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Masatsugu Mikami, Ph.D.

Senior Lecturer

The University of Nagano, Faculty of Global Management Studies

#B306, 8-49-7 Miwa, Nagano-shi, Nagano-ken, 380-8520, Japan

mikami.masatsugu [at] u-nagano.ac.jp / website: mmikami.jp/contact
Profile

Specializes in public administration and policy evaluation, researching the management and operation of government evaluation activities broadly. Research subjects span ODA evaluation at MOFA, WPS (Women, Peace and Security) National Action Plan evaluation, administrative program review at the Administrative Evaluation Bureau (MOHA), local government policy evaluation, science and technology innovation policy, space development, and defense/security policy. Ph.D. in Policy Science (Doshisha University, 2023). Currently Lecturer at the Faculty of Global Management, The University of Nagano. Serves on the MOFA WPS National Action Plan Evaluation Committee and Nagano City Administrative Reform Council.

Public Administration Policy Evaluation Accountability MOFA ODA Evaluation Evaluation Management Development Cooperation WPS Generative AI Science and Technology Policy Administrative Management Defense Policy
Education

Doshisha University

Ph.D. in Policy and Management , Graduate School of Policy and Management
2020.04 - 2023.03

Doshisha University

M.A. in Policy and Management , Graduate School of Policy and Management
2019.04 - 2020.03

Doshisha University

B.A. in Policy Studies , Faculty of Policy Studies
2014.04 - 2018.03
Professional Experience
Academic Appointments

Visiting Scholar

University of Missouri, Columbia
2025.06 -

Adjunct Lecturer

Rikkyo University
2025.04 -

Visiting Researcher

Ryukoku University
2025.04 -

Senior Lecturer

University of Nagano
2024.04 -

Adjunct Lecturer

Kyoto Bunkyo University
2023.04 - 2024.03

Assistant Professor

Doshisha University
2023.04 - 2024.03

Adjunct Lecturer

Kobe Gakuin University
2022.04 - 2024.03

Tutor, Student Learning Support Office

Kyoto Bunkyo University
2021.11 - 2023.03

Teaching Assistant

Doshisha University
2021.04 - 2021.09

Student Assistant

Doshisha University
2019.09 - 2020.03

Teaching Assistant

Doshisha University
2019.04 - 2023.03

Tutor, Civil Service Examinations Support Room

Kyoto Bunkyo University
2018.04 - 2021.10
Committee

Vice Chair, Planning Committee

Japan Evaluation Society
2026.05 -

Member, Administrative Reform Promotion Council, Nagano City

Nagano City

Serves as an advisory member to the Mayor, deliberating on strategic initiatives for municipal administrative reform and reviewing the Administrative Evaluation system to enhance transparency and public accountability.

2026.02 -

Member of the Editorial Board for the History of Sagamihara City Assembly (FY2025 – FY2030)

Sagamihara City

Participates in the Sagamihara City Assembly History Compilation Project commissioned to Meiji University, contributing to archival collection, analysis, and writing from public administration and local governance perspectives.

2025.10 -

Member, 5th Conference Organizing Committee

Asia Pacific Evaluation Association

2025-04-17のZoomミーティングより参加。

2025.04 - 2025.11

Evaluation Committee of the National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
2025.04 -

Committee Member, Designated Manager Selection Committee

Nagano City
2025.04 -

EvalYouth Japan

Member, APEA Conference 2025 Executive Committee (role: Communication)

Japan Evaluation Society
2025.01 - 2025.11

Member, 2025 Literature Committee(jpn: 2025nen Bunken Iinkai Iin, Field: Public Administration)

Japanese Political Science Association
2024.10 - 2025.12

Member, Planning Committee

Japan Evaluation Society
2023.03 -

Member, Organizing Committee for the 21st Annual Conference

Japan Evaluation Society
2020.11
Publications
Books
Mikami, M. (2025). An Overseas Case Study of Science and Technology Policy: Accountability and Administrative Management of the European Space Agency [Kaigai ni okeru Kagaku Gijutsu Seisaku: Ōshū Uchū Kikan no Sekinin Tsuikyū to Gyōsei Kanri.](Japanese). In Najima, K. (Ed.), Science and Technology Policy and Accountability [Kagaku Gijutsu Seisaku to Akauntabiriti.](Japanese) (Supervised by Yamaya, K.). Kyoto: Koyō Shobō, 187-199.
Mikami, M. (2025). Policy Studies of Evaluation and Administrative Management: Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation Administration [Hyōka to Gyōsei Kanri no Seisakugaku: Gaimushō to Kaihatsu Kyōryoku Gyōsei.](Japanese). Kyoto: Koyō Shobō.
Mikami, M. (2021). Administrative Process of ODA Evaluation in Japan [ODA Hyōka no Gyōsei Katei.](Japanese). In Yamaya, K. (Ed.), Public Policy and Public Administration [Seisaku to Gyōsei.](Japanese) (Supervised by Sano, W., and Yamaya, K.). Kyoto: Minerva Shobō, 245-266.
Yamaya, K., and Mikami, M. (2021). COVID-19 Overburdening Nurses [Kangoshi wo Oitsumeru Shingata Corona.](Japanese). In Yamaya, K., and Fujii, S. (Eds.), Essential Work Supporting Communities: In Health Centers, Hospitals, Cleaning, Childcare, and Related Fields. [Chiiki wo Sasaeru Essensharu Wāku: Hokenjo, Byōin, Seisō, Kosodate nado no Genba kara.](Japanese). Tokyo: Gyōsei, 98-118.
Journal Articles
Mikami, M. (2026). “Global Management” of Human Rights Policy: Monitoring and Evaluation through National Action Plans and Human Rights Indicators [Jinken Seisaku no “Gurōbaru manejimento”: Kokka Kōdō Keikaku to Jinken Shihyō ni Motozuku Monitaringu Hyōka.](Japanese). The Global Management of Nagano, (13), 61-77.
Mikami, M. (2025). Future Perspectives on Administrative Management of Policy Evaluation: Towards Overcoming Accountability Dilemma [Seisaku Hyōka no Gyōsei Kanri ni Kansuru Tenbō: Akauntabiriti Jirenma no Kokufuku ni Mukete.](Japanese). Doshisha University policy & management, 26(2), 55-66.
Mikami, M. (2024). Application of Machine Learning Methods in Policy Evaluation Theory: Inter-organizational Comparison of Administrative Project Reviews of Japan Using Latent Dirichlet Allocation Models [Seisaku Hyōkaron ni okeru Kikai Gakushū Shuhō no Ōyō: Senzai Dirikure Haibun Moderu o Mochiita Gyōsei Jigyō Rebyū no Soshikikan Hikaku.](Japanese). Doshisha University policy & management, 25(2), 61-74.
Yamaya, K., and Mikami, M. (2023). Comparative Public Policy and Public Administration: Development Public Administration, Comparative Public Administration, International Public Administration [Hikaku Seisakuron to Gyōseigaku: Kaihatsu Gyōseigaku, Hikaku Gyōseigaku, Kokusai Gyōseigaku.](Japanese). Doshisha University policy & management, 25(1), 15-27.
Mikami, M. (2023). A Public Administration Study of Development Cooperation in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan: Evaluation and Accountability [Nihon Gaimushō ni okeru Kaihatsu Kyōryoku no Gyōseigakuteki Kenkyū: Hyōka to Akauntabiriti.](Japanese). Ph.D. Dissertation (Doshisha University).
Mikami, M. (2023). Intricacies of Evaluation Processes due to Policy Reorganization: A Case Study of Science and Technology Diplomacy, and SATREPS [Seisaku Saihen ni yoru Hyōka no Sakusō: Kagaku Gijutsu Gaikō to SATREPS o Rei ni.](Japanese). Hyōka Quarterly, (64), 14-31.
Mikami, M. (2022). ODA Evaluation and Accountability Fragmentation: The Effect of JICA/JBIC Integration [ODA Hyōka to Akauntabiriti no Danpenka: JICA, JBIC Tōgō no Eikyō.](Japanese). Journal of Public Policy Studies, 22(2), 156-166.
Mikami, M. (2022). Management of ODA Evaluation: Organization and Document [ODA Hyōka no Kanri: Soshiki to Bunsho.](Japanese). Doshisha University Policy & Management, 24(1), 57-66.
Mikami, M. (2022). International Public Administration of Aid Evaluation: DAC EvalNet and Evaluation Guidance [Enjo Hyōka no Kokusai Gyōsei: DAC Hyōka Kaigō to Gaidansu.](Japanese). Doshisha Policy and Management Review, 11, 13-22.
Mikami, M. (2021). Evaluation Policy of ODA in Japan: Tracing Administrative Processes of the Guidelines [ODA Hyōka Gaidorain no Gyōseigakuteki Kōsatsu.](Japanese). Japanese Journal of Evaluation Studies, 21(1), 127-140.
Mikami, M. (2020). Rethinking the Administrative Process in Policy Evaluation [Seisaku Hyōka ni okeru Gyōsei Katei no Saikō.](Japanese). Master's Thesis (Doshisha University).
Mikami, M. (2020). Evaluation System and Governance: Evaluation Policies in Japan's ODA [Hyōka Shisutemu to Gabanansu: Nihon no ODA ni okeru Hyōka Porishī.](Japanese). Doshisha policy and management review, 9, 11-20.
Presentations
Mikami, M. (2025). Felt Accountability or "Illusion of Satisfaction"?: Rethinking Evaluation in the Age of GenAI. Presented at International Workshop Hosted by Niigata University / Saarland University / Japan Evaluation Society, Evaluation in the Age of AI: Developing Talent and Institutions for the Future.
Mikami, M. (2025). Prospects and Challenges to Establish EvalYouth Japan: A Public Administration Perspective. Presented at International Workshop Hosted by Niigata University / Saarland University / Japan Evaluation Society, Evaluation in the Age of AI: Developing Talent and Institutions for the Future.
Mikami, M. (2025). Accountability in the Digital Age: Potential and Limitations of Policy Evaluation Based on Citizen Satisfaction [Dejitaru-ka Jidai no Akauntabiriti: Shimin no Nattokukan ni Motozuku Seisaku Hyōka no Kanōsei to Genkai.](Japanese). Presented at Japanese Political Science Association (JPSA), The 2025 Annual Conference (The University of Tokyo (Hongo Campus)).
Mikami, M. (2025). Importance of Evaluation Management in Modern Government Administration and Finance: The Intersection of Development Cooperation Administration and Gender Equality Policy [Gendai no Gyōzaisei ni okeru Hyōka Kanri no Jūyōsei: Kaihatsu Kyōryoku Gyōsei to Danjo Kyōdō Sankaku Seisaku no Kōsaku.](Japanese). Presented at Gendai Gyōzaisei Kenkyūkai (Research Group on Modern Public Administration and Finance).
Mikami, M. (2025). M&E and Evaluation Management of Security Policy in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan and the Japan Ministry of Defense: Development Cooperation Administration and "Women, Peace and Security" [Gaimushō to Bōeishō ni okeru Anzen Hoshō Seisaku no Hyōka Kanri: Kaihatsu Kyōryoku Gyōsei to Josei, Heiwa, Anzen Hoshō.](Japanese). Presented at Gyōsei Kyōdō Kenkyūkai (Joint Research Group on Public Administration).
Mikami, M. (2024). Evaluation Systems for National Research and Development Agencies: Assessing Institutional Performance and Research Impact [Kokuritsu Kenkyū Kaihatsu Hōjin no Hyōka Seido to Kenkyū Hyōka: Kikan Gyōseki to Inobēshon Sōshutsu to Kagakuteki Inpakuto (Tōronsha).](Japanese). Presented at Japan Evaluation Society, The 25th Annual Conference..
Mikami, M. (2024). Past and Future of Policy Evaluation in Japan: With Dr. Yamaya Kiyoshi [RTD Nihon no Seisaku Hyōka no Kore Made to Kore Kara: Yamaya Kiyoshi o Kakonde (Wadai Teikyōsha 5).](Japanese). Presented at Japan Evaluation Society, The 25th Annual Conference..
Mikami, M. (2024). Possibilities and Challenges of Digitalization in Administrative Counseling: With a Focus on the Local Community in Shinshu [Gyōsei Sōdan ni okeru Dejitaru-ka no Kanōsei to Kadai: Shinshū no Chiiki Shakai o Nentō ni.](Japanese). Presented at Japanese Association for Ombudsman Studies, The 2024 Annual Conference (at Tokai University, Shinagawa Campus).
Mikami, M. (2023). "Agile Policy-making and Evaluation" and Administrative Management: Significance and Challenges as Seen in the Case of Development Cooperation ['Ajairu-gata Seisaku Keisei・Hyōka' to Gyōsei Kanri: Kaihatsu Kyōryoku no Jirei ni Miru Igi to Kadai.](Japanese). Presented at Study Group on Administrative Systems, Research and Legal Office, Administrative Management Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC).
Mikami, M. (2023). Bridging Global Public Policies: Evaluation and Planning (Policy Studies and Evaluation Studies) [Gurōbaru na Seisaku no Kakyō: Hyōka to Keikaku (Kyōtsū Rondai 'Seisakugaku to Hyōkagaku').](Japanese). Presented at Japan Evaluation Society, The 24th Annual Conference..
Mikami, M. (2023). Bottlenecks and Ways Forward for Policy Evaluation Theories: Machine Learning and Behavioral Public Administration [Seisaku Hyōkaron no Airo to Katsuro: Kikai Gakushū to Kōdō Gyōseigaku.](Japanese). Presented at Doshisha University Policy Studies Association, 2023 1st Seminar.
Mikami, M. (2022). Evaluation Management and Governance in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan: Mixing of Domestic and International Administration in the Minister's Secretariat [Gaimushō no Hyōka Kanri to Gabanansu: Daijin Kanbō ni okeru Kokunai Gyōsei to Kokusai Gyōsei no Kōsaku.](Japanese). Presented at The Japanese Society for Public Administration, 2022 Annual Conference.
Mikami, M. (2022). International Administration of Evaluation and Accountability: Recent Trends Observed at the 3rd APEA Conference [Hyōka no Kokusai Gyōsei to Akauntabiriti: 3rd APEA Conference ni Miru Saishin Dōkō.](Japanese). Presented at Doshisha University Policy Studies Association Online Seminar.
Mikami, M. (2021). Evaluation and Control of International Science and Technology Cooperation - Administrative Processes of STI for SDGs and SATREPS [Kokusai Kagaku Gijutsu Kyōryoku no Hyōka to Tōsei: STI for SDGs to SATREPS no Gyōsei Katei.](Japanese). Presented at Japanese Evaluation Society, The 22nd Annual Conference.
Mikami, M. (2021). Secretariat-led ODA Evaluation: Focusing on Policy Management Functions of the Minister's Secretariat of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan [Kanbō-gata no ODA Hyōka: Gaimushō Daijin Kanbō no Seisaku Kanri Kinō.](Japanese). Presented at Public Policy Studies Association Japan, Kansai Chapter the 14th Annual Conference.
Mikami, M. (2021). Changes in ODA Evaluation Due to Organizational Restructuring: Reform Policy of Incorporated Administrative Agencies and Its Impact [Soshiki Saihen ni yoru ODA Hyōka no Hen'yō: Dokuritsu Gyōsei Hōjin Kaikaku Seisaku to Sono Eikyō.](Japanese). Presented at Public Policy Studies Association Japan (PPSAJ), The 2021 Annual Conference (The 25th Annual Conference).
Mikami, M. (2021). Introduction to the Latest Trends in ODA Evaluation: With EvalNet as a Clue [ODA Hyōka no Saishin Dōkō no Shōkai to Sono Dōkō: EvalNet o Tegakari ni.](Japanese). Presented at Doshisha University Policy Studies Association 2020 Online Seminar.
Mikami, M. (2020). Management of ODA Evaluation and Its Challenges: Tracing the Changes in the Guidelines [ODA Hyōka no Kanri to Sono Kadai: Gaidorain no Hensen.](Japanese). Presented at Japan Evaluation Society, The 21st Annual Conference.
Mikami, M. (2020). A Theoretical Framework for Evaluation Policy [Hyōka Porishī no Rironteki Kentō.](Japanese). Presented at Public Policy Studies Association Japan (PPSAJ), Kansai Chapter the 13th Annual Conference.
Mikami, M. (2019). Features of the Evaluation System in Japan and the Effectiveness of Governance Functions [Nihon ni okeru Hyōka Shisutemu no Tokuchō to Gabanansu Kinō no Yūkōsei.](Japanese). Presented at Japan Evaluation Society, The 20th Annual Conference, at Kochi University.
Mikami, M. (2019). The Current Status of Policy Evaluation in the Administrative Activities of Japan's Official Development Assistance [ODA no Gyōsei Katsudō ni okeru Seisaku Hyōka no Genjō.](Japanese). Presented at The 12th Research Conference of the Kansai Branch, Public Policy Studies Association Japan (PPSAJ) (at Kobe Gakuin University).
Academic Contributions

Planning of International Conferences, "Construction of a Model for Cultivating Organizers through the Development of Regional Resource-Based MICE and Satellite Meetings: Originating from Niigata" (Principal Investigator: Prof. Nobuyuki Shirakawa), under the Japan Tourism Agency Project: "Project for Promoting Cooperation between Regions and Universities to Cultivate Future International Conference Organizers."

Competition etc | ELSI Center, Institute for Research Administration, Niigata University
2025.11.17 - 2025.11.18

Peer Reviewer, The Japanese Journal of Evaluation Studies (2025)

Peer review etc | Japan Evaluation Society
2025

Peer Reviewer, The Japanese Journal of Evaluation Studies (2023)

Peer review etc | Japan Evaluation Society
2023 -
Awards

Exemption from Loan Repayment for Outstanding Academic Achievement (Full Exemption; Doctoral Program, Type I Graduate Scholarship)

Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO)
2023.07

Exemption from Loan Repayment for Outstanding Academic Achievement (Full Exemption; Master's Program, Type I Graduate Scholarship)

Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO)
2020.06

Young Researcher Scholarship for Doctoral Students, Doshisha University (Full Tuition Waiver)

Doshisha University
2020.04

Doshisha University Graduate Scholarship

Doshisha University
2019.04

FY2017 Scholarship, Faculty of Policy Studies, Doshisha University

Faculty of Policy Studies, Doshisha University
2018.01
Association Memberships
Japan Association for the Study of Local Government Japanese Political Science Association (JPSA) The Japanese Society for Public Administration (JSPA) Japanese Association for Ombudsman Studies (JAOS) Public Policy Studies Association, Japan (PPSAJ) Japan Evaluation Society (JES)
Social Contribution

Lecturer, International Exchange and Cooperation Course, Kobe City Silver College (FY2022)

Kobe City Silver College
2022.11 -

Lecturer, International Exchange and Cooperation Course, Kobe City Silver College (FY2023)

Kobe City Silver College
2023.12 -

National Defense Management Study Group

National Institute for Defense Studies, Ministry of Defense
2025.02.19 - 2025.02.20

Rediscovering Administrative Control in the Dutch-Speaking World

Organization for Research Initiatives and Development, Doshisha University

Delivered on March 15 and April 21. The presentation, offered also to the following year's SPRING fellows, reported on a research visit to the Netherlands funded through the SPRING program budget.

2023.03.15 - 2023.04.21

Co-Chair, Preparatory Committee for EvalYouth Japan

The committee was launched following the international workshop hosted by Niigata University on November 17, 2025, at which the co-chairs of EvalYouth Asia were invited. In collaboration with Kazuya Sugitani (Iwate Prefectural University) and Mao Sato (Hitotsubashi University), I am helping prepare the establishment of EvalYouth Japan, the Japanese chapter of EvalYouth, a global network of young and emerging evaluators affiliated with UN EvalPartners.

FY2025 Consultation Meeting, Kanto Administrative Evaluation Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications

Kanto Administrative Evaluation Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications

Participated in an exchange of views with the Kanto Administrative Evaluation Bureau of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications on the focus of its surveys for the following fiscal year.

2026.01.20

3rd Doctoral Career Cafe, FY2024: Future-Oriented Reflection on the Past - The Challenges of Planning and Evaluation

Organization for Research Initiatives and Development, Doshisha University
2025.02.14