Please join us for a panel discussion with:
Mark Lilla, Professor of Humanities, Department of History, Columbia University
Nadia Urbinati, Kyriakos Tsakopoulos Professor of Political Theory, Columbia University
Jack Snyder, Robert and Renée Belfer Professor of International Relations, Columbia University
Gerald Curtis, Burgess Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Columbia University
Amiko Nobori, Visiting Scholar, Department of Political Science, Columbia University
Kiyoteru Tsutsui, Professor of Sociology, University of Michigan
Masayuki Tadokoro, Professor of International Relations, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
Satoshi Machidori, Professor of Law, Kyoto University’s Graduate School of Law
Harukata Takenaka, Professor of political science, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies in Tokyo
Moderated by:
Alexander Stille, San Paolo Professor of International Journalism, Columbia University
Takako Hikotani, Gerald L. Curtis Associate Professor of Modern Japanese Politics and Foreign Policy, Department of Political Science, Columbia University
Nationalism and populism have been on the rise around the world, with the two trends often coinciding and reinforcing one another. Japan seems to be an exception to this trend: while nationalism seem to be on the rise, Japan has not experienced a rise of populism as we see in other Western countries. Is this observation correct? If so, why is Japan different? Or, is a rise of populism likely in Japan in the coming years? This event will bring together experts from different disciplines at Columbia, as well as leading scholars from Japan. This event will be co-sponsored by the Suntory Foundation, as part of their multi-year project, “Japan in a Global Context.”
