political Parties
Books
- Wataru Kusaka,Tsukasa Iga,Kaoru Aoyama,Keiko Tsuji Tamura "LGBT" Politics: Asian Perspectives Trans Pacific Press 2025/02
- Tsukasa Iga Michelle Tan, Pongkwan Sawasdipakdi, and Jittipat Poonkham (eds.) ASEAN Political Outlook 2015 Faculty of Political Science, Thammasat University 2016/06
- Tsukasa Iga 高橋百合子編『アカウンタビリティ改革の政治学』 2015/03
- Tsukasa Iga Sunait Chutintaranond, Ukrist Pathmanand, and Vinissa Ujjin (eds.), Catching up Southeast Asian New Body: States, Markets and Public Spheres Bangkok: Institute of Asian Studies, Chulalongkorn University 2014/10
- Tsukasa Iga The Nippon Foundation (ed.), Confluence and Challenges in Building the Asian Community in the early 21st Century Tokyo: The Nippon Foundation 2009/11
- Tsukasa Iga Asmadi Hassan and Md. Nasrudin Md. Akhir (eds.), Japan and East Asian Regionalism Kuala Lumpur: Jabatan Pengajian Asia Timur, Fakulti Sastera & Sains Sosial, Peneribit Universiti Malaya 2008/04
- Tsukasa Iga Asmadi Hassan dan Md. Nasrudin Md. Akhir (eds.), Jepun Abad ke-21: Isu dan Cabaran Kuala Lumpur: Jabatan Pengajian Asia Timur, Fakulti Sastera & Sains Sosial, Peneribit Universiti Malaya 2007/01
- 池端雪浦、リディア・ユー・N・ホセ編著『近現代日本・フィリピン関係史』 2004/02
Papers
- A research on the media communication strategy of Pakatan Harapan (Alliance of Hope) in the 2018 general election in Malaysia Tsukasa Iga The Social Science(The Social Sciences) 49 2 29 2019/08
- The Birth of Sexuality Politics in Malaysia: The State and the LGBT Movement since the 1980s Tsukasa Iga Asian and African Area Studies 17 1 73 2017/11
- The origins of media control and the United Malays National Organization (UMNO) in Malaysia: Malay journalism and political power in the decolonization era Tsukasa Iga Japanese Journal of Southeast Asian Studies 55 1 39 2017
- Political Influence in Post-Mahathir Malaysia Tsukasa Iga Journal of international cooperation studies 23 2 85 2016/02
- Book Reviwe: Meredith Weith, Student Activism in Malaysia: Crucible, Mirror, Sideshow Tsukasa Iga Southeast Asian Studies 3 3 695 2014/12
- Politics of the Regime Change under the One-Party Dominant Rule in Japan: What Can We Learn from the Rise and the Fall of Democratic Party of Japan? Tsukasa Iga International Journal of East Asian Studies (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Malaya) 3 1 17 2014/11
- Malaysian Media and Politics after the 2008 General Election: The Media Discourse and the Media Control of the Najib Administration Tsukasa Iga Journal of international cooperation studies 20 1 93 2012/07
- Change of Mainstrem Meida under the Abdullah Administration in Malaysia Tsukasa Iga 1 1 73 2012/03
- The Media and the Politics of the Ruling in Malaysia : New Straits Times and United Malays National Organization Tsukasa Iga Journal of international cooperation studies 19 2 39 2012/01
- Political Transition in Malaysia and Singapore Tsukasa Iga Kaigai Jijo 60 4 74 2012/04
- A Review of Internet Politics in Malaysia Tsukasa Iga Asian Politics & Policy 4 1 137 2012/01
- Media Control and Liberalization under Competitive Authoritarianism : A Case of Malaysia Tsukasa Iga Rokkodai Ronshyu 12 1 2011/01
- The Opposition and Alternative Media under Competitive Authoritarianism in Malaysia : Case Studies of Aliran Monthly and Harakah Tsukasa Iga Journal of international cooperation studies 19 1 113 2011/07
- Rejuvenation of journalism and the possibilities of civic journalism through the internet in Malaysia: case studies of Malaysiakini and blogs Tsukasa Iga Nanpo Bunnka 37 61 2010/12
- Politics of Chinese media in Malaysia: case study on the Nanyang takeover issue Tsukasa Iga Asian and African area studies 10 1 35 2010/09
Conference Presentations
- The Spirits of LGBT Movements in Malaysia(conference：The Third Conference of the Association for Asian Studies in Asia (AAS in Asia))(2016/07/25)
- Will Malaysian PH Fall into the Same Route as Japanese DPJ ?(conference：The Third Conference of Consortium for Southeast Asian Studies in Asia (SEASIA 2019))(2019/12/06)
- Political Scandals and Social Accountability in Contemporary Malaysia: The Role of New Media and Opposition Parties in Democratizing Society(conference：The 9th International Malaysian Studies Conference)(2014/08/19)
- The Political Role of the Media and the Social Movement in post-Mahathir Malaysia: Toward the End of Competitive Authoritarianism(conference：Southeast Asia Seminar: Catching up Southeast Asian New Body)(2013/09/27)
- Mobilization for Election Monitoring and the First Government Change in Malaysia(conference：The Third Conference of Consortium for Southeast Asian Studies in Asia (SEASIA 2019))(2019/12/07)
- Re-Authoritarianing Malaysia? Political Scandals and Problems of Accountability in the Post-Mahathir Era(conference：Korean Association of Southeast Asian Studies Annual Conference 2017)(2017/08/27)
- Media and political transformation under competitive authoritarianism: Malaysian and Cambodian cases(conference：The First Conference of Consortium for Southeast Asian Studies in Asia (SEASIA))(2015/12/12)
- Political Scandals and Social Accountability in Contemporary Malaysia: The Role of New Media and Opposition Parties in Democratizing Society(conference：The Second Conference of the Association for Asian Studies in Asia (AAS in Asia))(2015/06/23)
- Politics of the Regime Change under the One-Party Dominant Rule in Japan: What Can We Learn from the Rise and the Fall of Democratic Party of Japan?(conference：International Conference of the Japanese Studies Association in Southeast Asia 2013)(2013/10/31)
- Political scandals and societal accountability in contemporary Malaysia: the role of new media and opposition parties in democratizing society(conference：The First Conference of Consortium for Southeast Asian Studies in Asia (SEASIA))(2015/12/12)
Others
Arts and Fieldwork
Patent
Theme to the desired joint research
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research
○「反体制運動から与党へ：マレーシアの人民公正党(PKR)の党組織制度化に関する研究」(2025-2030)
○「アジアにおける《多様な性》――英語ジェンダー二元論を超える試み」(2023-2027)
○「東南アジアにおける道徳政治の光と影──新興中間層の政治意識と自由民主主義の動揺」(2024-2026)
○「東南アジアにおける応答性の政治ーアカウンタビリティ改革の導入とポピュリズムの台頭」(2017-2020)
○「東南アジアにおけるLGBTの比較政治研究」(2016-2019)
○「政治的スキャンダルと権威主義体制の不安定化に関する研究－マレーシアの事例から」(2016-2019)
○「東南アジア首都圏の開発ガバナンスと国家の役割再編」(2015-2018)
○「東南アジアにおける情報公開法の制定過程に関する比較政治学的研究」(2012-2015)