#  Kenneth McElwain, "What Do Japanese People Want From Their Constitution?" 

 



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 **February 10, 2025** 

 12:00PM - 01:00PM EST 

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 **Bowie-Vernon Conference Room (K262), CGIS Knafel Bldg., 1737 Cambridge St., and Online (Zoom)**  



 

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 [Kenneth McElwain](https://www.kennethmcelwain.com/)  
Visiting Professor of Political Science, Columbia University; Professor, Institute of Social Science, University of Tokyo

 Moderator: [Helen Hardacre](https://ealc.fas.harvard.edu/people/helen-hardacre)  
Reischauer Institute Research Professor of Japanese Religions and Society, Harvard University

 *Co-sponsored by East Asian Legal Studies at the Harvard Law School; the Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies; and the Harvard Undergraduate Japan Policy Network.*

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##  Additional Resources

1. Eshima S, McElwain KM, Takahashi A, and Winkler C. 2024 “Constitutional Design Preferences: An Experimental Approach” International Journal of Constitutional Law (with S. Eshima, A. Takahashi, and C. Winkler) [https://doi.org/10.1093/icon/moae052](https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__doi.org_10.1093_icon_moae052&d=DwMFaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=fkzroylYuUb7QuT2T6ienGHcHZCk_cFj5GN8nNPDUuo&m=ZTejU9SEDn0DxbSPRHsgLvue2LgDTf02fWHCEaV2w-dHZNXd7T0x1drAtbRuqNif&s=FG2Bjt44pU5ZD-Bie6Tw_y3TPMgB0NkKQvAV2S3ha7w&e=)
2. McElwain KM. 2022 “Constitutional Politics in the Post-Abe Era: Institutional and Political Hurdles.” Nippon.com (Oct 19, 2022) [https://www.nippon.com/en/in-depth/d00847/constitutional-politics-in-the-post-abe-era-institutional-and-political-hurdles.html](https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.nippon.com_en_in-2Ddepth_d00847_constitutional-2Dpolitics-2Din-2Dthe-2Dpost-2Dabe-2Dera-2Dinstitutional-2Dand-2Dpolitical-2Dhurdles.html&d=DwMFaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=fkzroylYuUb7QuT2T6ienGHcHZCk_cFj5GN8nNPDUuo&m=ZTejU9SEDn0DxbSPRHsgLvue2LgDTf02fWHCEaV2w-dHZNXd7T0x1drAtbRuqNif&s=wVKQYLdMADefssd6jCjsaeHm1YJF-EmMOBk2eAN37zI&e=)



 

 



 

 

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