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1 EDUCATION MATTHEW M. CARLSON Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Vermont Old Mill, Room 513, 94 University Place, Burlington, VT Office: ; Ph.D. Political Science, University of California, Davis, Fields: Comparative Politics, International Relations, and American Politics. Japanese Ministry of Education Scholar at the University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Law and Politics, M.A. in International Studies: China, Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington, Taiwan government scholarship for advanced Chinese language training at National Taiwan Normal University, B.A. in Politics and Government and Asian Studies, University of Puget Sound, 1994 Pacific Rim/Asia Study-Travel Program, , and University of Massachusetts Intensive Chinese Program in Taiwan, Summers 1995 and ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS AND AFFILIATIONS Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Vermont, 2010 present. Faculty Associate, Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies, Harvard University, 2018 present. Visiting researcher, Faculty of Policy Studies, Chuo University, August 2012 November Visiting researcher, Faculty of Foreign Studies, Nanzan University, April 2012 August Research member of group Values and Violence, Centre for the Study of Civil War, Peace Research Institute, Oslo, Norway, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Vermont, Visiting Professor and Research Associate, Department of Sociology and Political Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Lecturer, Department of Political Science, University of California, Davis, PUBLICATIONS Books Carlson, Matthew and Steven Reed. Political Corruption and Scandals in Japan. Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press, ISBN-13: [I was the lead author, drafted the initial chapters, collected the data, researched the scandals, secured funding, and found the publisher.] Carlson, Matthew. Money Politics in Japan: New Rules, Old Practices. Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers, ISBN-13:

2 Takashi Inoguchi and Matthew Carlson. Governance and Democracy in Asia. Melbourne, Australia: Trans Pacific Press, ISBN-13: Translated into Japanese (Ajia no Seiji to Minshushugi), published by Nishimura Shoten, ISBN-13: [I was responsible for editing and corresponding with the contributors as well as co-authoring the introduction and the chapter on Japan.] Articles (peer reviewed) Carlson, Matthew. Policy Failure Scandals as Political Scandals in Japan, Asian Survey 57 (5): , 2017 (University of Berkeley Press). Carlson, Matthew and Steven Reed. Election Law Violations as Campaign Effort: Turnout in Japan s House of Councillors Elections, Democratization 20 (7): , December 2013 (Taylor & Francis). [I am listed first because I proposed the paper and collected the data. We worked equally on the statistical analysis and writing the paper.] Nelson, Travis and Matthew Carlson. Charmed by China? Popular Perceptions of Chinese Influence in Asia, Japanese Journal of Political Science 13 (4): , December 2012 (Cambridge University Press). [We worked equally on this paper. We alternated name order for the two papers we did together.] Carlson, Matthew. Financing Democracy in Japan: The Allocation and Consequences of Government Subsidies to Political Parties, Party Politics 18 (3): , May 2012 (Sage Publications). Carlson, Matthew and Mark Turner. Popular Perceptions of Political Regimes in East and Southeast Asia, Democratization, 16 (2): , April 2009 (Routledge). [I was the lead author and was responsible for conducting the data analysis, writing the initial drafts, and much of the editing.] Carlson, Matthew and Mark Turner. Public Support for Democratic Governance in Southeast Asia, Asian Journal of Political Science, 16 (3): , December 2008 (Routledge). [I was the lead author and was responsible for conducting the data analysis, writing the initial drafts, and much of the editing.] Carlson, Matthew. Politicians' Response to Japan's Postal Privatization Battle: The Continuing Reverberations of Rebels-Assassins Conflicts for the Liberal Democratic Party, Asian Survey, 48 (4): , July/August 2008 (University of Berkeley Press). Carlson, Matthew and Travis Nelson. Anti-Americanism in Asia? Factors Shaping International Perceptions of American Influence, International Relations of the Asia-Pacific, 8 (3): , August 2008 (Oxford Journals). [We worked equally on this paper. We alternated name order for the two papers we did together.] 2

3 Carlson, Matthew. Public Opinion on Dimensions of Governance in East Asia: An Analysis of Citizen and Expert Evaluations, Japanese Journal of Political Science 8 (3): , December 2007 (Cambridge University Press). Carlson, Matthew and Ola Listhaug. Citizens Perceptions of Human Rights Practices: An Analysis of 55 Countries, Journal of Peace Research 44 (4): , July 2007 (Sage Publications). [As lead author, I conducted the data analyses, wrote most of the initial drafts, and completed the revisions and final editing.] Carlson, Matthew and Ola Listhaug. Public Opinion on the Role of Religion in Political Leadership: A Multi-level Analysis of Sixty-three Countries, Japanese Journal of Political Science 7 (3): , December 2006 (Cambridge University Press). [I was the lead author and conducted the data analyses, wrote most of the initial drafts, and completed the revisions and final editing.] Carlson, Matthew. Electoral Reform and the Evolution of Informal Norms in Japan, Asian Survey 46 (3): , May/June 2006 (University of Berkeley Press). Carlson, Matthew. Electoral Reform and the Costs of Personal Support: The Case of Japan s Liberal Democratic Party, Journal of East Asian Studies 6 (2): , May 2006 (Lynne Rienner Publishers). Book Chapters (peer reviewed) Carlson, Matthew and Steven Reed. Scandals during the Abe Administrations. In Robert Pekkanen, Steven Reed, Ethan Scheiner, and Dan Smith eds., Japan Decides 2017: The Japanese General Election. New York and London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018, pp ISBN-13: [I am listed first because writing the chapter was my idea and I did half or more of the work.] Carlson, Matthew. Japan. In Pippa Norris and Andrea Abel Van Es, eds., Checkbook Elections: Political Finance in Comparative Perspective. New York: Oxford University Press, 2016, pp /acprof:oso/ Carlson, Matthew. Komeito, Soka Gakkai, and Money in Japanese Politics. In George Ehrhardt, Axel Klein, Levi McLaughlin and Steven Reed, eds., Komeito: Politics and Religion in Japan. Institute for East Asian Studies, University of California, Berkeley, 2014, pp ISBN-13: Carlson, Matthew. Campaign Finance Irregularities, Sex Scandals, and the Election. In Robert Pekkanen, Steven Reed and Ethan Scheiner, eds., Japan Decides New York and London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2013, pp ISBN-13: Carlson, Matthew. East and Southeast Asia. In Jeffrey Haynes, ed., Routledge Handbook of Democratization. New York and Oxon: Routledge, 2012, pp ISBN-13:

4 Carlson, Matthew. Money in Japanese Politics: Regulation and Reform. In Alisa Gaunder, ed., Routledge Handbook of Japanese Politics. New York and Oxon: Routledge, 2011, pp ISBN-13: Book Chapters (invited) Carlson, Matthew. Leadership, Democracy, and the Impact of Religion: An Analysis of AsiaBarometer and the World Values Surveys. In Takashi Inoguchi, ed., Human Beliefs and Values in Incredible Asia. Tokyo: Akashi Shoten, 2008, pp ISBN-13: Carlson, Matthew. Citizens Evaluations of Political Rights in Asia. In Takashi Inoguchi, Akihiko Tanaka, Shigeto Sonoda, and Timur Dadabaev, eds., Human Beliefs and Values in Striding Asia. Tokyo: Akashi Shoten, 2006, pp ISBN-13: Carlson, Matthew and Taku Sugawara. Support for Democracy and Freedom in Japan. In Matthew Carlson and Takashi Inoguchi, eds., Governance and Democracy in Asia, Melbourne, Australia: Trans Pacific Press, 2006, pp ISBN-13: [We worked equally on this chapter. I am listed first because I did the majority of the writing.] Book Review Matthew Shugart and Martin Wattenberg. The Best of Both Worlds: Mixed-Member Electoral Systems (Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 2001). Japanese Journal of Political Science 3:2 (2002): Textbook Chapter Carlson, Matthew and Ellis Krauss. Japan: The Politics of Enormous Change. In Paulette Kurzer, ed., Comparative Governance: Political Structure and Diversity across the Globe. New York: MacGraw Hill, 2016, 48 pages. [I am currently revising this chapter, which will likely be single authored because Krauss has retired.] Current Projects Party Funding, Transparency, and Disclosure: Japan s Political Funds Control Law and the 1975 Reforms, manuscript. Election Violations as Political Corruption, manuscript. Bureaucratic Corruption, Scandals, and the Abe Administration, manuscript. Scandals and Cabinet Approval in Japan, (with Yukio Maeda). Construction of campaign finance dataset for Japan s parliament,

5 CONFERENCE PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS (peer-reviewed) Election Violations as Political Corruption, paper to be presented at the American Political Science Association Meeting, Boston, MA, August 30-September 2, 2018 (scheduled). Political Transparency and the 1975 Miki Reforms, paper to be presented at the Harvard Symposium on Japanese Politics, August 29, 2018 (scheduled). China and Its Neighbors: Explaining Individual Perceptions of Chinese Influence (with Travis Nelson), paper presented at the International Studies Association Meeting, New Orleans, LA, February 17-20, Why East Asians React Differently to Democratic Regime Change: Exploring the Patterns and Sources of their Subjective Democratization (with Doh Chull Shin), paper presented at the International Society of Political Psychology Meeting, Portland, OR, July 4-7, The Impact of Micro-level Filters on Citizens Perceptions of Human Rights, paper presented at the American Political Science Association Meeting, Chicago, IL, April 16-18, Human Rights and Political Repression: A Cross-Country Analysis (with Ola Listhaug), paper presented at the Midwest Political Science Association Meeting, Chicago, IL, April 7-10, The Strategic Response of Politicians and Parties to Japan s Electoral System Change, paper presented at the American Political Science Association Meeting, Chicago, IL, September 1-4, The Costs of Japan s Mixed-Member Electoral System, paper presented at the Midwest Political Science Association Meeting, Chicago, IL, April 15-18, Buying Votes in Japan s Lower House, paper presented at the Western Political Science Association Meeting, Portland, OR and the Midwest Political Science Association Meeting, Chicago, IL, March 11-13, 2004 and April 15-18, The Clash of Civilizations Reconsidered: A Cross-Country Study of Economic Development, Values and Religion (with Taku Sugawara), paper presented at the Midwest Political Science Association Meeting, Chicago, IL, April 3-6, The Best of Both Worlds? The Effects of Mixed-Member Electoral Rules on Campaign Practices in Japan, paper presented at the Midwest Political Science Association Meeting, Chicago, IL, April 3-6, INVITED PRESENTATIONS Money and Scandal in Japanese Politics, Center for Asian Democracy s Asia in Focus series, University of Louisville, October 21, Invited speaker for conference, Exploring the Tectonic Change in the Political Economy of Japan, Yale University, April 2-3, Invited panelist for Wilson Center in Washington DC event, Squaring the Iron Triangle: The Fate of Economic and Political Reform in Japan, January 19, Public Perceptions of National Identity and Pride, paper presented at the AsiaBarometer conference, Chuo University (Tokyo), Japan, December

6 Public Support for Democratic Governance in Southeast Asia, paper presented at the AsiaBarometer conference, Chuo University (Tokyo), Japan, December 17, Invited speaker to Harvard University s Reischauer Institute Contemporary Politics Study Group author's roundtable discussion on book Money Politics in Japan, March 12, Perceptions of Governance in Asia, research presentation at the East Asia Institute in Seoul, South Korea, Peking University, and the Taiwan National University in Taipei as part of the East Asia Institute s Fellows Program, Spring Citizen Evaluations of Governance and Democracy in Asia, paper presented at the 2007 AsiaBarometer conference, Chuo University (Tokyo), Japan, December 12, OTHER PRESENTATIONS Japan s Election System, invited guest speaker for panel, UVM Political Science Club, October 23, AWARDS AND GRANTS UVM Political Science Department Rakin Foundation Award ($2,000) for summer 2018 UVM College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Research Support Award for ($6,800). UVM International Initiatives Committee seed grant for visit of documentary filmmaker to campus ($850), 2009 East Asia Institute (Seoul, South Korea) Fellows Program on Peace, Governance, and Development in East Asia ($8,000), UVM Dean s Faculty Development Fund for research in Norway ($2,000), UVM Planning and Implementation Grant for Service-Learning ($1,000), UVM Dean s Faculty Development Fund for research in Japan ($2,000), UVM Service-Learning Development Grant ($1,000), UVM Asian Studies Development Fund ($2,000), Norwegian University of Science and Technology travel grant for research in Japan, January Norwegian University of Science and Technology Globalization Program Research Stipend, Japanese Ministry of Education Monbusho Scholarship (University of Tokyo), COURSES TAUGHT Assistant & Associate Professor, Political Science Department, University of Vermont Comparative Political Systems Government and Politics of Japan Government and Politics of China International Politics of Japan (seminar) International Politics of East Asia 6

7 Politics and Film of East Asia (seminar) Visiting Professor, Norwegian University of Science and Technology Politics of Japan Lecturer, Department of Political Science, University of California, Davis Ethnic Self-Determination and International Conflict Politics of East Asia: Japan Comparative Political Parties and Elections TEACHING WORKSHOPS UVM Writing in the Disciplines Faculty Workshop, May 12-15, UVM SERVICE Department Department of Political Science search committee for department chair, 2017 and Department of Political Science, awards committee for Comparative Politics, Spring 2017, Spring 2016, Spring 2015, Spring 2011, Spring 2010 and Spring Department of Political Science teaching reviewer for second-year tenure reappointment case, Department of Political Science search committee member for tenure-track position in International Relations, Fall Department of Political Science search committee chair for lecturer position in International Relations, Spring Department of Political Science curriculum committee, Spring 2010 and Fall Department of Political Science search committee for tenure-track position in International Political Economy, Fall and Spring College Academic Studies Committee member, College of Arts and Sciences, Fall 2017 present. Fall Open House, Political Science faculty representative, 15 October Reunion, Homecoming, and Family Weekend faculty representative, 7 October Admitted Student Day, Political Science Program representative, 17 February Dean s Office January Orientation (for transfers), January 15, Co-chair of Ad Hoc Committee on Student Satisfaction, Fall 2015 Spring UVM Fulbright Committee, Boren Scholarship Review Panel, Admissions Fall Open House, November 7, Admitted Student Day, ISSP representative, 21 March Faculty program director to College Republicans, and UVM Asian Studies Program teaching reviewer for tenure case, June Orientation Session, ISSP representative, 25 June Boren Scholarship Review Panel, 2014, 2013 and

8 Co-chair of Admissions Committee, Fall 2008 to Spring Admissions Committee member (Fall 2006 Fall 2008) Simon Scholarship selection committee, April Admitted Student Visit Days, meeting with ALANA students, April 9 & 16, Admitted Student Visit Day Open House, April 17, Admitted Student Visitation Day Program Undecided Table, February 13 & 20, Admitted Student Visitation Day Open House, February 22, Simon Scholarship selection committee, May Admitted Student Visit Days, meeting with ALANA students, April 17, Aiken Lectures Social Change in China film series programmer/discussant, Fall January Orientation academic advising, January 15, University Asian Studies Program member: helped host/sponsor two China politics speakers, Fall and Spring Asian Studies Program member: participation with speaker-related events and activities. Co-organizer for film screening and seminar with the director of Up the Yangtze, a documentary film on environmental and political struggles within China, Fleming Auditorium, UVM, October 27, Faculty Senate Financial and Physical Planning Committee (one semester replacement), Spring Basic Needs and Equitable Compensation Task Force Committee, created by President Fogel, invited Faculty Senate representative, Spring and Fall Community Service Japan-America Society of Vermont, Associate Board member and UVM representative, 2016-present. Presentation on Japan for high school educators participating in UVM s Asian Studies Outreach Program trip to Japan, 28 September Prepared expert affidavits for California legal cases for Cambodians involved in asylum proceedings, Vermont Tibet Festival, December Secured partial funding from Asian Studies Program for event and helped with publicity and organization. Discussion leader for Peter Hessler s book, Oracle Bones: A Journey between China s Past and Present at Burlington s Fletcher Free Library, October 10, Presentation on Japan for high school educators participating in UVM s Asian Outreach summer program to Japan in Burlington, Vermont, May 5, Presentation on Japan for high school educators participating in the Asian Outreach summer program to Japan in Rutland, Vermont, Presentation on North Korea and the six -party talks for Champlain Valley high school s (Hinesburg, VT) Career Day, Invited faculty judge for Anime Ascension: Young Vermont Artists Interpretation of Japanese Pop Art, UVM Living/Learning Center Gallery, April 7, Public presentation on US-China relations, Champlain Valley high school, Fall

9 Speaker on Japanese popular culture at the State-wide Conference on International Education, sponsored by UVM Asian Studies Outreach Program, Burlington Sheraton conference center, Fall Prepared expert affidavit for Vermont Law School on human rights situation in Burma for student involved in asylum case, Fall Media Interview with Correio Braziliense newspaper on inter-korean summit, April Interview with WCAX-TV (VT) on North Korea, August 11 and 13, Interview with WCAX-TV on North Korea, August 13, Interview with Fox 44 News (VT) on North Korean politics and missile launch, Interview with Fox 44 News on death of Kim Jung Il and North Korean politics, Professional Service Book reviewer for Oxford University Press, Manuscript reviewer for Journal of Japanese Studies, Manuscript reviewer for Party Politics, Manuscript reviewer for Electoral Studies, Textbook review for Routledge, Manuscript reviewer for British Journal of Political Science, Manuscript reviewer for Party Politics, Textbook review for Routledge, Manuscript reviewer for Georgetown Journal of Asian Affairs, Manuscript reviewer for American Political Science Review, Manuscript reviewer for Party Politics, Manuscript reviewer for Democratization, Manuscript reviewer for American Political Science Review, Manuscript reviewer for American Political Science Review, Manuscript reviewer for Journal of Comparative Politics, Manuscript reviewer for Journal of Politics, Manuscript reviewer for Lynne Rienner Publishers, Manuscript reviewer for Democratization, Manuscript reviewer for International Studies Quarterly, 2011, 2010 and Manuscript reviewer for Journal of Politics, Discussant at AsiaBarometer workshop, Tokyo, Japan, 2009 and Manuscript reviewer for journal Japan Forum, Manuscript reviewer for the Journal of East Asian Studies, Manuscript reviewer for Japanese Journal of Political Science, 2010, 2007 and Manuscript reviewer for journal Issues and Studies, Discussant at AsiaBarometer workshop, Tokyo, Japan,

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