Kohei Suzuki
Assistant professor
- Name
- Dr. K. Suzuki
- Telephone
- 070 8009072
- k.suzuki@fgga.leidenuniv.nl
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-5403-4826
Kohei Suzuki is Assistant Professor at the Institute of Public Administration, Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs, Leiden University. His research examines bureaucracy and the quality of government from a comparative perspective. His work focuses particularly on how merit, politicization, and other features of bureaucratic systems are associated with government performance and the attitudes and behavior of public employees. He also studies how citizens view and evaluate public bureaucracy, including questions of representation and political neutrality. He received his Ph.D. in Public Policy from Indiana University Bloomington in the United States and was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Quality of Government Institute, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. He was also awarded the title of Docent in Political Science by the University of Gothenburg. He joined Leiden University in 2019. Please visit his website for more information: https://koheisuzuki.weebly.com/
More information about Kohei Suzuki
Research output
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Reflections on comparative teaching in public administration -
Does removing job security foster healthy and effective organisations? A systematic review of public and private sector research -
Demographic shifts and digital innovation in the public sector -
Japan’s local governments and governance under population decline -
Politicization, bureaucratic closedness in personnel policy, and turnover intention -
What does the evidence tell us about merit principles and government performance? -
How partisan politics influence government policies in response to ageing populations -
A comparative study of COVID-19 responses in South Korea and Japan: political nexus triad and policy responses -
Revisiting the old debate: citizens’ perceptions of meritocracy in public and private organizations
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Governmental responses to COVID-19 Pandemic
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Addressing loneliness and social isolation amongst elderly people through local co‐production in Japan
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Is impartiality enough? Government impartiality and citizens' perceptions of public service quality
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The prudent entrepreneurs: women and public sector innovation -
Goats or wolves? Private sector managers in the public sector -
Direct and non‐linear innovation effects of demographic shifts
News
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Kohei Suzuki receives Kenneth J. Meier Award from the Midwest Political Science Association -
Kohei Suzuki contributed to the research project 'Reforming Public Administration in Libya'
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Kohei Suzuki on Infobae about the problem of loneliness in Japan
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Kohei Suzuki receives grant from the Swedish Research Council
Originally from Okazaki City in Japan, Kohei Suzuki studied law at Tohoku University (BA in Law) and received his MA in International Affairs from the Elliott School of International Affairs at the George Washington University in the United States. After graduation, he returned to Japan and worked for several years at private-sector research and consulting firms, conducting policy research and consulting for local and central governments. This practical experience motivated him to return to academia for further study. He obtained his Ph.D. in Public Policy from the School of Public and Environmental Affairs (now the Paul H. O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs) at Indiana University Bloomington in June 2016. From 2016 to 2018, he was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Quality of Government Institute, Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. He joined the Institute of Public Administration at Leiden University in January 2019. He was awarded the title of Docent in Political Science by the University of Gothenburg in 2022.
Academic expertise
Bureaucracy and Bureaucratic Structures
Quality of Government
Merit and Politicization
Representation in Public Bureaucracy
Bureaucratic Behavior
Local Government and Municipal Performance
Courses taught
Institutional Foundations of Good Government and Governance
Architectures of International and European Governance
The Architecture of Good Government: Comparing Institutions Across Countries
Master Thesis Supervision (bureaucracy, quality of government, government performance, and related topics in public administration)
Collaborative Governance
Strategic Public Management and Collaboration
Research Design
Research Methods
Assistant professor
- Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs
- Institute of Public Administration
- Politics and Governance
- Huang H.I., Suzuki K., Creemers Rogier, García-Puig Júlia & Hwang Yih-Jye (2026), Artificial intelligence governance logics with Asian characteristics: rethinking government’s priorities, Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration : 1-8.
- Loreto Manuel Di, Demircioglu Mehmet Akif & Suzuki Kohei (2026), Tackling grand challenges with digital innovation: the case of demographic shifts, Public Money and Management : 1-6.
- Suzuki K. (2025), Local government and citizen co-production through neighborhood associations. In: Noda Yu (Ed.), Local governance in Japan. Local and Urban Goverance. Cham: Springer Nature. 153–168.
- Suzuki Kohei (2025), Government efficiency or administrative backsliding?: warning signs from global experience with administrative decline, Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration : 1-5.
- Di Loreto M., Suzuki K. & Demircioglu M.A. (2025), Demographic shifts and digital innovation in the public sector. Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland.
- Moloney K., Suzuki K., Demircioglu M., Stanica C., Yerramsetti S., Manoharan A.P. & Perry J.L. (2025), Reflections on comparative teaching in public administration, Public Administration and Development : pad.70032.
- Oliveira E., Lam S.Y., Abner G., Lee S., Hur H., Suzuki K. & Perry J.L. (2025), Does removing job security foster healthy and effective organisations?: A systematic review of public and private sector research, Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration : 1-19.
- Suzuki K. (2024), Japan's local governments and governance under population decline. In: Avellaneda C.N & Bello-Gómez R.A. (Eds.), Handbook on subnational governments and governance. Elgar Handbooks in Public Administration and Management. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing. 193–207.
- Moloney K., Demircioglu M.A. & Suzuki K. (2024), Third culture professors. In: Hatcher W., Rauhaus B.M. & McDonald III B.D. (Eds.), The craft of teaching in public affairs: instructors reflecting on the tools and tips of their trade. New York: Routledge. 108-129.
- Moloney K., Demircioglu M.A. & Suzuki K. (2024), Third culture professors. In: Hatcher W., Rauhaus B.M. & McDonald III B.D. (Eds.), The craft of teaching in public affairs. New York: Routledge. 108-129.
- Suzuki K. & Sakuwa K. (2024), Japan's responses to COVID-19. In: Moon M.J. & Kim D.Y. (Eds.), Policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic: an international comparative approach. New York: Routledge. 209-238.
- Oliveira E., Abner G., Lee S., Suzuki K., Hur H. & Perry J.L. (2023), What does the evidence tell us about merit principles and government performance?, Public Administration : .
- Suzuki K. & Hyunkang H. (2023), Politicization, bureaucratic closedness in personnel policy, and turnover intention, Governance : 1-22.
- Kweon Y. & Suzuki K. (2022), How partisan politics influence government policies in response to ageing populations, Policy & Politics 50(2): 261-281.
- Lapuente V. & Suzuki K. (2022), Quality of government in the Asia Pacific region, Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration 44(2): 101-105.
- Moon M.J, Suzuki K, Park T.I. & Sakuwa K (2021), A comparative study of COVID-19 responses in South Korea and Japan: political nexus triad and policy responses, International Review of Administrative Sciences : .
- Suzuki K. & Hur H (2021), Revisiting the old debate: citizens’ perceptions of meritocracy in public and private organizations, Public Management Review 24(8): 1226-1250.
- Lapuente V. & Suzuki K. (2020), Politicization, Bureaucratic Legalism, and Innovative Attitudes in the Public Sector, Public Administration Review 80(3): 454-467.
- Suzuki K., Ha H. & Avellaneda C. (2020), Direct and non‐linear innovation effects of demographic shifts, Australian Journal of Public Administration 79(3): 351-369.
- Lapuente V., Suzuki K. & Walle S. van de (2020), Goats or wolves? Private sector managers in the public sector, Governance 33(3): 599-619.
- Lapuente V. & Suzuki K. (2020), The prudent entrepreneurs: women and public sector innovation, Journal of European Public Policy : .
- Demircioglu M.A (2020), Is impartiality enough? Government impartiality and citizens' perceptions of public service quality, Governance : .
- Suzuki K., Dollery B.E. & Kortt M.A. (2020), Addressing loneliness and social isolation amongst elderly people through local co‐production in Japan, Social Policy and Administration : .
- Suzuki K. (2019), Social Equity in Japan. In: Johansen M. (Ed.), Social Equity in the Asia-Pacific Region: Conceptualizations and Realities. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan. 159-175.
- Suzuki K. & Hur H. (2019), Bureaucratic structures and organizational commitment: findings from a comparative study of 20 European countries, Public Management Review : .
- Suzuki K. & Demircioglu M.A. (2019), Is impartiality enough? Government impartiality and citizen’s perceptions of public service quality no. 2019:7. Gothenburg: Quality of Government Institute (Quality of Government Institute). [working paper].
- Suzuki K. & Avellaneda C.N. (2018), Women and risk-taking behaviour in local public finance, Public Management Review 20(12): 1741-1767.
- Suzuki K. & Demircioglu M.A. (2018), The Association Between Administrative Characteristics and National Level Innovative Activity: Findings from a Cross-National Study, Public Performance and Management Review 42(4): 755-782.
- Suzuki K. (2018), Government retrenchment and citizen participation in volunteering: A cross-national analysis of OECD countries, Public Policy and Administration : .
- Suzuki K. & Han Y. (2018), Does citizen participation affect municipal performance? Electoral competition and fiscal performance in Japan, Public Money and Management 39(4): 300-309.
- Suzuki K. & Ha H. (2018), Municipal Merger and Local Democracy: An Assessment of the Merger of Japanese Municipalities, Lex localis - Journal of Local Self-Government 16(4): 759-784.
- Suzuki K. (2018), Politics of Municipal Consolidation. In: Farazmand A. (Ed.), Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance: Springer International Publishing.
- Suzuki K. & Avellaneda C.N. (2018), New Public Management and Municipal Performance: Do NPM Reforms Boost Performance?. Quality of Government Working Paper Series no. 2018:12. Gothenburg: Quality of Government Institute (Quality of Government Institute). [working paper].
- Suzuki K. (2017), Government expenditure cuts and voluntary activities of citizens: the experience of Japanese municipalities, Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration 39(4): 258-275.
- Suzuki K. & Lapuente V. (2017), The Prudent Entrepreneurs: Women and Public Sector Innovation. Quality of Government Working Paper Series no. 2017: 11. Gothenburg: Quality of Government Institute (Quality of Government Institute). [working paper].
- Suzuki K. & Demircioglu M.A. (2017), Rediscovering Bureaucracy: Bureaucratic Professionalism, Impartiality, and Innovation. Quality of Government Working Paper Series no. 2017: 7. Gothenburg: Quality of Government Institute (Quality of Government Institute). [working paper].
- Suzuki K. & Sakuwa K. (2016), Impact of municipal mergers on local population growth: an assessment of the merger of Japanese municipalities, Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration 38(4): 223-238.
- Avellaneda C.N., Johansen M. & Suzuki K. (2016), What Drives Japanese INGOs to Operate in Latin American Countries?, International Journal of Public Administration 40(8): 670-683.
- Suzuki K. & Avellaneda C.N. (2016), Does Chief Executive’s Experience Moderate Consolidation’s Impact on Municipal Performance. Quality of Government Working Paper Series no. 2016:11. Gothenburg: Quality of Government Institute (Quality of Government Institute). [working paper].