Ishibashi Tanzan Award
1 appearances
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Edition 41 (2020) award
Akiko Yamamoto
やまもと あきこ
Yamamoto Akiko
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1979-08-15 （Hokkaido, Japan）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- International Political Scientist, Associate Professor, Lecturer, Researcher
- Active Years
- 2003-
- Affiliations
- University of the Ryukyus, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of International Law and Politics
- Memberships
- Global Governance Association, Japan Society for Defense Studies, Japanese Political Science Association, The Japanese Association of International Political Studies
- Influenced By
- Mineo Nakajima
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitotsubashi University | Faculty of Law | — | 学士（法学） | 1999-2003 | Japan |
| Hitotsubashi University Graduate School of Law | — | — | 修士（法学） | 2005-2007 | Japan |
| Hitotsubashi University Graduate School of Social Sciences | — | — | 博士（社会学） | 2012-2015 | Japan |
Hitotsubashi University
Faculty of Law
Degree:
学士（法学）
Period:
1999-2003
Year of Graduation:
2003
Country:
Japan
Hitotsubashi University Graduate School of Law
Degree:
修士（法学）
Period:
2005-2007
Year of Graduation:
2007
Country:
Japan
Hitotsubashi University Graduate School of Social Sciences
Degree:
博士（社会学）
Period:
2012-2015
Year of Graduation:
2015
Country:
Japan
Completed doctoral program (2015)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Inoki Masamichi Award (Encouragement Prize) | The United States and the Revision of the US-Japan Security Treaty — Okinawa, Bases, and the Alliance | 奨励賞 | Japan Society for Defense Studies | 受賞 |
| 2020 | Okinawa Research Encouragement Award | The US-Japan Status of Forces Agreement — 70 Years of the US Forces in Japan and the "Alliance" | 奨励賞 | Okinawa Association | 受賞 |
| 2020 | Ishibashi Tanzan Prize | The US-Japan Status of Forces Agreement — 70 Years of the US Forces in Japan and the "Alliance" | — | Ishibashi Tanzan Memorial Foundation | 受賞 |
Inoki Masamichi Award (Encouragement Prize)
2017
Work:
The United States and the Revision of the US-Japan Security Treaty — Okinawa, Bases, and the Alliance
Category:
奨励賞
Organization:
Japan Society for Defense Studies
Result:
受賞
Okinawa Research Encouragement Award
2020
Work:
The US-Japan Status of Forces Agreement — 70 Years of the US Forces in Japan and the "Alliance"
Category:
奨励賞
Organization:
Okinawa Association
Result:
受賞
Ishibashi Tanzan Prize
2020
Work:
The US-Japan Status of Forces Agreement — 70 Years of the US Forces in Japan and the "Alliance"
Organization:
Ishibashi Tanzan Memorial Foundation
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The United States and the Revision of the US-Japan Security Treaty — Okinawa, Bases, and the Alliance
2017 International Political History / ScholarlyA monograph based on her doctoral thesis analyzing the revision of the US-Japan Security Treaty and how Okinawa and base issues have affected the alliance.
US-Japan relationsOkinawamilitary basesalliance history
American Outsider Presidents — "Maverick" Politicians Shaking the World
2017 Political CommentaryA general-audience analysis comparing outsider-style politicians who have shaken established politics worldwide.
populismcomparative politicsleadership profiles
The US-Japan Status of Forces Agreement — 70 Years of the US Forces in Japan and the "Alliance"
2019 International Relations History / AnalysisAn overview of the legal and political framework of the US-Japan Status of Forces Agreement, tracing its formation and changes across 70 years of the alliance.
Status of Forces AgreementUS forces in Japansecurity history
Bibliography
- The United States and the Revision of the US-Japan Security Treaty — Okinawa, Bases, and the Alliance
- American Outsider Presidents — "Maverick" Politicians Shaking the World
- The US-Japan Status of Forces Agreement — 70 Years of the US Forces in Japan and the "Alliance"
- Okinawa and the Marine Corps — Historical Development of the Stationing (co-authored)
- Naturalized Boundaries — Journeying the Postwar History of Okinawa (co-authored)
Adaptations
- Sensha Tousou (appearance in documentary)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Scholarly yet clear expositionEmpirical analysis based on primary sources
- Recurring Motifs
- historicity of alliancesOkinawa and basesevolution of legal frameworks
Legacy
A contemporary scholar of international politics whose research on US-Japan relations, US forces in Japan, and Okinawan base issues has influenced policy discussions and regional studies.
Academic Societies
- Japan Society for Defense Studies
- Japanese Political Science Association
- The Japanese Association of International Political Studies
- Global Governance Association
In Popular Culture
- Documentary film "Sensha Tousou" (appearance, 2020)
Trivia
- In 2017 she received an encouragement prize from the Japan Society for Defense Studies for a book based on her doctoral thesis.
- She appears in the 2020 documentary film "Sensha Tousou."
- She previously worked at Daiichi-Hoki Co., Ltd.