Uno Shigeki

Professor, Institute of Social Science, University of Tokyo. Born in Tokyo in 1967. Graduated from the Faculty of Law, University of Tokyo, in 1991 and received a doctorate from the university’s Graduate Schools for Law and Politics in 1996. Areas of specialization include the history of political ideas and political philosophy. Received the Suntory Prize for Social Sciences and Humanities in 2007 for Tokuviru: Byōdō to fubyōdō no rironka (Tocqueville: A Theorist of Equality and Inequality). Is the author of many other books, including Watakushi jidai no demokurashī (Democracy in the Age of the Individual) and Minshu-shugi no tsukurikata (How to Build a Democracy).

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Jan 30, 2015