KIMITAKA MATSUZATO
PhD, Professor Emeritus. University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. Graduate School for Law and Politics.
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6995-7658
Scopus: 6602794791
E-mail: kim@j.u-tokyo.ac.jp
EDUCATION
1985 – University of Tokyo, bachelor's degree «Law»
1987 – University of Tokyo, master's degree «Law»
DEGREES AND TITLES
1996 – Dr. Sci. (Law)
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
1989-1990 – Assistant at the Faculty of History, Leningrad A. I. Gertsen Pedagogical University
1990-1991 – Assistant at the Faculty of History, Leningrad University
1991-2000 – Associate Professor, Slavic Research Center, Hokkaido University
2000-2014 – Professor, Slavic Research Center, Hokkaido University
2006-2008 – Director, Slavic Research Center, Hokkaido University
2014 – Professor, Department of Law and Politics, University of Tokyo
AREAS OF RESEARCH INTERESTS
Governor-generalships in the Russian Empire, Post-Communist Politics (secession conflicts, cultural geopolitics, semi-presidential regimes)
AWARDS, HONORARY TITLES
2019 – Huttenbach Prize Winner (https://nationalities.org/prizes/huttenbach-prize/2019-huttenbach-prize-winner/)
SIGNIFICANT PUBLICATIONS OF RECENT YEARS
Articles
Moldova after State Capture: Oligarchic Opposition to an NGO Revolution. Demokratizatsiya: The Journal of Post-Soviet Democratization, 2024, vol. 32, no. 2, pp. 141-163.
Federalization, Land-for-Peace or a War Once More: Secession Conflicts in Post-Soviet Countries. Nationalities Papers, 2024, vol. 52, no. 5, pp. 1100-1120.
Islam and Local Politics in Counties of South Dagestan under Governor Ramazan Abdulatipov. Demokratizatsiya: The Journal of Post-Soviet Democratization, 2019, vol. 27, no. 4, pp. 497-523. (in co-authorship)