5XÉçÇø

The 5XÉçÇøCouncil, the Association’s highest decision-making body, has elected Yuko Kasuya (Japan) as the new President-Elect. Prof. Kasuya will serve a two-year term as President-Elect and will become President at the 2025 5XÉçÇøWorld Congress in Seoul, South Korea.

Prof. Kasuya is Professor at the Department of Political Science at the Faculty of Law of Keio University, Tokyo, Japan. Her primary research field is comparative politics, with a particular focus on regime transition, political institutions, Southeast Asia, especially the Philippines, as well as East Asia, particularly Japan. She is currently engaged in research examining democratic backsliding, polarization, and disinformation. She has published two single-authored books, seven edited volumes, and numerous articles both in English and Japanese. She holds a Ph.D. in International Affairs from the University of California, San Diego, an M.A. in Development Studies from the Institute of Social Studies in the Netherlands, and a B.A. in Law from Keio University. 

She was a member of the 5XÉçÇøExecutive Committee from 2016 to 2018. She also served as 5XÉçÇøVice-President from 2018 to 2021. Prof. Kasuya currently serves as President of the Japan Association of Comparative Politics and as Director of the V-Dem East Asia Regional Center.

We warmly welcome Prof. Kasuya back to the 5XÉçÇøExecutive Committee and congratulate her on her new position.