The global imperial crises of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries led to profound reconfigurations of political organisation across Eurasia, including the emergence of new parliamentary institutions, single-party regimes and various forms of federal organisation.

Many of these phenomena were traditionally interpreted as deviant transplants of Western models, especially when looked at through individual lenses.

In this seminar, Associate Professor Egas Moniz Bandeira from Tohoku University will be joined by Research Associate Ivan Sablin from Heidelberg University and Professor Yuri Kono from Hosei University. They will present three case studies examining Japan, the Soviet Union and China, exploring how the political shape of modern states was co-produced through reinterpretations of both vernacular and globally circulating elements.

This event also marks the completion of the 'Eurasian Trilogy,' co-edited by Sablin and Moniz Bandeira, which re-examines the development of the modern state through the lenses of parliamentary regimes, party-state rule, and federalist designs in Eurasian empires and their successor states.

This event will be in English and Japanese. It is free and open to all, but registration is required.

Date: September 14, 2026
Time: 10 a.m. - 12 noon
Venue: 1/F Conference Room, Graduate School of International Cultural Studies Building, Kawauchi Kita Campus, Tohoku University (Map)
To register: Google Form

For more information, please visit: https://www.intcul.tohoku.ac.jp/ja/news/category/3