{"id":21761,"date":"2026-04-01T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/wias\/?p=21761"},"modified":"2026-03-23T11:36:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T02:36:24","slug":"oba-dai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/wias\/other-en\/2026\/04\/01\/21761\/","title":{"rendered":"OBA, Dai"},"content":{"rendered":"
Name<\/h5>\n

OBA, Dai<\/p>\n

Degree<\/h5>\n

DPhil in Politics<\/p>\n

Status<\/h5>\n

Assistant Professor<\/p>\n

Research Topic<\/h5>\n

Policy evaluation with normative and empirical inputs: Case of predistribution<\/p>\n

The aim of my research is to explore desirable institutional proposals of social security against the backdrop of ongoing inequality and poverty with no clear vision of social security for twenty-first century. My research is primarily a work of normative political theory (political philosophy) with the emphasis on how theoretical insights can be used for policy evaluations. I do this by utilising empirical methodologies including survey experiments.<\/p>\n

Education and Academic Employment<\/h5>\n

Education<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
2024<\/td>\nDPhil in Politics, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017<\/td>\nM.A. in Politics, Graduate School of Political Science, Waseda University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2011<\/td>\nM. A. in Public Administration, Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Tokyo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2008<\/td>\nB.A. in Liberal Arts, International Christian University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Academic Employment<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
2025-<\/td>\nOkayama University, Part-time Lecturer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2025-<\/td>\nTokyo University of Foreign Studies, Part-time Lecture<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2025-2026<\/td>\nFukushima University, Part-time Lecturer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2025<\/td>\nOtaru University of Commerce, Part-time Lecturer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2024-2026<\/td>\nJunior Researcher, Waseda Institute of Political Economy, Waseda University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2024-2026<\/td>\nResearch Fellow PD, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017-2019<\/td>\nResearch Fellow DC1, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
Fields of Research Interests<\/h5>\n

Predistribution, liberalism, equality, ethics and public policy<\/p>\n

Academic Publications<\/h5>\n
    \n
  • Dai Oba, \u201cRedefining Predistribution\u201d Economics and Philosophy<\/em>, forthcoming, online first, 2025<\/li>\n
  • Dai Oba, \u201cIs Approximation of an Ideal Defensible?\u201d Res Publica<\/em>, vol. 30, 2023<\/li>\n
  • Dai Oba,\u00a0\u201cExpanding Liberalism of Reciprocity and Productivity: A Rawlsian Case for Inclusion of People with Disability\u201d, The Annuals of Japanese Political Science Association<\/em>, Vol. 72 (2021-II), 2021 [in Japanese]<\/li>\n
  • Dai Oba, \u201cProcedure-Based Substantive Equality: Pure Procedural Justice and Property-Owning Democracy,\u201d Archiv f\u00fcr Rechts- und Sozialphilosophie<\/em>, Beihefte Band, 2020<\/li>\n
  • Dai Oba, \u201cPure Procedural Justice, Types of Patterning, and Institutional Guidelines\u201d, The Annuals of Japanese Political Science Association<\/em>, Vol. 70 (2019-II), 2019 [in Japanese]<\/li>\n
  • Dai Oba, \u201cPre-distribution: Policy Agenda and Philosophical Conceptions\u201d, The Annuals of Japanese Political Science Association<\/em>, Vol. 69 (2018-II), 2018 [in Japanese]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
    Other Interests<\/h5>\n

    Manga, cooking, cycling<\/p>\n

    Affiliated Academic Organizations<\/h5>\n

    Japanese Political Science Association
    \nJapanese Conference for the Study of Political Thought
    \nPolitical Studies Association<\/p>\n

    Awards<\/h5>\n

    Best Paper Award for Early Career Scholars, Japanese Political Science Association (2019)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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