Mizuki YAMAMOTO
Project Assistant Professor at Keio Center for Strategy
Mizuki Yamamoto studied for her undergraduate degree at Keio University, where she completed her master’s degree in Law. Designated as a researcher fellow (DC2) by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, she also served as a visiting research student at the University of Cambridge (2022-23). Since 2024, she has worked as a project assistant professor at Keio Center for Strategy. She is expected to receive her PhD in Law at Keio University in March 2025.
Research
History of Intelligence, British Political History, British Diplomatic History
Publications
1. Books (including Translation)
- Mizuki Yamamoto, “Chapter 3: The British Experience – ‘Skepticism towards Parliamentary Democracy’ and ‘The End of Laissez-Faire’,” in Yuichi Hosoya and Takumi Itabashi (eds), Will Democracy Be Revived? An Examination of Populism from a Historical Perspective (in Japanese), Keio University Press, 2024.
- Mizuki Yamamoto, Yuichi Hosoya, and Junichiro Shiratori (eds), We Desire to Occupy an Honored Place in an International Society: Diplomatic Memoirs of Hiroaki Fujii (in Japanese), Yoshida Press, 2020.
- [Translation] Michel Walzer, Revolution of the Saints: A Study in the Origins of Radical Politics (Japanese translation) Yoshihisa Hagiwara, ed., Fuko-sha, 2022. *Responsible for chapter 6 and bibliographical note.
2. Peer-reviewed articles
- “Oswald Mosley and Criticisms of Parliamentarism in Interwar Britain: Two Divergent Popular Wills and the Fusion of Power” (in Japanese), in the Journal of Law and Politics, No. 137, Keio University, Tokyo, 2023.
- “Crossing Borders Fascism: Diana Mitford and the BUF’s Approach to Nazism” (in Japanese), in the Journal of Law and Politics, No. 129, Keio University, Tokyo, 2021.
3. Academic articles and book reviews
- Mizuki Yamamoto, “Review of Brendan Simms, Hitler: Only the World Was Enough,” Kokka Gakkai Zasshi (Journal of the Association of Political and Social Sciences), Vol. 138, The University of Tokyo, December 2025.
- “Submission to British Fascism: Mosley and Nicolson in Transforming British Society” (in Japanese), in Seijigaku Kenkyu, No. 57, Keio University, Tokyo, 2017.
4. Commentaries
ELLE Japon
- “The Handbag as a Weapon: How Women Politicians Use Power Dressing,” ELLE, January 2026, https://www.elle.com/jp/fashion/fashion-column/a69887601/female-leaders-dresing-2601/
- “The leadership qualities needed for the US president: A Comparison of Donald Trump and Kamala Harris,” ELLE, November 2024, https://www.elle.com/jp/culture/career/a62958102/in-depth-comparison-of-donald-trump-and-kamala-harris2411125/.
- “Fashion and Politics: The Cases of Kamala Harris and Margaret Thatcher,” ELLE, October 2024, https://www.elle.com/jp/fashion/fashion-column/a62713712/female-leaders-dressing-2410/.
COMMEMO: The Nikkei Newspaper Website
- “In an age when all 100 million people can be ‘expressive,’ is there room for writers?”, COMMEMO, May 2021, https://comemo.nikkei.com/n/n0c3ee352a549?gs=1b204205afae.
- “Can I take 3 days off a week?,” COMMEMO, May 2021, https://comemo.nikkei.com/n/n7751f89a5749.
- “If I lose my sight tomorrow.” COMMEMO, August 2021, https://comemo.nikkei.com/n/nbc3b09f24444.
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