Gerald L. Curtis, the Burgess Professor of Political Science Emeritus at Columbia University, published an article titled "Weak Opposition Makes Japan Look Like a One-Party System" in the September 18, 2016 The Australian Financial Review. "Japan's political party system will be re-invented, one way or another," Professor Curtis writes."It is possible that reinvention will … [Read more...]
Gerald L. Curtis talks to Reuters and The New York Times about Shinzo Abe’s Upper House Election Victory
Gerald L. Curtis, the Burgess Professor of Political Science Emeritus at Columbia University, talked with Reuters on July 10, 2016 and The New York Times on July 11, 2016 about the impact of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Upper House election win. “With these numbers … he (Abe) is going to want to see what he can achieve,” Professor Curtis told Reuters. “That means less … [Read more...]
Gerald L. Curtis Publishes Op-Ed on Japan’s Upcoming Election in The Wall Street Journal
Gerald L. Curtis, the Burgess Professor of Political Science Emeritus at Columbia University, has published a June 26, 2016 op-ed titled "Japan's Election Offers Little Choice" in The Wall Street Journal. As Japan's July 10 Upper House election approaches, Professor Curtis, a leading expert on Japanese politics, argues that voters, while having lost faith in Abenomics, will … [Read more...]
Sept. 16 Event “Abenomics, TPP, and the Future of Japan’s Agriculture:” Photos and Audio
Photographs, audio, and a report are available here from the September 16, 2014 event “Abenomics, TPP, and the Future of Japan’s Agriculture." The event featured Professor Gerald L. Curtis, Burgess Professor of Political Science, Columbia University, who moderated a lively discussion with Kay Shimizu, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Columbia University; Patricia … [Read more...]
