Category: Political Science
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When German Influences Met Competing Ideologies: Constitutional Design of Executive-Legislative Relations in Post-WWII China and Japan
Introduction While the legal systems of China and Japan were both historically rooted in traditions, social rules, and Confucian values, Western laws and legal doctrines reshaped both countries’ legal systems in large parts of their modern history. Among those Western influences, German laws played a crucial role. Shortly after the Second World War, China and…
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The Stratified Expansion of Higher Education and Employment Inequalities in Japan
In recent decades, manufacturing automation and information technology have transformed the employment structures in advanced capitalist economies. According to Oesch (2015) and Sachs (2020), while lower-skilled manufacturing occupations decrease, the expansion of higher education upskills the labor force and places them in the growing high-skilled occupations that complement technology and automation. However, Japan seems to…
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The Forgotten: Adding New Congressional Seats for Indigenous Tribes
On October 11th, my friend Evan at Yale invited me to join their celebration of the first nationally recognized Indigenous Peoples’ Day. I attended their online panel discussion that promotes higher education for indigenous people. A huge smile lingered on my face as I saw a brighter future for indigenous tribes. But then I realized…
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A Revolution That Is Too Rational
In the Reflections of the Revolution in France published in 1790, Edmund Burke attacks against the French Revolution in its form and nature. Burke identifies one of its fundamental problems that made it a complete catastrophe: the French Revolution was too rational. It primarily appealed to abstract metaphysics, overlooking and sabotaging the intricacy of society…