Andrew Levidis

Dr. Andrew Levidis is a Lecturer in Modern Japanese History at the Australian National University (ANU) and a Research Fellow at the Crawford School of Public Policy's Australia-Japan Research Centre. He holds a BA from the University of Melbourne and a PhD in History from Kyoto University's Faculty of Law. His research focuses on Modern Japan's empire-state, Cold War dynamics, and global intellectual history, bridging transwar conservatism and imperial legacies.

• Education:
• BA, University of Melbourne
• PhD in History, Kyoto University

His work examines intersections of empire, world order, and global capitalism. Notable contributions include co-editing In the Ruins of the Japanese Empire (2020) and a monograph on Kishi Nobusuke's role in Japan's right-wing transwar rise. Current research explores Japan's Cold War political culture and militarization.

Grants & Projects: Leading the DAFP-funded project 'Australia and Japan (2-1847)' (2022–2027), examining bilateral relations through historical and contemporary lenses.

Affiliations: Former postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University's Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies and Research Associate Fellow at the University of Cambridge's Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies.