American Government and Politics

B.A., Sophia University, Department of English Language and Studies, Faculty of Foreign Studies;
M.A., Georgetown University, Graduate Program of Government;
Ph.D., University of Maryland , Graduate Program of Government and Politics.
Successively held the post of Associate Profeesor at Keiwa College, Bunkyo University, etc. President of Japanese Association of American Studies (June, 2022-June 2024)

2-809 Mon. 17:00～18:30 or by appointment

My specialty is contemporary American government and foreign policy. When you study the United States, you will be amazed at the depth of the field. The study of American government covers a wide range of topics, including political institutions such as Congress, the President, the Judiciary, interest groups, think tank, and the media. Elections, social movement, and transformation of political cultures are also significant areas to investigate in the field. Needless to say, the study is also closely related to other courses of the Faculty of Global Studies, such as Foreign Policy, Comparative Politics, Comparative Sociology, International Politics, and Area Studies.

Four years at university seems like a long time but is actually short. Please find something you can actively devote yourself to. I am also a graduate of Sophia (I graduated from the Department of English Studies, Faculty of Foreign Studies with a minor in International Relations, one of the fields composing the Faculty of Global Studies), and I had many wonderful encounters during my undergraduate years that are my treasure for life. For us faculty members, meeting all of you is most inspiring. We are very much looking forward to making new discoveries with you during your studies in the Faculty of Global Studies!

maeshima@sophia.ac.jp

The Media in American Politics (『アメリカ政治とメディア：政治のインフラから政治の主役になるマスメディア』単著、北樹出版、2011年)、Crisis of Electoral Democracy in America (『危機のアメリカ「選挙デモクラシー」：社会経済変化からトランプ現象へ』共編著，東信堂，2020年)、Internet in Politics: The New Public Sphere in Japan, The U.S. , and South Korea (『ネット選挙が変える政治と社会：日米韓における新たな「公共圏」の姿』共編著，慶応義塾大学出版会，2013年)、American Politics and Media (『現代アメリカ政治とメディア』共編著，東洋経済新報社，2019年)、Internet Election Campaigns in the United States, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan (co-edited, Palgrave, 2017) etc.