Rikki Kersten
Biographic Data
| ID | 4103464 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rikki Kersten |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rikki |
| FAMILY NAME | Kersten |
| SIGNATURE | KERSTEN R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Murdoch University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9455-2380 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 17 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
One Hundred Million Philosophers
Reviewed by: One Hundred Million Philosophers: Science of Thought and the Culture of Democracy in Postwar Japan by Adam Bronson Rikki Kersten (bio) One Hundred Million Philosophers: Science of Thought and the Culture of Democracy in Postwar Japan. By Adam Bronson. University of Hawai'i Press, Honolulu, 2016. x, 263 pages. $59.00. How can historians capture the spirit of an era? The pursuit of the zeitgeist or seishin shi of postwar Japan's socioi…
Contextualising Australia–Japan security cooperation
On July 1, 2014, Prime Minister Shinzō Abe's cabinet commenced a historic transformation of post-war Japan's security policy by overturning previous interpretations of the constitution's pacifist clause, Article 9. The Cabinet Decision on the Development of Seamless Security Legislation to Ensure Japan's Survival and Protect Its People stated that collective self-defence was consistent with the constitution and, consequently, Japan would immediat…
Bilateral Perspectives on Regional Security
Contemporary Southeast Asia (CSEA) is one of the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute"s flagship publications. Now in its fourth decade of publication, CSEA has succeeded in building up an international reputation as one of Southeast Asia"s premier academic journals. The aim of the peer reviewed journal is to provide subscribers with up to date and in-depth analysis of critical trends and developments in Southeast Asia and the wider Asia-Pacific region.…
New Approaches to Human Security in Asia-Pacific
Democracy in Post-War Japan
Democracy in Post-War Japan assesses the development of democracy through the writings of the brilliant political thinker Maruyama Masao. The author explores the significance of Maruyama's notion of personal and social autonomy and its impact on the development of a distinctively Japanese democratic ideal.This book, based on contemporary documents and on interviews with Maruyama, is the only full-scale analysis of his work and thought to be publi…
Bilateral Perspectives on Regional Security
This book assesses the key factors underlying such Australian-Japanese cooperation and those policy challenges that could impede it. Experts offer critical insights into why their two countries – trad
Japan as an Active Agent for Global Norms
Japan has shaped a distinct human security policy based on evolving policy preferences of successive domestic political leaders and the gradual assimilation of external norms into its own foreign policy. Independent experts have played a particularly significant role in advising Japanese policy elites on how human security could be used by Japan to become an "intellectual leader" within the United Nations and other relevant institutions. This art…
Japanese security policy formation
Since the turn of the century, Japanese security policy seems to have taken a more proactive, assertive turn. To what extent does this new security profile on Japan's part represent fundamental change in terms of security policy formation, security norms and security practice? This article analyses post-9/11 Japanese security policy formation by examining changes to policy-making processes and norms during and after Koizumi's tenure between 2001 …
The Intellectual Culture of Postwar Japan and the 1968-1969 University of Tokyo Struggles
Japan's student-led protests of 1968–1969 resonated with similar movements around the world, particularly in their demand for individual autonomy and liberation from the burden of mature capitalism and the yoke of social regimentation. In the case of Japan, this movement also signified a major turning point in postwar intellectual culture. 1968 was when protesting youth led a critical rejection of the progressive intellectuals who had defined the…
Deciphering Maruyama Masao
Authors who contribute to the crowded field of books on Maruyama Masao (1914–1996) must be endowed with at least one of two qualities: courage and originality. Moreover, the more time that passes since Maruyama's death in 1996, the more demanding and difficult the task of writing on Maruyama becomes. Authors do not only need to deal with the substantial body of their subject's thoughts and deeds but also have to bring something new to the table. …
The social imperative of pacifism in postwar Japan
Postwar Japanese history is often analyzed from the perspective of peace and democracy. Both ideas represented an interpretation of the war experience on the part of postwar progressive thinkers that saw postwar pacifist activism assume an anti-State character. But another important part of this intellectual context was its pro-society inclination. Social agency and autonomy became the main objectives of postwar progressive thinking, and it was t…
The Left in the Shaping of Japanese Democracy
Leftist thought and activism stands as a defining force in the articulation of political culture and policy in modern Japan. Operating from the periphery of formal political power for the most part, the Japanese Left has had an impact that extends far beyond its limited success at the ballot box. The essays that compose this Oxford Festschrift range over a wide set of themes including the tragic careers of two prewar left-wing martyrs (Goto-Jones…
Defeat and the intellectual culture of postwar Japan
In this article, I examine how defeat in war has shaped intellectual discourse in postwar Japan, particularly intellectual debates on war guilt. Known as ‘war responsibility debates’ in Japanese, the disconnection that is imposed on national identity by defeat has led to a number of different responses from Japanese opinion leaders and scholars. Implicit in these responses is a desire to restore fundamental continuity, either by revising the appr…
Revisionism, reaction and the 'symbol emperor' in post-war Japan
Recent scholarship on the Sho ̄wa Emperor has presented us with a conundrum.In the face of increasingly visible, if intellectually unconvincing, neo-nationalism in contemporary Japan, scholars such as Herbert Bix and Takahashi Tetsuya have sought to undermine this revisionist trend with a clarion call to history.This history, according to Bix and Takahashi, highlights the inescapable logic of accountability that rests at Hirohito's door.For Bix, …
Neo‐nationalism and the ‘liberal school of history
1990s Japan appears to be in the grip of a revisionist trend which many people associate with the emergence of neo‐nationalism. This paper argues that, while the leading proponents of revisionist history in the 1990s are superficial and intellectually unpersuasive, they nonetheless ought to be taken seriously by Japan scholars. Through a study of the ‘Liberal School of History’ and the ideas and person of its figurehead, Fujioka Nobukatsu, the lo…
Revolution and Subjectivity in Postwar Japan
After World War II, Japanese intellectuals believed that world history was moving inexorably toward bourgeois democracy and then socialism. But who would be the agents - the active subjects - of that revolution in Japan? Intensely debated at the time, this question of active subjectivity influenced popular ideas about nationalism and social change that still affect Japanese political culture today. Here, J. Victor Koschmann analyzes the debate ov…
Democracy in Postwar Japan
Democracy in Post-War Japan assesses the development of democracy through the writings of the brilliant political thinker Maruyama Masao. The author explores the significance of Maruyama's notion of personal and social autonomy and its impact on the development of a distinctively Japanese democratic ideal. This book, based on contemporary documents and on interviews with Maruyama, is the only full-scale analysis of his work and thought to be publ…
The war in postwar Japanese politics
Additional informationNotes on contributorsRikki Kersten She is currently on secondment from the History Department of the University of Sydney, as Research Manager at the Research Institute for Asia and the Pacific at the University of Sydney. Her book, Postwar Japanese Democracy, will be published by Routledge in December 1995
Shorter Notices
Shorter Notices Get access RIKKI KERSTEN RIKKI KERSTEN St Antony's CollegeOxford Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume CIX, Issue 431, April 1994, Pages 502–503, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/CIX.431.502 Published: 01 April 1994
Japanese security policy formation
Since the turn of the century, Japanese security policy seems to have taken a more proactive, assertive turn. To what extent does this new security profile on Japan's part represent fundamental change in terms of security policy formation, security norms and security practice? This article analyses post-9/11 Japanese security policy formation by examining changes to policy-making processes and norms during and after Koizumi's tenure between 2001 …
Contextualising Australia–Japan security cooperation
On July 1, 2014, Prime Minister Shinzō Abe's cabinet commenced a historic transformation of post-war Japan's security policy by overturning previous interpretations of the constitution's pacifist clause, Article 9. The Cabinet Decision on the Development of Seamless Security Legislation to Ensure Japan's Survival and Protect Its People stated that collective self-defence was consistent with the constitution and, consequently, Japan would immediat…
Defeat and the intellectual culture of postwar Japan
In this article, I examine how defeat in war has shaped intellectual discourse in postwar Japan, particularly intellectual debates on war guilt. Known as ‘war responsibility debates’ in Japanese, the disconnection that is imposed on national identity by defeat has led to a number of different responses from Japanese opinion leaders and scholars. Implicit in these responses is a desire to restore fundamental continuity, either by revising the appr…
Neo‐nationalism and the ‘liberal school of history
1990s Japan appears to be in the grip of a revisionist trend which many people associate with the emergence of neo‐nationalism. This paper argues that, while the leading proponents of revisionist history in the 1990s are superficial and intellectually unpersuasive, they nonetheless ought to be taken seriously by Japan scholars. Through a study of the ‘Liberal School of History’ and the ideas and person of its figurehead, Fujioka Nobukatsu, the lo…
Shorter Notices
Shorter Notices Get access RIKKI KERSTEN RIKKI KERSTEN St Antony's CollegeOxford Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume CIX, Issue 431, April 1994, Pages 502–503, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/CIX.431.502 Published: 01 April 1994
The war in postwar Japanese politics
Additional informationNotes on contributorsRikki Kersten She is currently on secondment from the History Department of the University of Sydney, as Research Manager at the Research Institute for Asia and the Pacific at the University of Sydney. Her book, Postwar Japanese Democracy, will be published by Routledge in December 1995
Democracy in Postwar Japan
Democracy in Post-War Japan assesses the development of democracy through the writings of the brilliant political thinker Maruyama Masao. The author explores the significance of Maruyama's notion of personal and social autonomy and its impact on the development of a distinctively Japanese democratic ideal. This book, based on contemporary documents and on interviews with Maruyama, is the only full-scale analysis of his work and thought to be publ…
Revolution and Subjectivity in Postwar Japan
After World War II, Japanese intellectuals believed that world history was moving inexorably toward bourgeois democracy and then socialism. But who would be the agents - the active subjects - of that revolution in Japan? Intensely debated at the time, this question of active subjectivity influenced popular ideas about nationalism and social change that still affect Japanese political culture today. Here, J. Victor Koschmann analyzes the debate ov…
Neo‐nationalism and the ‘liberal school of history
1990s Japan appears to be in the grip of a revisionist trend which many people associate with the emergence of neo‐nationalism. This paper argues that, while the leading proponents of revisionist history in the 1990s are superficial and intellectually unpersuasive, they nonetheless ought to be taken seriously by Japan scholars. Through a study of the ‘Liberal School of History’ and the ideas and person of its figurehead, Fujioka Nobukatsu, the lo…
Revisionism, reaction and the 'symbol emperor' in post-war Japan
Recent scholarship on the Sho ̄wa Emperor has presented us with a conundrum.In the face of increasingly visible, if intellectually unconvincing, neo-nationalism in contemporary Japan, scholars such as Herbert Bix and Takahashi Tetsuya have sought to undermine this revisionist trend with a clarion call to history.This history, according to Bix and Takahashi, highlights the inescapable logic of accountability that rests at Hirohito's door.For Bix, …
The Left in the Shaping of Japanese Democracy
Leftist thought and activism stands as a defining force in the articulation of political culture and policy in modern Japan. Operating from the periphery of formal political power for the most part, the Japanese Left has had an impact that extends far beyond its limited success at the ballot box. The essays that compose this Oxford Festschrift range over a wide set of themes including the tragic careers of two prewar left-wing martyrs (Goto-Jones…
Defeat and the intellectual culture of postwar Japan
In this article, I examine how defeat in war has shaped intellectual discourse in postwar Japan, particularly intellectual debates on war guilt. Known as ‘war responsibility debates’ in Japanese, the disconnection that is imposed on national identity by defeat has led to a number of different responses from Japanese opinion leaders and scholars. Implicit in these responses is a desire to restore fundamental continuity, either by revising the appr…
The social imperative of pacifism in postwar Japan
Postwar Japanese history is often analyzed from the perspective of peace and democracy. Both ideas represented an interpretation of the war experience on the part of postwar progressive thinkers that saw postwar pacifist activism assume an anti-State character. But another important part of this intellectual context was its pro-society inclination. Social agency and autonomy became the main objectives of postwar progressive thinking, and it was t…
Deciphering Maruyama Masao
Authors who contribute to the crowded field of books on Maruyama Masao (1914–1996) must be endowed with at least one of two qualities: courage and originality. Moreover, the more time that passes since Maruyama's death in 1996, the more demanding and difficult the task of writing on Maruyama becomes. Authors do not only need to deal with the substantial body of their subject's thoughts and deeds but also have to bring something new to the table. …
The Intellectual Culture of Postwar Japan and the 1968-1969 University of Tokyo Struggles
Japan's student-led protests of 1968–1969 resonated with similar movements around the world, particularly in their demand for individual autonomy and liberation from the burden of mature capitalism and the yoke of social regimentation. In the case of Japan, this movement also signified a major turning point in postwar intellectual culture. 1968 was when protesting youth led a critical rejection of the progressive intellectuals who had defined the…
Japan as an Active Agent for Global Norms
Japan has shaped a distinct human security policy based on evolving policy preferences of successive domestic political leaders and the gradual assimilation of external norms into its own foreign policy. Independent experts have played a particularly significant role in advising Japanese policy elites on how human security could be used by Japan to become an "intellectual leader" within the United Nations and other relevant institutions. This art…
Japanese security policy formation
Since the turn of the century, Japanese security policy seems to have taken a more proactive, assertive turn. To what extent does this new security profile on Japan's part represent fundamental change in terms of security policy formation, security norms and security practice? This article analyses post-9/11 Japanese security policy formation by examining changes to policy-making processes and norms during and after Koizumi's tenure between 2001 …
Bilateral Perspectives on Regional Security
This book assesses the key factors underlying such Australian-Japanese cooperation and those policy challenges that could impede it. Experts offer critical insights into why their two countries – trad
Bilateral Perspectives on Regional Security
Contemporary Southeast Asia (CSEA) is one of the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute"s flagship publications. Now in its fourth decade of publication, CSEA has succeeded in building up an international reputation as one of Southeast Asia"s premier academic journals. The aim of the peer reviewed journal is to provide subscribers with up to date and in-depth analysis of critical trends and developments in Southeast Asia and the wider Asia-Pacific region.…
New Approaches to Human Security in Asia-Pacific
Democracy in Post-War Japan
Democracy in Post-War Japan assesses the development of democracy through the writings of the brilliant political thinker Maruyama Masao. The author explores the significance of Maruyama's notion of personal and social autonomy and its impact on the development of a distinctively Japanese democratic ideal.This book, based on contemporary documents and on interviews with Maruyama, is the only full-scale analysis of his work and thought to be publi…
Contextualising Australia–Japan security cooperation
On July 1, 2014, Prime Minister Shinzō Abe's cabinet commenced a historic transformation of post-war Japan's security policy by overturning previous interpretations of the constitution's pacifist clause, Article 9. The Cabinet Decision on the Development of Seamless Security Legislation to Ensure Japan's Survival and Protect Its People stated that collective self-defence was consistent with the constitution and, consequently, Japan would immediat…
One Hundred Million Philosophers
Reviewed by: One Hundred Million Philosophers: Science of Thought and the Culture of Democracy in Postwar Japan by Adam Bronson Rikki Kersten (bio) One Hundred Million Philosophers: Science of Thought and the Culture of Democracy in Postwar Japan. By Adam Bronson. University of Hawai'i Press, Honolulu, 2016. x, 263 pages. $59.00. How can historians capture the spirit of an era? The pursuit of the zeitgeist or seishin shi of postwar Japan's socioi…
Political science (18 works) · Law (14 works) · Politics (13 works) · Japanese History and Culture (11 works) · Democracy (10 works) · History (10 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Philosophy (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Economic history (5 works)