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Kazuhiro Takii

たきい かずひろ

Takii Kazuhiro

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1967-01-28 (Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan)
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese

経歴

職業
legal historian, historian, university professor
活動期間
1994年〜
所属
International Research Center for Japanese Studies (Nichibunken), University of Hyogo (formerly Kobe University of Commerce), Institute for Research in Humanities, Kyoto University (former)

学歴

La Salle Junior & Senior High School
期間: 〜1985
卒業年: 1985
国: Japan
High school graduation
Kyoto University, Faculty of Law
Faculty of Law
学位: 学士
期間: 〜1990
卒業年: 1990
国: Japan
Graduated from Faculty of Law
Graduate School of Law, Kyoto University
Graduate School of Law
学位: 修士
期間: 1990〜1992
卒業年: 1992
国: Japan
Completed master's program
Kyoto University (Ph.D. in Law)
学位: 博士(法学)
期間: 〜1998
卒業年: 1998
国: Japan
Doctoral dissertation: 'German Staatslehre and the Meiji State System'

受賞歴

Ofuda Jiro Forum Prize
2004
対象作品: The Meiji Constitution in the History of Civilization
主催: Ofuda Jiro Forum Prize Committee
結果: 受賞
Kadokawa Cultural Award
2004
対象作品: The Meiji Constitution in the History of Civilization
主催: Kadokawa Foundation
結果: 受賞
Suntory Academic Prize
2010
対象作品: Ito Hirobumi
主催: Suntory Foundation
結果: 受賞
Mainichi Publishing Culture Award
2022
対象作品: Ōkubo Toshimichi
主催: The Mainichi Newspapers
結果: 受賞
Medal with Purple Ribbon
2024
主催: Cabinet Office (Japan)
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

German Staatslehre and the Meiji State System: The Trajectory of Stein's Staatslehre

1999年 history / legal history

A comparative legal-historical study analyzing Meiji-era state formation through the lens of Stein's Staatslehre and German state theory.

Meiji Restorationconstitutional historycomparative legal history

The Meiji Constitution in the History of Civilization: The Shape of the Nation and Western Experience

2003年 history / constitutional history

Re-examines the Meiji Constitution from a civilizational-historical perspective, discussing how Western experiences influenced domestic institutions.

constitutional historycivilizational studiesmodernization

Ito Hirobumi: The Politician of Knowledge

2010年 biography / history

A biographical study focusing on Ito Hirobumi's political career and intellectual practices.

political historyleadershipmodern Japan

People Who Built the Meiji State

2013年 history

Examines leaders and policymakers of the Meiji era, portraying the practices and ideas behind modern state formation.

modern state formationbiographies of politicianspolicy history

Watanabe Hongi: Placing the Gathering of Collective Wisdom First

2016年 biography / history

A biography tracing the life and thought of Watanabe Hongi, examining intersections of politics and ideas in modern Japan.

biographyintellectual historymodern Japan

Ōkubo Toshimichi: A Leader Who Tied Together 'Knowledge'

2022年 biography / history

A reevaluation of Ōkubo Toshimichi's leadership and the role of knowledge in policy formation.

political historyleadershipmodernization

Law and Politics as History: Reading Books, Thinking of People, Interpreting an Era

2025年 essays / history

A collection of essays interpreting law and politics historically, using texts as a means to consider individuals and their times.

legal historyhistorical interpretationintellectual history

全著作

  • German Staatslehre and the Meiji State System (1999)
  • The Meiji Constitution in the History of Civilization (2003)
  • Ito Hirobumi: The Politician of Knowledge (2010)
  • People Who Built the Meiji State (2013)
  • Watanabe Hongi: Placing the Gathering of Collective Wisdom First (2016)
  • Ōkubo Toshimichi: A Leader Who Tied Together 'Knowledge' (2022)
  • Law and Politics as History (2025)

作風・主題

文体
scholarly yet clear proseemphasis on comparative-historical perspective
頻出モチーフ
modern state formationhistory of law and politicsWestern experience and Japan

評価・遺産

A highly regarded scholar in Meiji constitutional and legal history whose integration of biographical approaches and comparative legal history has deepened understanding of modern Japan. His prize-winning works and public scholarship have exerted broad influence.

豆知識

  • Awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon in 2024.
  • Serves as a professor at the International Research Center for Japanese Studies (Nichibunken).
  • Received multiple academic prizes in 2004 for 'The Meiji Constitution in the History of Civilization'.