Research Interests
History of Modern Japanese Political Thought
Academic Degrees
- Ph.D. in Political Science, University of Chicago, 2002
Short Bio
Naoyuki Umemori graduated from Waseda University (B.A.& M.A.) and The University of Chicago (Ph.D.). Umemori’s specialty is History of Modern Japanese Political Thought and his research interests include social theory, nationalism, colonialism, Asianism, socialism, and anarchism. His English publication includes: “Between civilization and anti-civilization: The ideology and activism of early Asianits” in Regional Integration in East Asia: Theoretical and historical perspective, Edited by Satoshi Amako, Shunji Matsuoka and Kenji Horiuchi, United Nations University Press, Tokyo, 2013; “The historical contexts of the high treason incident: Governmentality and colonialism” in Japan and the High Treason Incident, Edited by Masako Gavin and Ben Middleton, Routledge, New York, 2013; “Appropriating defeat: Japan, America, and Eto Jun’s historical reconciliations” in Inherited Responsibility and Historical Reconciliation in East Asia, Edited by Jun-Hyeok Kwak and Melissa Nobles. Routledge, London and New York, 2013.
