教員名

竹中 佳彦、谷口 智彦

所属

教務担当

主実施組織

TA

TF

Nonexistent

オフィスアワー

Not specified. As to the way in which one should contact the professor, it will be given to the class at the outset.

研究室

電話番号

E-mail

修士レベル
　知の活用力?コミュニケーション能力?国際性
博士レベル
　知の創成力?コミュニケーション能力?国際性

One could view Japan's post-war development from a holistic perspective. One could discuss the interplay of Japan's economy, politics, and external constraints, along with the subtleties thereof.

The economy of a nation cannot be analyzed without thoroughly considering its political landscape. By examining Japan's post-war development from a comprehensive, politico-economic perspective, the class will explore crucial issues to better understand what distinguishes Japan and what it shares with other countries. The subjects for discussion will encompass a range of areas, from post-war diplomatic and national security developments to societal challenges such as aging and womenomics. The class will not follow a traditional lecture format; instead, it will involve discussions based on extensive reading of papers. The language will be 365体育投注 throughout.

Japan, Post-war politico-economic development

The class will read papers relevant to a better understanding of Japan's politico-economic development in the post-war era. The class engages in discussions instead of merely receiving instructions. One must speak up or risk being left out.

第1回　Introduction: no reading required.

第2回　Taking stock of what one knows about the given subject matter.

第3回　A volunteer needed to read: Estévez-Abe, "Japan's Shift Toward a Westminster System: A Structural Analysis of the 2005 Lower House Election and Its Aftermath" in Asian Survey, Vol. 46, No. 4 (July/August 2006), pp. 632-651

第4回　A volunteer needed to read: Vogel, Japan's Labor Regime in Transition: Rethinking Work for a Shrinking Nation

第5回　A volunteer needed to read: Mulgan, "Loosening the Ties that Bind: Japan’s Agricultural Policy Triangle and Reform of Cooperatives (JA)" in The Journal of Japanese Studies, Volume 42, Number 2, Summer 2016, pp. 221-246

第6回　A volunteer needed to read: Nishioka, "Political Realignment and Policy Change in Coordinated Economy," Paper prepared for the ECPR General Conference Online, Virtual Event 2020 (24-28 August 2020)

第7回　A volunteer needed to read: Terada, "How and Why Japan Has Saved the TPP: From Trump Tower to Davos" The Asan Forum Paper, 2018/2/19

第8回　A volunteer needed to read: Davis, "Japan: Interest Group Politics, Foreign Policy Linkages, and the TPP," Chapter in “Contested Megaregulation: Global Economic Ordering After TPP,” edited by Benedict Kingsbury, David Malone, Richard
B. Stewart, and Atsushi Sunami.

第9回　A volunteer needed to read: Hughes, " Japan’s Strategic Trajectory and Collective Self-Defense: Essential Continuity or Radical Shift?" in the Journal of Japanese Studies, Volume 43, Number 1, Winter 2017, pp 93-126

第10回　A volunteer needed to read: Liff, "Policy by Other Means: Collective Self-Defense and the Politics of Japan’s Postwar Constitutional Reinterpretations" in Asia Policy, number 24 (July 2017), pp 139-172

One must be curious, forthcoming, and willing to raise questions.

How forthcoming in the class: 50%, Short essay one must submit within 48 hours since the end of each class: 50%

Papers indicated above are all to be found easily at the university's online library, if not on the internet.

After the class, each time, one must submit a 500-word essay to the professor via email and do so within 48 hours.

英語で授業

履修登録期間：2023年12月19日（火）～2024年1月16日（火）

365体育投注５年度修了予定者は履修不可

Cannot be taken by students scheduled to graduate in AY 2023.