Japanese Literary Awards

← Back to Home

Masakazu Matsumoto

まつもと まさかず

Matsumoto Masakazu

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1978-01-01 （Tokyo, Japan）
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese
Residence History
Tokyo, Japan → Shimane Prefecture (while at Shimane University) → Osaka Prefecture (while at Kansai University)

Career

Occupations
political scientist, university professor
Active Years
2001-
Affiliations
Shimane University, Faculty of Education (lecturer/associate professor), Kansai University, Faculty of Policy Studies (associate professor), Nihon University, Faculty of Law, Department of Political Economy (professor)
Influenced By
Michael Walzer, John Rawls

Education

Keio University
Faculty of Law
Degree: LL.B.
Period: 1997-2001
Year of Graduation: 2001
Country: Japan
Undergraduate degree (law)
University of York (postgraduate)
Department of Politics (Political Philosophy) / Political Philosophy
Degree: M.A. (修士)
Country: United Kingdom
Completed master's program (year unspecified)
Keio University Graduate School
Graduate School of Law / Department of Political Science
Degree: 博士（法学）
Year of Graduation: 2007
Country: Japan
Doctor of Laws (Ph.D.). Dissertation: "Liberal Multiculturalism: Political-Theoretical Considerations on Its Possibilities and Methods"

Awards

Ishibashi Tanzan Prize
2013
Work: What is Pacifism? (Political-Philosophical Reflections on War and Peace)
Organization: Ishibashi Tanzan Prize Selection Committee
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Liberal Multiculturalism

2007 political philosophy / academic

An academic study examining the possibilities and methods of multiculturalism from a liberal political-theoretical perspective.

multiculturalismliberalismcitizenship

What is Pacifism? Political-Philosophical Reflections on War and Peace

2013 political philosophy / general readership

A clear, philosophical discussion of war, peace, and pacifism from a political-philosophical perspective. Winner of the Ishibashi Tanzan Prize.

pacifismethics of warpolitical philosophy

Applied Political Philosophy: Explorations in Methodology

2015 academic

A collection of essays on the methodology of political philosophy and its applications.

political philosophymethodology

What is Public Interest? Political Science Connecting the Public and the Private

2021 political science / essays

A work re-examining the relationship between publicness and the private sphere while exploring the concept of public interest.

publicnesspublic interestpolitical ethics

Bibliography

  • Liberal Multiculturalism
  • What is Pacifism? Political-Philosophical Reflections on War and Peace
  • Applied Political Philosophy: Explorations in Methodology
  • Justice and Population Issues (contribution)
  • Theory of Justice — From Basics to Frontiers (contribution)
  • What is Public Interest? Political Science Connecting the Public and the Private

Translations by Author

  • On War: The Moral Reality of Just War (co-translation)
  • Introduction to Political Theory: Methods and Approaches (co-editor/translator)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
academic yet accessible prose for general readerslogical and analytical exposition
Recurring Motifs
peacejusticemulticulturalismpublicness

Legacy

Known for clear explanations and theoretical contributions in political philosophy and peace studies, bridging academia and general readership. Winner of the Ishibashi Tanzan Prize for his work on pacifism, he has influenced practical discussions in contemporary Japanese political philosophy.

Academic Societies

  • Japanese Political Science Association

Trivia

  • Won the Ishibashi Tanzan Prize in 2013 for 'What is Pacifism?'.
  • Holds a Ph.D. in Law from Keio University.