Dr. Hiroaki Watanabe

Associate Professor of Public Law and Municipal Administration · Faculty of Law · Okayama Shoka University

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Academic focus & active research

Dr. Hiroaki Watanabe studies the legal frameworks governing municipal mergers and decentralized administrative decision making across prefectural governments in Western Japan.

Administrative Law Local Government Decentralization Public Sector Governance Civil Servant Ethics

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Institution: Okayama Shoka University
Department / Faculty: Faculty of Law
Primary Field: Administrative Law
Campus Location: Kita-ku, Okayama, Japan

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