Phillip Lipscy

Phillip Y. Lipscy is professor of political science and Chair in Japanese Politics and Global Affairs at the University of Toronto. He is also Richard Charles Lee Director of the Asian Institute and Director of the Centre for the Study of Global Japan at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy. In addition, he is cross-appointed as professor at the Faculty of Law at the University of Tokyo.

His research addresses substantive topics such as international cooperation, international organizations, the politics of energy and climate change, international relations of East Asia, and the politics of financial crises. He has also published extensively on Japanese politics and foreign policy. Lipscy’s book from Cambridge University Press, Renegotiating the World Order: Institutional Change in International Relations, examines how countries seek greater international influence by reforming or creating international organizations.

Before arriving at the University of Toronto, Lipscy was assistant professor of political science at Stanford University. Lipscy obtained his Ph.D. in political science at Harvard University. He received his M.A. in international policy studies and B.A. in economics and political science at Stanford University. He is also affiliated with the Program on U.S.-Japan Relations at Harvard University, Weatherhead East Asian Institute Japan Research Program at Columbia University, the Maureen & Mike Mansfield Foundation, and the U.S.-Japan Council.

Please see his website for more information: www.lipscy.org