Yuko Kasuya

Yuko Kasuya is the Director of the V-Dem Regional Center for East Asia, and a Professor of Political Science at the Faculty of Law, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan. Her research interests include regime transition, comparative political institutions, electoral systems, party politics, and East and Southeast Asian politics. Her articles can be found in journals such as Electoral Studies, The Pacific Affairs, and Party Politic, among others. She holds a Ph.D. in International Affairs from the University of California, San Diego, an MA in Development Studies from the Institute of Social Studies (Netherlands), and a BA in Political Science from Keio University. From 2018 to 2021, she served as Vice President of the International Political Science Association (IPSA). She is currently editing a book on the historical origins of dictatorship and democracy in Asia.