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May
Maria’s Upcoming Talk, Her Big Article, and Her Fellowship So Far
Topic: Family and Friends, Japan 2007
In a few days Maria is giving a talk at Temple University’s Tokyo Campus:
We are happy to invite you to a TUJ Korea Japan Group/Business and Economics Group discussion with Maria Toyoda of Villanova University and Council on Foreign Relations/Hitachi Fellow in Japan.
As a country which has eschewed the use of military force since 1945, Japan’s international strategy has relied heavily on economic diplomacy. Its development aid (ODA) has been a key aspect of its relations with Asia and other continents. Maria, who has been based at the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) since January will brief us on how this strategy is developing.
Be there or be square 
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The article Ideology and Voter Preferences as Determinants of Financial Globalization, co-authored by Maria, is out in the April issue of the American Journal of Political Science (follow the link and scroll to the bottom for the abstract, if you dare). Maria spent years working on the research that went into this article, and depending on who you ask, AJPS is the number one or number two journal in political science, so this is a very big feather in her cap.
And Maria’s having an amazing experience with her research fellowship so far. She says she has enough material already to write two books. Next month they’re sending her to the Philippines and Vietnam so she can evaluate a couple of JBIC’s development projects in those countries. After that she’s going to Taiwan to give another talk. She’s also working on an article with one of the Director Generals of JBIC.
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