Glenn Hook
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Glenn Dawson Hook is a British
academic, author and Professor of Japanese Politics and International Relations, University of Sheffield
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in Tokyo.
His studies at the University of British Columbia
led to 1973 BA degree and a 1974 MA degree in political science. His master's thesis examined the normalization of Japan-China relations and the external and internal influences on Japan's foreign policy-making process. He continued his studies with post-graduate work at Osaka University of Foreign Studies
and at the Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies
at Stanford University
in 1975-1977.
Some of his research interests include:
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academic, author and Professor of Japanese Politics and International Relations, University of Sheffield
University of Sheffield
The University of Sheffield is a research university based in the city of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. It is one of the original 'red brick' universities and is a member of the Russell Group of leading research intensive universities...
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Early life
Hook earned a 1997 Ph.D. in Political Science at Chuo UniversityChuo University
Chuo University is a one of the Japanese leading universities. Thus it is competitive in several rankings such as shown below.-General Rankings:The university has been ranked 27th, 25th, 34th during 2008-2010 respectively in the ranking "Truly Strong Universities" by Toyo Keizai.-Research...
in Tokyo.
His studies at the University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia is a public research university. UBC’s two main campuses are situated in Vancouver and in Kelowna in the Okanagan Valley...
led to 1973 BA degree and a 1974 MA degree in political science. His master's thesis examined the normalization of Japan-China relations and the external and internal influences on Japan's foreign policy-making process. He continued his studies with post-graduate work at Osaka University of Foreign Studies
Osaka University of Foreign Studies
, abbreviated to OUFS or , , or is a public coeducational research university in Minoh, Osaka, Japan. It is dedicated to area studies and the study of foreign languages and their related cultures.-History:...
and at the Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies
Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies
The , or IUC, is a Japanese language school located in the Minato Mirai area of Yokohama, Japan. Operated by a consortium of universities, the IUC provides advanced-level instruction to both undergraduate and graduate students and is considered one of the top Japanese language programs in the...
at Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
in 1975-1977.
Career
Hook is a faculty member of the University of Sheffield. He is Director Director of the National Institute of Japanese Studies (NIJS). He is also Director of Research (Regionalisation and Globalisation cluster) at the White Rose East Asia Center in Sheffield.Some of his research interests include:
- Japan’s role in the restructuring of the East Asian political economy ... spatial scales of order at the regional, subregional and microregional levels ... the role of both state and nonstate actors in the political, economic and security dimensions of regional relations and how new orders and sites of governance emerge in the process of global and regional transformations.
- Japanese defence and security policy ... the realist approach dominant in the field contrasts with domestic constraints imposed on the policy-making process, examining issues of structure, agency and particularly norms in determining security policy.
- Role of the Japanese state in mediating risk ... collaborative work analysing the way the state mediates both internal and external risks and how this impacts on the security of the citizen.
Selected works
Hook's published writings encompass 59 works in 190 publications in 3 languages and 3,447 library holdings.- Japanese Politics (1982), with Takeshi Hashiuchi
- Militarization in Contemporary Japan: the Erosion of Anti-Militaristic Principles (1988)
- The Internationalization of Japan (1992)
- Militarization and Demilitarization in Contemporary Japan (1996)
- Japanese Business Management: Restructuring for Low Growth and Globalization (1997)
- Subregionalism and World Order (1999)
- Japan's Contested Constitution: Documents and Analysis (2000), with Gavan McCormackGavan McCormackGavan McCormack is a researcher specialising in East Asia who is currently Emeritus Professor and Visiting Fellow, Division of Pacific and Asian History of the Australian National University...
- Japan's International Relations: Politics, Economics, and Security (2000)
- The Political Economy of Japanese Globalization (2001)
- Microregionalism and World Order (2002)
- Japan and Okinawa: Structure and Subjectivity (2002)
- Japan and Britain in the Contemporary World Responses to Common Issues (2003)
- Japan and the Emerging Asia Pacific Order (2003)
- Contested Governance in Japan: Sites and Issues (2005), with Kudō Akira and Kikkawa Takeo
- Japanese Responses to Globalization: Politics, Security, Economics and Business (2006)
- Global Governance and Japan: the Institutional Architecture (2007)