Keio University

Department of Political Science Faculty List

Political Thought

Position

Name

Specialization

Professor

Ken Tsutsumibayashi

History of Modern Political Thought

Professor

Masanori Tagami

History of Western Political Thought

Professor

Takeharu Okubo

History of Oriental Political Thought / Comparative Political Thought

Senior Lecturer

Akira Nagano

Political Philosophy / History of Political Thought

Politics and Society

Position

Name

Specialization

Professor

Atsushi Sawai

Contemporary Social Theory / History of Sociology / Sociology of Death

Professor

Yoshikazu Shiobara

Social Change / Multiculturalism (Multicultural Coexistence) Theory

Professor

Hirohisa Takenoshita

Social Stratification / Sociology

Professor

Shuzo Yamakoshi

Mass Communication Theory / Political Sociology

Professor

Masayuki Karasudani

Political Communication Research / Media Sociology

Professor

Keigo Obayashi

American Judiciary and Politics

Professor

Hiroki Tsukiyama

Political Process / Foundations of Political Theory

Professor

Naoko Taniguchi

Contemporary Political Theory / Political Consciousness and Behavior / Political Methodology

Professor

Haruo Kondo

Public Finance / Economic Policy / Political Economy

Professor

Yoshinori Kasai

Community Theory / Qualitative Social Research Methods (Life History Method)

Associate Professor

Yuki Oda

Public Administration / Public Management / Civil Service Systems

Japanese Politics

Position

Name

Specialization

Professor

Masamichi Ogawara

Japanese Political History / History of Japanese Political Thought

Professor

Kentaro Oku

Modern and Contemporary Japanese Political History

Professor

Hiroki Kashiwabara

Japanese Political History / Japanese Administrative History / Japanese Economic History

Associate Professor

Junsuke Matsuura

Contemporary Japanese Politics / Legislative Process Theory

Area Studies and Comparative Politics

Position

Name

Specialization

Professor

Hiroshi Okayama

American Politics / Political History

Professor

Akiko Sugiki

Contemporary African Politics / International Relations

Professor

Katsuko Kojima

Contemporary Chinese Politics

Professor

Atsushi Ogushi

Politics of Russia and Other Former Soviet States

Professor

Aiko Nishikida

Contemporary Middle Eastern Politics / Palestine Studies / Migration and Refugee Studies

Associate Professor

Shuichiro Masukata

Contemporary Latin American Politics / Brazilian Studies / Environmental Politics

Senior Lecturer

Thomas Barrett

Early Modern and Modern Chinese Political and Diplomatic History / History of East Asian International Relations

International Politics

Position

Name

Specialization

Professor

Nobuto Yamamoto

Southeast Asian Area Studies

Professor

Yuichi Hosoya

Diplomatic History / International Politics

Professor

Isao Miyaoka

International Relations Theory / Security Studies

Professor

Junya Nishino

Contemporary Korean Politics / East Asian International Politics

Professor

Satoru Mori

Contemporary International Politics

Professor

Masaya Inoue

Japanese Diplomatic History

Professor

Kayo Takuma

Global Health Governance / International Politics