Hi, I’m Shusuke Ioku, a Ph.D. candidate in Political Science at the University of Rochester, specializing in historical political economy. I employ formal theory and micro-level historical data to study statebuilding and political extremism, focusing on how state subjects resist, negotiate with, or fall under the control of ruling powers.

My current projects examine mass exit as a check on feudal authority in early modern Japan and the role of ideological narratives in driving fascist mobilization in the interwar period.

Contact

• Email: sioku[at]ur.rochester.edu
• GitHub: shusuke-ioku