# Henry Laurence Visiting Scholar Professor, Department of Government, Bowdoin College ![Headshot of Henry Laurence.](/sites/g/files/omnuum8416/files/styles/hwp_4_5__320x400/public/2025-07/laurence-henry.jpg?itok=F6t4mf61) email **Research Project:** Who Cares for the Elderly? The Comparative Politics of Elder Care in the US, UK and Japan Dr. Laurence is a professor and chair of the Department of Government and Legal Studies at Bowdoin College, where he has also served as Director of the Asian Studies Program. He received a Ph.D. in Political Science from Harvard University and a B.A. from Oriel College, Oxford University. His research interests are in the comparative political economy of social welfare, media and finance. He is the author of *The Politics of Public Broadcasting in Britain and Japan: the BBC and NHK Compared* (Routledge, 2023) and *Money Rules: the New Politics of Finance in Britain and Japan* (Cornell University Press 2001). He has served on the Editorial Advisory Board of the *Journal of Digital Media and Politics* and before entering academia he worked as a fund manager for the Bank of Tokyo International and for Lloyds of London. He is launching a new research project, titled “Who Cares for the Elderly? The Comparative Politics of Elder Care in the US, UK and Japan.” **Pronouns:** he/his - ## People Categories [Associates and Postdoctoral Fellows 2025-26](/2025-26) [Visiting Scholars](/people-categories/visiting-scholars)