Takahiro Chino

Professor Takahiro Chino (born 1982) is a leading scholar in political thought and theory at Waseda University's Faculty of Education and Integrated Arts and Sciences. Holding a PhD in Political Science from University College London, he specializes in 19th-20th century Italian political thought, focusing on Gramsci, Mosca, Croce, and Sturzo.

• Max Weber Fellow, European University Institute (2013-2014)
• Visiting Researcher, University College London (2014-present)

Research Focus:
His work bridges global intellectual history and comparative political thought, examining themes like:
- Hegemony and civil society in Gramsci
- political theology and religion-state dynamics
- Risorgimento and southern question in Italian unification
- Marxism in peripheral contexts (Gramsci and Tosaka Jun)
- liberal Catholicism and elite theory.

Article Trends:
Chino's publications (4 papers, h-index 1) reveal consistent engagement with Gramsci's ethical state concept, hegemony debates, and civil society analysis. His comparative studies extend to Japanese political theory, highlighting transnational Marxist interpretations and modernization challenges.

Awards:

• 2015 Political Thought Association Research Encouragement Award

Academic Leadership:
Chino has coordinated seminars at the University of Tokyo (2019) and Waseda (2017-2019), mentored graduate students, and contributed to encyclopedic works on hegemony theory and 20th-century Marxism. His research projects (e.g., 'Repositioning Liberalism on Religion,' 2023-2026) examine secularism-nationalism intersections.