Teraoka, Tomonori
(2021)
The Art of Constitutional Legitimation: A Genealogy of Modern Japanese Political Thought.
Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh.
(Unpublished)
Abstract
This dissertation examines rhetorical and historical issues of the two Japanese constitutions, the Meiji constitution (1889 − 1946) and the postwar constitution (1946 −). It examines a rhetorical issue of how persuasive narratives ground a constitution. It also examines a historical issue of modern Japan, that is to say, the re-emerging issue of whether or not, how, and how much Japan needed to domesticate foreign paradigms, a core of which was a modern constitution. The dissertation’s analysis of the two issues shows how the scholarly discourse in modern Japan (1868-) responded to the re-emerging issue of political/constitutional legitimacy across both the Meiji constitution and the postwar constitution. It uses the concept of “the rhetorical art of legitimization” to observe the distinctive methods through which leading scholars engaged in establishing political/constitutional legitimacy during different historical periods (the mid-late 19th century, the early 20th century, and the mid 20th century). In doing so, it argues that contemporary debates on constitutional revision in Japan have deep historical roots in the issue of political/constitutional legitimacy with which modern Japanese political thought constantly engaged.
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University of Pittsburgh ETD
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| Status: |
Unpublished |
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| ETD Committee: |
| Title | Member | Email Address | Pitt Username | ORCID |
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| Committee CoChair | Kuchinskaya, Olga | | | | | Committee CoChair | Law, Ricky | | | | | Committee Member | Marshall, David L. | | | | | Committee Member | Johnson, Paul E. | | | |
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| Date: |
20 January 2021 |
| Date Type: |
Publication |
| Defense Date: |
14 August 2020 |
| Approval Date: |
20 January 2021 |
| Submission Date: |
30 September 2020 |
| Access Restriction: |
No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately. |
| Number of Pages: |
305 |
| Institution: |
University of Pittsburgh |
| Schools and Programs: |
Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences > Communication: Rhetoric and Communication |
| Degree: |
PhD - Doctor of Philosophy |
| Thesis Type: |
Doctoral Dissertation |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: |
History of Political Thought, Constitutional Legitimation, Modern Japanese Political Thought, Rhetoric |
| Date Deposited: |
20 Jan 2021 19:13 |
| Last Modified: |
20 Jan 2021 19:13 |
| URI: |
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/39771 |
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