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is a Japanese scholar of Political Studies and Area Studies

Area studies

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. He is now a professor at Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies, Kobe University

Kobe University

Shindai is one of the leading universities in Japan. It can be seen in the several rankings such as shown below.-General Rankings:The university is ranked 10th in 2010 in the ranking "Truly Strong Universities" by Toyo Keizai...

, Japan

Japan

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He was born in 1966 in Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture

Osaka Prefecture

is a prefecture located in the Kansai region on Honshū, the main island of Japan. The capital is the city of Osaka. It is the center of Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto area.- History :...

, Japan

Japan

. He studied at Kyoto University

Kyoto University

, or is a national university located in Kyoto, Japan. It is the second oldest Japanese university, and formerly one of Japan's Imperial Universities.- History :...

, and received his L.L.D.

Doctor of law

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in 2001 by his first book, Chosen/Kankoku Nashonarizumu to 'Shokoku-Ishiki (Korean Nationalism as a Small Nation) from Kyoto University.

He became a Research Associate at Faculty of Law and Literature of Ehime University

Ehime University

is a Japanese national university in Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan. The university has one of the largest student populations in the Shikoku region.After Japan's defeat in World War II, Aidai was established in May 1949 among many other national universities by the Japanese government during the...

in 1993, and taught between 1994 and 1997 as a Lecturer at the same university.

In 1997 he moved to the Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies, Kobe University as an associate professor, and became a full professor in April 2005.

He was also a Research Fellow of Korea Foundation in 1996-1997, a visiting scholar at Fairbank Center for East Asian Research

Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies

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at Harvard University

Harvard University

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in 1998-1999, a visiting scholar at Asiatic Research Center of Korea University

Korea University

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in 2001, a visiting scholar at Sejong Institute in 2006, and a visiting fellow at Faculty of Asian Studies of the Australian National University in 2008. He is now a visiting scholar of The Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies at University of Washington

University of Washington

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in Seattle till the end of March 2011.

At academic societies, he is a director of the Japanese Association for Comparative Politics, the Association for Contemporary Korean Studies in Japan, and Japanese Association of Modern East Asian Studies. He was also a research collaborator of the sub-committee on the modern history at the First Japan-Korea Collaborative History Research Committee , which was established by the agreement between Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi

Junichiro Koizumi

is a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2001 to 2006. He retired from politics when his term in parliament ended.Widely seen as a maverick leader of the Liberal Democratic Party , he became known as an economic reformer, focusing on Japan's government debt and the...

and South Korean President Kim Dae-jung in 2001. He became a full committee member of the Second Japan-Korea Collaborative History Research Committee, which was established by another agreement of both governments in 2005.

In local societies, he worked as a director of Hyogo International Center from 2006 to 2007, which is under Hyogo Prefectural Government, and successively held various posts of the center from 2001 to 2007.

Research

He studied comparative politics

Comparative politics

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and area studies

Area studies

especially of East Asia. His principal interests are in relationships between modernization

Modernization

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and ideology

Ideology

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. His major research field is Korean Peninsula.

His first book Chosen/Kankoku Nashonarizumu to 'Shokoku-Ishiki (or Korean Nationalism as a Small Nation) was given the Special Prize of the 13th Asian and Pacific Prize by the Asia Society and the Mainichi Shimbun

Mainichi Shimbun

The is one of the major newspapers in Japan, published by .-History:The history of the Mainichi Shimbun begins with founding of two papers during the Meiji period. The Tokyo Nichi Nichi Shimbun was founded first, in 1872. The Mainichi claims that it is the oldest existing Japanese daily newspaper...

in 2001, and his second book Kankoku ni okeru 'Kenishugiteki' Taisei no Seiritsu (or Authoritarianization in South Korea) was also given the 25th Suntory Academic Prize in 2003 by the Suntory Foundation.

Books

2000 : Chosen/Kankoku Nashonarizumu to 'Shokoku-Ishiki (Korean Nationalism as a Small Nation) Kyoto: Minerva Shobo, in Japanese, won the 13th Asian and Pacific Prize.
2003 : Kankoku ni okeru 'Kenishugiteki' Taisei no Seiritsu (Authoritarianization in South Korea). Kyoto: Minerva Shobo, in Japanese, won the 25th Suntory Academic Prize.
2004 : Chosen Hanto wo Domiruka (Understanding Korean Peninsula). Tokyo: Shueisya, in Japanese.
2006 : Minshuka to Nashonarizumu no Genchiten (Democratization and Nationalism in the Changing World). co-ed with Yoshifumi Tamada, Kyoto: Minerva Shobo, in Japanese.
2007 : Posuto Kanryu no Media Shakaigaku (Social Studies on Post-Hallyu Trends in Japan and South Korea), co-ed with Saeko Ishita, Chie Yamanaka, Kyoto: Minerva Shobo, in Japanese.
2007 : Koso, Binhi (King Kojong and Queen Min: The Story of The Royal Family of the Chosun Dynasty from 1863 to 1919), Kyoto: Minerva Shobo, in Japanese.
2007 : Joseon/Hangug Naesyeoneorijeom gwa Sogug-euisig (Korean Nationalism as a Small Nation, Korean Version), translated by Kim Saedog, Seoul: Sancheoreom, in Korean.
2008 : Minshuka no Kankoku Seiji: Paku Chonhi to Yato Seijika Tachi (Precondition of Korean Democratization: Park Chung-Hee and the Opposition Leaders from 1961 to 1979), Nagoya: Nagoyadaigaku Shuppankai, in Japanese.
2008 : Kankoku Gendaishi: Daitoryo Tachi no Eiko to Satetsu (History of South Korea: Rise and Fall of the Presidents), Tokyo: Chuokoronshinsha, in Japanese.
2009 : Kindai Kankoku no Nashonarizumu (Modern Nationalism of Korea), Kyoto: Nakanishuya Shuppan, in Japanese.
2009 : Popyurizumu Minshushugi Seijishido (Populism, Democracy and Political Leadership), co-ed with Yukinori Shimada, Kyoto: Minerva Shobo, in Japanese.

Major Articles in English

2004 : 'A Dangerous Current in Roh's South Korea'. Japan Echo, August 2004, pp.44–48.
2005 : 'Historical Perceptions and South Korea's Changing Identity'. Japan Echo, October 2005, pp.11–15.
2006 : 'Why Did the Chosun Dynasty Fail to Modernize?: "Modernization from above" in Korea'. Political Science in Asia Vol.2 No.1, Winter 2006, pp.115–134
2007 : 'Nationalistic Populism in Democratic Countries of East Asia'. Journal of Korean Politics Vol.16 No.2, October 2007, pp.277–299
2009 : 'A Populist with Obsolete Ideas: The Failure of Roo Moo-Hyun', Kosuke Mizuno and Pasuk Phongpaichit Ed., Populism in Asiahttp://www.kyoto-up.or.jp/book.php?id=1629, NUS Press, 2009, pp.167-180
2010 : ‘How can we cope with historical disputes? The Japanese and South Korean experience', Marie Söderberg ed., Changing Power Relations in Northeast Asiahttp://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415587471/, Rutledge, 2010, pp.19-31.

Education

1990 : LL.B. Faculty of Law, Kyoto University
Kyoto University
, or is a national university located in Kyoto, Japan. It is the second oldest Japanese university, and formerly one of Japan's Imperial Universities.- History :...
1992 : LL.M. Graduate School of Law, Kyoto University
Kyoto University
, or is a national university located in Kyoto, Japan. It is the second oldest Japanese university, and formerly one of Japan's Imperial Universities.- History :...
2001 : LL.D. Graduate School of Law, Kyoto University
Kyoto University
, or is a national university located in Kyoto, Japan. It is the second oldest Japanese university, and formerly one of Japan's Imperial Universities.- History :...

Professional Experience

1993 : Research Associate at Ehime University (till 1994)
1994 : Lecturer at Ehime University (till 1997)
1996 : Research Fellow at Korea Foundation (till 1997)
1997 : Associate Professor at Kobe University (till 2005)
1998 : Visiting Scholar at Harvard University (till 1999)
2001 : Visiting Scholar at Korea University
2005 : Professor at Kobe University (till now)
2006 : Visiting Scholar at Sejong Institute
2008 : Visiting Fellow at Australian National University
2010 : Visiting Scholar at University of Washington (till 2011)

Research

Books

Major Articles in English

Education

Professional Experience

See also