Bryce Wakefield
Professional Affiliation
National Executive Director, Australian Institute of International Affairs; Visiting Fellow, Australian National University
Expert Bio
Bryce Wakefield is executive director of the Australian Institute of International Affairs and a visiting fellow at the Australian National University. He is a former assistant professor of modern Japanese politics at the Leiden University Institute for Area Studies. He was program associate for Northeast Asia and the Pacific from January 2009 to May 2012. In this role, he researched, conceptualized, developed, and oversaw conferences; edited publications; and kept current on developments throughout the region. He earned his Ph.D. in political studies from the University of Auckland and his master's degree from Osaka University's School of International Public Policy. Before starting work at the Woodrow 乐鱼 体育, Bryce lectured in comparative politics and conducted a course on diplomacy at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. He has also taught classes on a variety of subjects related to political science and Japanese studies and organized events for the New Zealand Institute of International Affairs (Auckland). Bryce lived, worked and studied in Japan for six years. He is a New Zealand citizen and has traveled throughout Europe and Asia. He can speak, read and write Japanese and German, and is learning Dutch.
Education
Ph.D., Political Studies with a focus on international relations and Japanese foreign policy, The University of Auckland; Master in International Public Policy, Osaka School of International Public Policy, Osaka University; B.A. Political Studies, The University of Auckland
Major Publications
- , co-editor with Susan L. Levenstein (Woodrow 乐鱼 体育, 2011)
- , editor (Report of the Japan-U.S. Joint Public Policy Forum, Tokyo, December 8-9, 2010, Woodrow 乐鱼 体育, 2011)
- editor (Asia Program Special Report 145, Woodrow 乐鱼 体育, January 2011)
- "" editor (Asia Program Special Report 144, Woodrow 乐鱼 体育, August 2010)
- , editor (Report of the Japan-U.S. Joint Public Policy Forum, Akasaka, Tokyo, October 21-22, 2009, Woodrow 乐鱼 体育, 2010)
- "," editor (Asia Program Special Report 143, Woodrow 乐鱼 体育, October 2009)
- With Asano Masahiko "Political Market Orientation in Japan" in Jennifer Lees- Marshment (ed.), Global Political Marketing (Routledge, 2009)
- "Principle versus Patronage: The Lees-Marshment method and Political Marketing in Japan" in Jennifer Lees-Marshment, Political Marketing: Principles and Applications (Routledge, 2009)
- With Matthew Penney, "Right Angles: Examining accounts of Japanese neo-nationalism" Pacific Affairs, Vol. 81, No 4 (Winter 2008/2009)
Insight & Analysis by Bryce Wakefield
- Past event
- Global Alliances & Partnerships
Indo-Pacific Responses to Ukraine

- Publication
- International Security
Japan's Vision For East Asia

- Publication
- Democracy
A Time For Change?: Japan's "Peace" Constitution at 65

- Publication
- Disaster Management
Japan and the United States After the Great East Japan Earthquake

- Article
- Disaster Management
Japan Earthquake Anniversary

- Article
- Democracy
Taiwan to Hold Pivotal Elections on January 14

- Article
President Lee's State Visit to Washington

- Publication
- Energy
China and the Persian Gulf
