Dr. Marie Anchordoguy

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Biography

Marie Anchordoguy is a Professor Emerita at the Jackson School of International Studies, specializing in the political economy of Japan. She earned her undergraduate, master's, and Ph.D. degrees from the University of California, Berkeley. Her research primarily focuses on key institutions and policies within Japan's capitalist system, as evidenced by her books *Computers, Inc.: Japan’s Challenge IBM* and *Reprogramming Japan: High Tech Crisis Communitarian Capitalism*. She has examined Japan’s slow adaptation of capitalist institutions and has published extensively in respected journals such as *Business History Review*, *Research Policy*, and *Political Science Quarterly*. Anchordoguy has also held fellowships from the National Science Foundation, Harvard University, and the Japan Foundation, among others, and has been active in various academic committees and boards. Her teaching includes courses on contemporary Japan, Japanese business technology, and comparative studies on science, technology, and innovation policies in East Asia. She has served as visiting professor at Hitotsubashi University and Rikkyo University and worked as a research fellow for Japan’s National Institute of Science and Technology Policy.

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Master Program
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