Harada, Akiko

My research focuses on the History of Rome in the early modern period. I pay attention to the figure of the Pope, who was not only the spiritual head of the Catholic world, but also a secular monarch who actually ruled over a vast territory in central Italy. I examine how the city of Rome was governed and the relationship between the popes and the city. While clarifying the particularities of Rome, I also aim to discover the general characteristics of the "state" of early modern period.