Satoshi Fujii (藤井聡, Fujii Satoshi) is a Japanese civil engineer, economist and social critic, who served as a special advisor to the Abe cabinet until his voluntary Retirement.[1] He is Professor of civil engineering at Kyoto University and the editor-in-chief of Hyogensha Criterion, an academic journal in Japan.
Satoshi Fujii | |
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藤井 聡 | |
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| Born | October 15, 1968 |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Kyoto University (Bachelor, Master, Doctor) |
| Influences | Susumu Nishibe, Charles Sanders Peirce |
| Academic work | |
| School or tradition | Conservatism Nationalism Pragmatism Modern Monetary Theory Anti-globalism Anti-neoliberalism |
| Institutions | Kyoto University University of Gothenburg Karlstad University Tokyo Institute of Technology |
| Main interests | Civil engineering, Transportation, Social psychology, behavioral economics, Public policy |
| Notable ideas | National Resilience (Kokudo Kyōjinka) |
| Website | Official website |
Fujii defends nationalism, public works, and modern monetary theory, and is opposed to excessive globalization and neoliberalism. He is a proponent of pragmatism and conservatism. He, along with Takeshi Nakano, has spread MMT to Japan from a conservative standpoint.
Biography
editBorn in Ikoma, Nara. Received his Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctor's degrees in civil engineering from Kyoto University. After working at Kyoto University and the University of Gothenburg, he became an associate professor at Tokyo Institute of Technology and then a professor. He became a professor at Kyoto University in 2009. He was a visiting professor at Karlstad University in 2018. [2]
Fujii was selected as a special advisor of "New Deal for Disaster Prevention and Mitigation" to the Abe Cabinet in 2012. However, he opposed the consumption tax hike in 2017 and resigned.[3]
Conflict with Ishin Party
editFujii is one of the main critics of the Ishin Party, founded by Toru Hashimoto. Fujii is extremely negative about the Osaka Metropolis Plan (大阪都構想, an idea of an Osaka metropolitan government, which would eliminate the dual administration and promote privatization). [4]
References
edit- ^ "Meet the intellectual muscle behind Japan's prime minister". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
- ^ "Satoshi Fujii – 京都大学 都市社会工学専攻 藤井研究室" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-08-31.
- ^ "Meet the intellectual muscle behind Japan's prime minister". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
- ^ "「大阪都構想」は想像以上にキケンだった…！（藤井 聡） @gendai_biz". 現代ビジネス. 24 October 2020. Retrieved 2021-08-31.