The Handbook of Contemporary Democracy Theory, which contains papers written by Professor Yukio Maeda of the University of Faculty of Law, has been published by Nakanishiya Publishing

The Handbook of Contemporary Democracy Theory (edited by Tetsuki Tamura and Kei Yamamoto), which contains papers written by Professor Yukio Maeda of the Faculty of Law of our university, was published by Nakanishiya Publishing on January 15.

The book is a guidebook that systematically covers various theoretical currents, key issues, and counter-theories surrounding modern democracy from the perspective of political theory in response to the chaotic situation of modern politics. Professor Maeda was in charge of writing Chapter 10, "Non-Humans and Democracy."

In publishing the book, Professor Maeda said, "I delved into one of the most difficult challenges of modern political theory, which is how we can go beyond anthropocentrism and incorporate non-human things such as animals and the environment into the circuit of democracy. He said.

Professor

Yukio Maeda

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Specialized Field

Politics, Peace Studies, International Relations

Research theme

Planetary Politics, Political Thought of Peace, Popular Culture and World Politics, Critical Security Studies