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Griffith and Patricia Way Lecture 2025
April 22 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Free
‘Consolidating Constitutional Legitimacy in Japan: Concepts, Metrics, and Pathways Forward’ with Kenneth Mori McElwain, University of Tokyo
Join us for the 2025 Griffith and Patricia Way Lecture for a presentation by Professor Kenneth Mori McElwain of the Institute of Social Science, University of Tokyo.
Amidst global challenges to established institutions, rights, and norms, the role of constitutions in preserving democratic governance has become ever more vital. Japan offers a compelling case: its constitution, the world’s oldest unamended national charter, faces growing elite-driven calls for fundamental revision. However, public support for these changes remains uncertain, and reforms lacking legitimacy risk weakening the constitution’s ability to constrain government overreach. This talk develops a framework for understanding and assessing constitutional legitimacy.
Lecture followed by reception. Free and open to the public. Registration appreciated. Go to: bit.ly/4ijE2UR
Sponsored by the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies Japan Studies Program and made possible by the Griffith and Patricia Way Lecture endowment.
