Currently, Mary Alice Haddad has three main, interconnected streams of research: Environmental Politics, City Diplomacy, Civic Engagement, and Japanese Politics.
Environmental Politics
Environmental Policies in East Asia. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2023.
Effective Advocacy: Lessons from East Asia’s Environmentalists. MIT press, 2021.
Greening East Asia: The Rise of the Eco-Developmental State. University of Washington, 2021; co-edited with Ashley Esarey, Stevan Harrell, and Joanna Lewis.
NIMBY is Beautiful. Berghahn Books, 2015; co-edited with Carol Hager.
See also:
“Environmental Advocacy: Insights from East Asia,” Asian Journal of Political Science (November 2017) 25:3, pp. 401-419.
“Violent Repression of Environmental Protests” co-authored with Helen Poulos, SpringerPlus 5:230 (February, 2016).
NIMBY is Beautiful. Berghahn Books, 2015; co-edited with Carol Hager.
“Paradoxes of Democratisation: Environmental Politics in East Asia,” in Paul Harris and Graeme Lang eds. Routledge Handbook of Environment and Society in Asia. New York: Routledge, 2015, pp. 86-104.
“Media and Environmental Politics in East Asia,” in Zhiqun Zhu ed. New Dynamics in East Asian Politics, Continuum, 2012, pp. 170-188.
Environmental Advocacy in East Asia. University of California San Diego, 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FITuM_QbCcM.
Effective Advocacy: Lessons from East Asian Environmentalists. Cary Memorial Library, 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SI2j9jTaVdY&t=10s.
City Diplomacy
“Walking the Talk: Why Cities Adopt Ambitious Climate Action Plans” co-authored with Sanya Bery. Urban Affairs Review 59:5 (September 2023), pp. 1295-1744.
“City Networks in Asia: Finding Solutions to Climate Change and Global Health” in Zhiqun Zhu ed. Security Policy, Sustainable Development and Environment in Asia (World Scientific, 2022), pp. 15-28.
“City Networks in East Asia: A New Dimension to Regional Politics,” part of a book review roundtable on T.J. Pempel’s Region of Regimes, published in Asia Policy 17:1 (January, 2022), 190-193.
Civic Engagement
“Environmental Advocacy: Insights from East Asia,” Asian Journal of Political Science (November 2017) 25:3, pp. 401-419.
“From Backyard Environmental Advocacy to National Democratisation: The Cases of South Korea and Taiwan,” in Carol Hager and Mary Alice Haddad editors, NIMBY is Beautiful: Cases of Local Activism and Environmental Innovation around the World (Berghahn Books, 2015).
Building Democracy in Japan. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Politics and Volunteering in Japan: A Global Perspective. New York: Cambridge
University Press. 2007.
See Also:
“Paradoxes of Democratisation: Environmental Politics in East Asia,” in Paul Harris and Graeme Lang eds. Routledge Handbook of Environment and Society in Asia. New York: Routledge, 2015, pp. 86-104.
“Japanese Democracy” in Tun-jen Cheng and Yun-han Chua eds. Routledge Handbook of Democratization in East Asia. New York: Routledge, 2017. pp. 40-52.
“(Re)Creating Democracy through Practice: Insights from the Japanese Experience” in Adam White ed. The Everyday Life of the State: A State-in-Society Approach, University of Washington Press, 2013, pp. 159-179.
“The Transformation of Japanese Democracy” in Mary Malone ed., Achieving Democracy. New York: Continuum, 2011. pp. 195-218.
“Volunteer Organizations (Re)making Democracy in Japan.” in Alisa Gaunder ed., The Routledge Handbook of Japanese Politics. New York: Routledge, 2011. pp. 140-151.
“A State-in-Society Approach to the Nonprofit Sector: Welfare Services in Japan,” Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations (January 2011) 22:1, pp. 26-47.
“A New State-in-Society Approach to Democratization with Examples from Japan.” Democratization (October 2010) 17:10; pp. 997-123.
“From Undemocratic to Democratic Civil Society: Japan’s Volunteer Fire Departments” Journal of Asian Studies (February 2010) 69:1; pp. 33-56.
“Transformation of Japan’s Civil Society Landscape,” Journal of East Asian Studies (September 2007) 7:3; pp. 413-437.
“Civic Responsibility and Patterns of Voluntary Participation around the World” Comparative Political Studies (Dec. 2006) 39:10; pp. 1220-1242.
“Community Determinants of Volunteer Participation: The Case of Japan” Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly (Sept. 2004); 33:8S-31S.
Environmental Advocacy in East Asia. University of California San Diego, 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FITuM_QbCcM.
Effective Advocacy: Lessons from East Asian Environmentalists. Cary Memorial Library, 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SI2j9jTaVdY&t=10s.
Environment in Asia Series – Greening East Asia: The Rise of the Eco-Developmental State. Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies | Harvard University, 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvKC43EiT54.
Drake, Olivia. “Bery ’21, Haddad Share Climate Action Plan Study with United Nations.” The Wesleyan Connection. October 13, 2021. https://newsletter.blogs.wesleyan.edu/2021/10/13/bery-21-haddad-share-climate-action-plan-study-with-united-nations/.
Rubenstein, Lauren. “Haddad, Cho in The Conversation: The Goal in Korea Should Be Peace and Trade–Not Unification.” The Wesleyan Connection. April 30, 2018. https://newsletter.blogs.wesleyan.edu/2018/04/30/haddad-cho-in-the-conversation-the-goal-in-korea-should-be-peace-and-trade-not-unification/.
Japanese Politics
Building Democracy in Japan. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Politics and Volunteering in Japan: A Global Perspective. New York: Cambridge
University Press. 2007.
Articles/Chapters:
“Environmental Activism after 3-11” in Simon Avenell and Akihiro Ogawa eds.
Routledge Handbook of Japanese Civil Society, Routledge (forthcoming, 2023).
“Japanese Democracy” in Tun-jen Cheng and Yun-han Chua eds. Routledge Handbook of Democratization in East Asia. New York: Routledge, 2017 pp. 40-52.
“Paradoxes of Democratisation: Environmental Politics in East Asia,” in Paul Harris
and Graeme Lang eds. Routledge Handbook of Environment and Society in Asia. New York: Routledge, 2015, pp. 86-104.
“(Re)Creating Democracy through Practice: Insights from the Japanese Experience” in Adam White ed. The Everyday Life of the State: A State-in-Society Approach, University of Washington Press, 2013, pp. 159-179.
“Building Democracy in Japan: An Insight” guest author for Print Asia.
Blog.printasia.com. December 2012.
The Page 99 Test, “Building Democracy in Japan”, April 24, 2012, guest author for page99test.blogspot.com.
“‘Outside the Box’ Policy Recommendations for U.S.-Japan Relations,” in Japan
Moves Forward: Views from the U.S.-Japan Network for the Future, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation, (January 2012), pp. 17-20.
“The Transformation of Japanese Democracy” in Mary Malone ed., Achieving
Democracy. New York: Continuum, 2011, pp. 194-218.
“Volunteer Organizations (Re)making Democracy in Japan.” in Alisa Gaunder ed., The Routledge Handbook of Japanese Politics. New York: Routledge, 2011. pp. 140-151.
“A State-in-Society Approach to the Nonprofit Sector: Welfare Services in Japan,” Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations (January 2011) 22:1, pp. 26-47.
“A New State-in-Society Approach to Democratization with Examples from Japan.” Democratization (October 2010) 17:10; 997-1023.
“From Undemocratic to Democratic Civil Society: Japan’s Volunteer Fire
Departments” Journal of Asian Studies (February 2010) 69:1; pp. 33-56.
“Transformation of Japan’s Civil Society Landscape,” Journal of East Asian Studies (September 2007) 7:3; pp. 413-437.
“Civic Responsibility and Patterns of Voluntary Participation around the World”
Comparative Political Studies (Dec. 2006) 39:10; pp. 1220-1242.
“Community Determinants of Volunteer Participation: The Case of Japan” Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly (Sept. 2004); 33:8S-31S.
Other Research and Publications:
“Japan’s Alliance-Enhancing Security Developments,” co-authored with Jonathan
Canfield. Asia Policy 16:4 (October 2021), pp. 167-93.
“Enhancing Diversity in STEMM” co-authored with Tyler Jenkins, Bonnie Solivan, and Alison Williams in Professional and Scientific Societies Impacting Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in STEMM edited by Veronica A. Segarra, Marina Ramirez-Alvarado, and Candice M. Eston, pp. 185-207. Published originally in Frontiers in Education 6 (October 2021) pp. 1-5.
“On campus, coronavirus fears cause the wrong reactions.” The Hartford Courant, February 25, 2020.
“The Goal in Korea Should be Peace and Trade—Not Unification” with Joan Cho and Alexis Dudden in The Conversation, April 30, 2018.
“In Disaster, We May Be First Responders” The Hartford Courant, September 18, 2017.
“Contribute to Renewal Not Just Recovery,” Asahi Shimbun. July 15, 2011.
“Readiness Mitigates Japan’s Earthquake Aftermath” The Hartford Courant, March 19, 2011.
Panel: “Civil Society and Policy Advocacy in Contemporary East Asia.” Civil Society and Policy Advocacy in Contemporary East Asia. Program on U.S.-Japan Relations, 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhiL80XThX8.
Drake, Olivia. “Students Explore Japanese Politics through Movement.” The Wesleyan Connection. October 26, 2020. https://newsletter.blogs.wesleyan.edu/2020/10/26/students-explore-japanese-politics-through-movement/.
