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Harada Lab
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The lab explores how computers and international politics intersect, through the politics and writing system of Cambodia.
AboutAbout the lab
Where computers and international politics meet
The Harada Lab studies international relations and the issues in international politics that involve computer technology.
Originally interested in armed conflict, the lab has used statistical methods to analyze how wars between states and civil wars begin and end.
Recently, the lab has focused on Cambodian politics and elections.
The lab has also carried out research and development on enabling computers to handle Khmer script, Cambodia's national script, correctly.
Key terms
- International relations
- A field of political science that studies relations between countries, including war, diplomacy, and international cooperation
- Comparative politics
- A field that compares the political systems and dynamics of multiple countries and regions to study their characteristics
- Character encoding
- A set of rules that assigns a number to each character so that computers can handle text
ResearchResearch themes
Building on international relations, the lab studies Cambodian politics and elections, the information processing of Khmer script, and the political problems hidden in technical standard-setting. In addition to developing Khmer script software in cooperation with local institutions, the lab continues to make recommendations for improving elections.
*Illustrative imageCambodian Politics and Elections
Interest in comparative politics grew after the lab took part in AsiaBarometer, a public opinion survey project across Asia. Recently, its research has centered on Cambodian politics and elections.
*Illustrative imageHandling Khmer Script on Computers
The lab took part in the Khmer Philology Project on the information processing of Khmer script. Working with Cambodian government agencies, the Royal Academy, and NGOs, it developed software that displays correct Khmer script using an easy-to-remember input method. The lab has continued its research on character encoding since then.
*Illustrative imageTechnology Standards and Politics
Drawing on the experience of a flawed Khmer character encoding being decided as an "international standard" without Cambodia's participation, the lab studies the problems of participation and legitimacy in setting technical standards and rules. It also continues to make recommendations for improving Cambodian elections, including the use of information technology.
MembersFaculty
- Associate ProfessorShiro Harada
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Report an errorAbout the images
The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Ancient Khmer script” Petr Ruzicka from Prague, CZ / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Cambodian Politics and Elections: “Cambodia National Assembly chamber” SovanDara18 / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Handling Khmer Script on Computers: “Khmer keyboard win” Skh2011 / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Technology Standards and Politics: “UCB Khmer” ÅñtóñSûsî (Ð) / CC BY 3.0 de (cropped)
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