Naoko Matsumura
CONTACT INFORMATION
Kobe University
Graduate School of Law
2-1 Rokkodai, Nada, Kobe,Hyogo, 657-8501, Japan

Phone:
Email:
Website:+81 (0)78-803-6720
matsumura@people.kobe-u.ac.jp
nmatsumura.com

APPOINTMENT
April 2022 Mar. 2018 - Mar. 2022
April 2017 - Feb. 2018
Jan. 2016 - Mar. 2017

Professor, Graduate School of Law, Kobe University
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Law, Kobe University
Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Law, Hitotsubashi University
Research Associate, Graduate School of Law, Hitotsubashi University

EDUCATION20152012
2009
2008

Ph.D. Political Science, Rice University, USAM.A. Political Science, Rice University, USA
M.A. Law and International Relations, Hitotsubashi University
M.A. International Studies with Distinction, University of Sheffield, UKRESEARCH INTERESTSInternational Relations: International Organizations, International Cooperation, Legalized Dispute Settlement, Compliance, Domestic Politics & Foreign Policy Changes, Foreign Policy & Public
Opinion, Survey Experiment
PUBLICATIONS
Matsuo, Akitaka, Oul Han, and Naoko Matsumura. 2023. The Social Media Audience of Diplomatic
Crisis. British Journal of Politics and International Relations. DOI:10.1177/13691481231172346.
Matsumura, Naoko, Atsushi Tago, and Joseph M. Grieco. 2023. External Threats and Public
Opinion: The East Asian Security Environment and Japanese Views on the Nuclear Option. Journal
East Asian Studies. 23(1): 23-44.
Matsumura, Naoko. 2022. Do Leaders and Leadership Turnovers Affect International Relations?
Keizai Seminar 728:43-48. (in Japanese).
Grieco, Joseph M., Naoko Matsumura, and Atsushi Tago. 2021. Survey Experiments on Nuclear
Taboo in Japan (ch.10). In Methods of International Relations Research: Principles and Practices,
Motoshi Suzuki and Keisuke Iida, eds. Tokyo: University of Tokyo Press. (in Japanese)
Grieco, Joseph M., Naoko Matsumura, and Atsushi Tago. 2020. Unpacking the Cues : A Survey
Experiment on the Impact of International Support for Humanitarian Intervention on U.S. PublicOpinion. Kobe Law Journal 53:11-35.
Matsumura, Naoko and Yuan Zhou. 2020. Googling the World Health Organization during theCOVID-19 Crisis. Kobe Law Journal 53:51-71.

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Matsumura, Naoko, and Atsushi Tago. 2019. Negative Surprise in UN Security Council Authorization: Do the UK and French Vetoes Influence the General Public’s Support of US Military Action?.
Journal of Peace Research 56(3):395-409.
Grieco, Joseph M., Naoko Matsumura, and Atsushi Tago. 2019. Understanding What The Japanese
Public Think Of Nuclear Weapons. MIHE Blog: News, views and insights from Macmillan International Higher Education.
Matsumura, Naoko. 2019. A WTO Ruling Matters: Citizens’ Support for the Government’s Compliance with Trade Agreements. Peace Economics, Peace Science and Public Policy 25(2). DOI:
10.1515/peps-2018-0013
Matsumura, Naoko. 2019. Third Parties and Implementation of the WTO Rulings. Kobe University
Low Review 51: 1-21.
Matsumura, Naoko. 2018. Foreign Direct Investment and Global Governance (ch.9). In Global
Governance in the Power Shifting World, Ryo Oshiba, eds. Tokyo: Yuhikaku. (in Japanese)
Mattes, Michaela, Brett Ashley Leeds, and Naoko Matsumura. 2016. Measuring Changes in Sourceof Leader Support: The CHISOLS Dataset. Journal of Peace Research 52(3): 259–267.
WORKING PAPERS (SELECTED)“Assessing WHO’s Influence: Vaccine Endorsements in the Context of a Diversified Global Health
System” (with Renu Singh, Yoshiharu Kobayashi, Christopher Howell, and Tobias Heinrich, andMatthew Motta)“Prospective Foreign Leadership Changes and Public Expectations about Diplomatic Relationships”(with Atsushi Tago and Joseph M. Grieco)“Legislative Speeches and Political Violence : The Case of the Philippines” (with Jonathan Lewis,Kazuhiro Obayashi, and Aya Watanabe)“How Do Legislators Respond to Military and Civilian Casualties in a Civil War?: The Case ofthe Colombian Congress during President Uribe’s First Term” (with Jan Boesten, Yuichi Kubota,Jonathan Lewis, and Kazuhiro Obayashi)“Negativity Bias in Media and Public Support for International Courts.”“Leadership Turnover and the Initiation of Investment Dispute Arbitration”
CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION (SELECTED)“Assessing the Impact of the IAEA’s Safety Review on Public Opinion Regarding Treated Radioactive Water” (with Hyo Yun Lee) Presented at the annual meeting of the Korean Association ofInternational Studies, South Korea, June 28, 2024.
“Policy Cue and Public Opinion on Nuclear Sharing in Japan” Presented at the annual meeting ofthe Japanese Association of International Relations, Fukuoka, November 11, 2023 (in Japanese).
“The Impact of Elite and Social Discourse on Public Support for a Country’s Acquisition of Nuclear
Weapons” Presented at the 2023 Pacific International Politics Conference, Singapore, July 7, 2023.
“How Do Legislators Respond to Military and Civilian Casualties in a Civil War?: The Case of theColombian Congress during President Uribe’s First Term” (with Yuichi Kubota, Jonathan Lewis,

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3and Kazuhiro Obayashi) Presented at the annual meeting of the International Studies Association,
Las Vegas (online), Nevada, April 8, 2021.
“Legislative Speeches and Political Violence: The Case of the Philippines” (with Jonathan Lewis,Kazuhiro Obayashi, and Aya Watanabe) Presented at POLTEXT Tokyo, Waseda University, Tokyo,
Japan, September 15-16, 2019.
“Legislative Speeches and Political Violence: The Case of the Philippines” (with Jonathan Lewis,
Kazuhiro Obayashi, and Aya Watanabe) Presented at the 9th annual conference of the European
Political Science Association, Belfast, UK, July 20-22, 2019.
“Negativity Bias in Media and Public Support for International Courts.” Presented at the annual
meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, April 4-7, 2019.
“International Context and National Preferences: Japanese Public Opinion on Nuclear Weapons”(with Joseph Grieco and Atsushi Tago). Presented at the annual meeting of the International Studies
Association, Toronto, Canada, March 27-30, 2019.
“Trade Disputes, Media Coverage, and Public Support for International Trade Law.” Presented atthe Waseda-Essex Scientific PoliSci/IR Collaboration and Exchange Workshop, University of Essex,Colchester, UK, March 6-7, 2019.
INVITED TALKS AND WORKSHOPS
Mar. 2024 Center of Japanese Studies, University of Michigan, USADec. 2023 College of Business, Arts and Social Sciences, Brunel University London, UK
Dec. 2020 Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hiroshima University
Jan. 2020 TUM School of Governance, Technical University of Munich, Germany
Sept. 2019 Department of Political Science, University of South Carolina, USA
Sept. 2019 Department of Political Science, Duke University, USA
Mar. 2019 Department of Media and Communication, City University of Hong Kong
Oct. 2017 Graduate School of Law, Keio University
Oct. 2016 Faculty of Economics, Renmin University of China, China

AWARDS, GRANTS, & FELLOWSHIPS
2024
2022–20242020
2018–2020
2016–20172016
2015
2014–2015
2010–2012
2008–2009

Research Grant, Kobe University Center for Social Systems Innovation
KAKENHI-Research Grant (22K13351), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Research Grant, Kobe University Center for Social Systems Innovation
KAKENHI-Research Grant (18K12722), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
KAKENHI-Research Grant (16H06800), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Research Grant for Young Faculty Member, Hitotsubashi University
William P. Hobby Award, School of Social Sciences, Rice University
Dissertation Improvement Grant, Social Science Research Institute, Rice University
Graduate Study Scholarship, Heiwa Nakashima Foundation, Japan
Graduate Study Scholarship, Ministry of Education, JapanTEACHING EXPERIENCE (SELECTED)Naoko Matsumura

4Kobe University
Spring 2019 Basic Social Science Research (U, in Japanese)
Spring 2019
Introductory to Modern Politics (U, Co-Teaching, in Japanese)
Fall 2018 & Spring 2020 Advanced Statistics for Political Science (G, in Japanese)
Fall 2018 War and Peace B (U, in Japanese)
Spring & Fall 2018 Graduate Student Seminar (G, in English&Japanese)
Spring 2019
Global Issues (U, in Japanese)
Spring 2018, 2020
History of International Relations (U, in Japanese)

Fall 2017
Spring 2017
Spring 2017
Spring 2016, 2017
Spring 2016, 2017

Kwansei Gakuin University
Global Governance (U, in English)
Hitotsubashi University
New Approach to IR and Law (G, in English)
GLP(Global Leaders Program) Core Seminar (U, in English)
Global Governance Workshop (G, Co-teaching, in Japanese)
Introduction to International Relations (U, in Japanese)
International Organizations (U, in English)

Fall 2017
Fall 2017
Spring 2017
Spring 2017

Hosei University
International Relations B (U, in Japanese)
Politics B (U, in Japanese)
International Relations A (U, in Japanese)
Politics A (U, in Japanese)

Spring 2022, 2023PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Editorial Board Member:
Political Studies Review, 2021Conference Organizer:
The Japanese Society for Quantitative Political Science, 2023Reviewer:
American Political Science Review, British Journal of Politics and International Relations,
Conflict Management and Peace Science, International Interaction, International Relations,International Relations of the Asia-Pacific, Journal of Peace Research,
Political Studies Review, Political Research Exchange,
Review of International Organizations, Research & Politics

Last updated: July 2, 2024