Nationalism and Populism around the world: Is Japan an exception?

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.”

This event is co-sponsored by the Weatherhead East Asian Institute at Columbia University, the Japan Chair, the Suntory Foundation and the Columbia Journalism School.