Osaragi Jiro Tribune Award
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Edition 22 (2022) award
Takumi Itabashi
いたばし たくみ
Itabashi Takumi
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1978-10-28 （Oyama, Tochigi, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Oyama, Tochigi → Sano, Tochigi → Sapporo, Hokkaido → Tokyo
Career
- Occupations
- Political scientist, University professor, Translator, Researcher
- Active Years
- 2001-
- Affiliations
- Hokkaido University Graduate School, Assistant Professor, Seikei University, Faculty of Law — Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Professor (from 2013), The University of Tokyo, Graduate Schools for Law and Politics — Professor (from 2022)
- Influenced By
- Akira Taguchi, Ken Endo
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokkaido University, Faculty of Law | Faculty of Law | Department of Law | 学士（法学） | 1997-2001 | Japan |
| Hokkaido University Graduate School, Law | Graduate School of Law | Department of Law | 博士（法学） | 2001-2008 | Japan |
Hokkaido University, Faculty of Law
Faculty of Law
/ Department of Law
Degree:
学士（法学）
Period:
1997-2001
Year of Graduation:
2001
Country:
Japan
Hokkaido University Graduate School, Law
Graduate School of Law
/ Department of Law
Degree:
博士（法学）
Period:
2001-2008
Year of Graduation:
2008
Country:
Japan
Doctoral dissertation: "Nationalism in Modern Germany and 'Central Europe': A Reexamination of German Nationalism Discourse"
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Encouragement Award of the German Studies Association of Japan | Black Europe: Christian Conservative 'Occident (Abendland)' Ideology in Germany, 1925–1965 | — | German Studies Association of Japan | 受賞 |
| 2022 | Osaragi Jiro Forum Prize (22nd) | Overcoming Division 1989–1990: West German Diplomatic Challenges over Unification | — | Osaragi Jiro Forum Prize Committee | 受賞 |
Encouragement Award of the German Studies Association of Japan
2016
Work:
Black Europe: Christian Conservative 'Occident (Abendland)' Ideology in Germany, 1925–1965
Organization:
German Studies Association of Japan
Result:
受賞
Osaragi Jiro Forum Prize (22nd)
2022
Work:
Overcoming Division 1989–1990: West German Diplomatic Challenges over Unification
Organization:
Osaragi Jiro Forum Prize Committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Searching Central Europe: A Lineage of German Nationalism
2010 History / International RelationsA monograph analyzing the lineage of German nationalism and the changing concept of 'Central Europe' in modern Germany, based on primary sources. Discusses the linkage between national consciousness and regional concepts.
NationalismCentral EuropeGerman history
Adenauer: The Statesman Who Built Modern Germany
2014 Biography / Political historyAn accessible biography outlining Konrad Adenauer's political role and the formation of postwar Germany.
Political leadershipPostwar GermanyNation rebuilding
Black Europe: Christian Conservative 'Abendland' Ideology in Germany, 1925–1965
2016 Intellectual history / Political historyA study examining Christian conservative views of the 'West' in Germany and their political implications through literature and movements from 1925 to 1965.
Christian conservatismConcepts of cultureIntellectual history
Overcoming Division 1989–1990: West German Diplomatic Challenges over Unification
2022 Diplomatic history / Modern historyA detailed diplomatic-historical study of West Germany's diplomatic challenges and strategies during German unification from 1989 to 1990. Published in 2022; an award-winning work.
German unificationDiplomatic strategyPost-Cold War order
Bibliography
- Searching Central Europe: A Lineage of German Nationalism (Soubunsha, 2010)
- Adenauer: The Statesman Who Built Modern Germany (Chuko Shinsho, 2014)
- Black Europe: Christian Conservative 'Abendland' Ideology in Germany, 1925–1965 (Yoshida Shoten, 2016)
- Overcoming Division 1989–1990: West German Diplomatic Challenges over Unification (Chuo Koron Shinsha, 2022)
- Various co-authored, edited and translated works (2011–2023)
Translations by Author
- Central Europe: From Empire to the EU (Hakusuisha Bunko Cessage, co-translator, 2004)
- The Nuremberg Trials: How Nazi Germany Was Judged (Chuko Shinsho, translator, 2015)
- What Is Populism? (Iwanami Shoten, translator, 2017)
- German Unification (Iwanami Shinsho, translator, 2020)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Scholarly and clear expositionSource-focused empirical approachAccessible explanations for general readers
- Recurring Motifs
- Formation of nationalismState and regional conceptsDiplomacy and integration processes
Legacy
Recognized for empirical research in modern German political history and international political history, he is respected in both teaching and scholarship and regarded as a leading mid-career scholar in German studies.
Academic Societies
- German Studies Association of Japan
Trivia
- Born in Oyama, Tochigi; raised in Sano.
- Graduated from Hokkaido University Faculty of Law and earned a PhD in Law from the same university.
- Studied under Akira Taguchi (master's) and Ken Endo (doctoral).
- Recipient of the German Studies Association of Japan Encouragement Award (2016) and the Osaragi Jiro Forum Prize (2022).