About the author

I am Michael Strausz, a Professor and the Chair of the Political Science Department at Texas Christian University. I am the author of the 2019 book Help (Not) Wanted: Immigration Politics in Japan and the editor of the forthcoming book No Island is an Island: Perspectives on Immigration to Japan. My research focuses on Japan’s immigration policy and as the role of norms in international politics. I teach a variety of courses in comparative politics, international relations, research methods, and Asian studies.

I graduated from Michigan State University’s James Madison College and earned my Ph.D. in political science from the University of Washington in Seattle. I live just outside of Fort Worth, Texas with my spouse and our two children. In my free time, I enjoy cooking, hiking, and schmoozing.