SUGIMOTO Tatsuya

Department of Political Science and EconomicsAssociate Professor
Distance Learning DivisionConcurrent Lecturer

Degree

  • Ph.D. in Political Science, Nihon University, Mar. 2015

Research Keyword

  • Political Science
  • Political Thought
  • Tocqueville
  • Civil Society
  • Ethics
  • Ethics of Care

Field Of Study

  • Humanities & social sciences, Politics, Politics
  • Humanities & social sciences, Politics, History of Political Thought
  • Humanities & social sciences, Politics, Political Philosophy
  • Humanities & social sciences, Philosophy and ethics, Philosophy/Ethics

Career

  • Apr. 2018 - Present
    Nihon University, College of Law, Associate Professor
  • Apr. 2016 - Present
    Nihon University, Correspondence Division, Concurrent Lecturer
  • Apr. 2008 - Present
    Nihon University, Correspondence Division, Instructor
  • Aug. 2017 - Aug. 2018
    University of Minnesota, Research Scholar
  • Apr. 2015 - Mar. 2018
    Nihon University, College of Law, Assistant Professor (Tenure-track Position)
  • Jul. 2015 - Sep. 2015
    Ibaraki University, University Education Center[Political Science], Part-time Lecturer
  • Oct. 2013 - Mar. 2015
    Ibaraki University, University Education Center[Political Science], Part-time Lecturer
  • Apr. 2010 - Mar. 2015
    Nihon University, College of Law, Research Associate
  • Apr. 2007 - Mar. 2010
    Nihon University, College of Law, Teaching Assistant
  • Apr. 1997 - Mar. 2004
    Fujitsu Limited

Educational Background

  • Apr. 2007 - Mar. 2015
    Nihon University, Graduate School, Division of Law, Political Science
  • Apr. 2005 - Mar. 2007
    Nihon University, Graduate School, Division of Law, Political Science
  • Apr. 1993 - Mar. 1997
    Nihon University, College of Economics, Department of Economics

Member History

  • Jun. 2022 - Present
    Councilor, Japan Association for Comparative Politics
  • Jun. 2020 - Jun. 2022
    Councilor / Secretary-General, Japan Association for Comparative Politics
  • Jun. 2013 - Jun. 2014
    渉外委員, 日本比較政治学会

Paper

  • Transformation of Political Participation
    Tatsuya Sugimoto
    Seikei Kenkyu, Dec. 2023, Refereed, Not invited
    Lead
  • Reconsideration of Tocquevillian Political Thought in Terms of Care Ethics
    Tatsuya Sugimoto
    Seikei Kenkyu, Feb. 2023, Refereed, Not invited
    Lead
  • Joan Tronto's Caring Democracy
    Tatsuya Sugimoto
    Hogaku Kiyo, Mar. 2021, Refereed, Not invited
  • Comparative Study on the Concept of Human and Citizen in Social Contract Theory and Cre Ethics
    Tatsuya Sugimoto
    Hogaku Kiyo, Mar. 2019, Refereed, Not invited
    Lead
  • Democracy and Economy in Tocqueville's Political Thought
    Tatsuya Sugimoto
    Seikei Kenkyu, Oct. 2016, Refereed, Not invited
    Lead
  • Tocqueville's Social Policy
    Tatsuya Sugimoto
    Hogaku Kiyo, Mar. 2016, Refereed, Not invited
  • Tocqueville and Socialism
    Tatsuya Sugimoto
    Seikei Kenkyu, Sep. 2015, Refereed, Not invited
    Lead
  • Politics and Economy in Tocqueville's Thought, A Consideration on the Morality in Democracy-Industrial Society
    Tatsuya Sugimoto
    Doctoral Thesis, Mar. 2015, Refereed, Not invited
    Lead
  • A Disquisition on Tocqueville's Political Life
    Tatsuya Sugimoto
    Seikei Kenkyu, Mar. 2014, Refereed, Not invited
    Lead
  • An Axiology of Conservatism as Political Theory
    Tatsuya Sugimoto
    Seikei Kenkyu, Mar. 2013, Refereed, Not invited
    Lead
  • Civil Autonomy and Local Autonomy, The Meaning of Local in the Political Thought of Tocqueville
    Tatsuya Sugimoto
    Hosei Ronsou [The Japanese Journal of Law and Political Science], May 2012, Refereed, Not invited
    Lead
  • The Isolation of Tocqueville, The History of a French Politician in 19th Century
    Study of Political Power, Mar. 2012, Not refereed, Not invited
    Lead
  • Scepticism and Practice: The Consideration on the "Science politique nouvelle" by Alexis de Tocqueville [Doute et pratique: la considération sur la «Science politique nouvelle» par Alexis de Tocqueville]
    Tatsuya Sugimoto
    Seikei Kenkyu, Mar. 2011, Refereed, Not invited
    Lead
  • Tocqueville and the Revolution of February in France, Democracy,Revolution,Liberty
    Tatsuya Sugimoto
    Seiji Shisou Kenkyu[The Japanese Journal of Political Thought], May 2009, Refereed, Not invited
    Lead
  • Report on A Conference of Political Science of Nihon University "Tocqueville in the Revolution of February in France, Reflection on Democracy in 19th century's France"
    Tatsuya Sugimoto
    Seikei-kenkyu, Sep. 2008, Not refereed, Not invited
    Lead
  • The Significance of Liberty and the concept of "Aristocratie" in Alexis de Tocqueville, For the Integration of Liberalism and Republicanism
    Tatsuya Sugimoto
    Hougaku Kenkyu Nenpo, Dec. 2007, Refereed, Not invited
    Lead

MISC

  • Book Review on Joan Tronto's "Caring Democracy"
    Tatsuya Sugimoto
    Tosho Shimbun, Jun. 2024, Not refereed, Invited
    Lead
  • Book Review on Yayo Okano's "Care Ethics"
    Tatsuya Sugimoto
    Komei Shimbun, Apr. 2024, Not refereed, Invited
  • Asking about Freedom
    Tatsuya Sugimoto
    Hyou-ron, Apr. 2022, Not refereed, Invited
    Lead

Books and other publications

  • ★Moral Boundaries: A Political Argument for an Ethics of Care
    Joan C. Tronto (Tatsuya Sugimoto), Single translation
    Keiso-Shobo, Apr. 2024
    9784326303441
  • ★The Consideration on the History of Liberty
    Single work, Tatsuya Sugimoto
    Nihon Keizai Hyoronsha, Apr. 2022
    9784818826113
  • Textbook for Independence and Creation
    Tatsuya Sugimoto, Joint work, pp. 61-72.
    Keiso Shobo, Mar. 2023
    9784326000586
  • Introduction of the French Contemporary Philosophy
    Shigeo Kawaguchi; Katsuhiko Koemon; Takeshi Miyake, 川口茂雄・越門勝彦・三宅岳史編
    Minerva Shobo, Jul. 2020
    9784623084982
  • Introduction to Social Science
    Kazuyoshi Oku; Takenori Takase; Masakazu Matsumoto; Tatsuya Sugimoto, Joint work, Kazuyoshi Oku; Takenori Takase; Masakazu Matsumoto; Tatsuya Sugimoto
    Minerva Shobo, Mar. 2020
    9784623079476
  • Social Capital and Civil Society
    Tatsuya Sugimoto, Joint work, Tatsuya Sugimoto
    Minerva Shobo, Jun. 2019, Not refereed
    9784623077731
  • Political Science
    Atsushi Yoshino, Joint work, Atsushi Yoshino
    Kobundo, Feb. 2018
  • The Introduction to College Education
    Tetsu Sadotomo, Joint work, Tetsu Sadotomo
    Hokuju Shuppan, May 2011
  • The Perspective of Citizenship
    Takashi Fujiwara; Tatsuya Sugimoto; Takahisa Sato; Kenji Ishii; Akihoro Yasu; Yasuhide Mouri; Ryusaku Yamada, Joint work, Takashi Fujiwara; Tatsuya Sugimoto; Takahisa Sato; Kenji Ishii; Akihoro Yasu; Yasuhide Mouri; Ryusaku Yamada
    Nihon Keizai Hyouronsha, Apr. 2010, Not refereed
    9784818821019

Lectures, oral presentations, etc.

  • ★What is Activity in Caring Democracy?
    Tatsuya Sugimoto
    The Japanese Conference for the Study of Political Thought, May 2024, Invited
  • The Meaning and Limitation of Caring Democracy
    Tatsuya Sugimoto
    The Conference for Modern Normative Theory (Online), Mar. 2021
  • Care Ethics and Modern Democratic Theories
    Tatsuya Sugimoto
    A Conference of Political Science of Nihon University, Nihon University, Nov. 2018, Nihon University, Not invited
  • Care Ethics Study and the Reception in Japan
    The Western Political Science Association, SanFrancisco, the United States., Mar. 2018, Not invited
  • "Love" in Political Philosophy
    Tatsuya Sugimoto
    The Japanese Conference for the Study of Political Thought[23rd], Nagoya University, May 2016, Not invited
  • Social Problems in Alexis de Tocqueville
    Tatsuya Sugimoto
    Japanese Political Science Association [2015], Chiba University, Oct. 2015, Japanese Political Science Association, Not invited
  • The Possibility and Meaning of Conservatism as a Normative Theory
    Tatsuya Sugimoto
    The Conference for Modern Normative Theory, Senshu University, May 2013, The Conference for Modern Normative Theory, Not invited
  • The Meaning of Local Autonomy in Tocqueville's Political Thought
    Tatsuya Sugimoto
    The Japanese Association of Law and Political Science[115th], Hosei University, Nov. 2011, The Japanese Association of Law and Political Science, Not invited
  • Tocqueville and the French Revolutionof 1848, A Study of Tocqueville's "Souvenirs"
    Tatsuya Sugimoto
    The Japanese Conference for the Study of Political Thought[15th], Okayama University, May 2008, The Japanese Conference for the Study of Political Thought, Not invited
  • Tocqueville in the Revolution of February in France, Reflection on Democracy in 19th century's France
    Tatsuya Sugimoto
    A Conference of Political Science of Nihon University, Nihon University, May 2008, Nihon University, Not invited
  • Alexis de Tocqueville's "Democracy in France"
    Tatsuya Sugimoto
    A Study Group for International Politics and Thought, Nihon University, May 2008, A Study Group for International Politics and Thought, Not invited
  • The Significance of Liberty and the Concept of "Aristocratie" in Alexis de Tocqueville
    Group d'etudes sur la France contemporaine[22nd], Maison franco-japonaise, Feb. 2008, Group d'etudes sur la France contemporaine, Not invited
  • Liberalism and Republicanism in Tocqueville's Thought
    Tatsuya Sugimoto
    A Study Group for Citizenship[5th], Nihon University, Mar. 2007, A Study Group for Citizenship, Not invited

Courses

  • Political Science
    Nihon University
  • History of Western Political Thought
    Nihon University
  • Introduction to Political Science
    Nihon University
  • Politics in Japan
    Ibaraki University
  • Political Philosophy
    Nihon University

Affiliated academic society

  • Sep. 2024 - Present
    The Japan Society of Christian Studies
  • Feb. 2018 - Present
    Care Ethics Research Consortium
  • Dec. 2016 - Present
    The Japanese Society for Ethics
  • Jun. 2016 - Present
    American Political Science Association
  • Jun. 2013 - Present
    Japan Association for Comparative Politics
  • Apr. 2007 - Present
    The Japanese Political Science Association
  • Apr. 2006 - Present
    The Japanese Association of Law and Political Science
  • Apr. 2006 - Present
    The Society for the History of Social Thought
  • Apr. 2005 - Present
    The Japanese Conference for the Study of Political Thought

Research Themes

  • The Reconsideration on "Subjectivity" in Modern Political Theories
    The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Apr. 2019 - Mar. 2024
    Tatsuya Sugimoto
  • Sakuradakai Research Grant
    Sakuradakai Foundation, Feb. 2016 - Feb. 2017
  • Robert Kennedy's Grant of Nihon University
    Nihon University, Jun. 2009 - Jun. 2009

Social Contribution Activities

  • Adviser, Nihon University Scouting Club
    advisor
    2017 - 2022
  • Adviser, Aiki-do Club of Nihon University
    others
    2015 - 2022
  • Commissioner, Boy Scout Troop Chiyoda 9
    advisor
    01 Apr. 2019 - 31 Mar. 2020