Christopher Hobson

Dr. Christopher Hobson is a Research Associate at the United Nations University Institute for Sustainability and Peace, located in Tokyo. He tweets at @hobson_c.

Rebuilding Japanese democracy after the triple disasters

Two years after the tsunami that killed thousands and triggered a nuclear meltdown, it is intriguing to observe how the 'triple disasters' might also have reinvigorated civic participation and activism in an otherwise politically apathetic society. What does this mean for the future of Japanese de

By Christopher Hobson

/ 11 Mar 2013

Democracy and democracy-support: a new era

Democracy's ascendant position in world politics has in recent years been brought into question. The triumphant proclamations of the "end of history" after 1989 - the

By Christopher Hobson and Milja Kurki

/ 20 Mar 2009