Gerald Curtis

Gerald L. Curtis (born September 18, 1940) is an American academic, a political scientist interested in comparative politics, Japanese politics, and U.S.-Japan relations. Columbia University Curtis was the Burgess Professor of Political Science at Columbia University from 1998 until he retired in December 2015. He is now Burgess Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Columbia. Between 1974 and 1990, Curtis was head of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute (WEAI) at Columbia. Academic career Professor, Department of Political Science, Columbia University, since 1976; Burgess Professor since 1998. Visiting Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (Tokyo), (2000-20__). Director, East Asian Institute, Columbia University (1973–1975, 1977–1984, 1987–1991). Director, Center for Korean Research, Columbia University (1990–1991). Visiting Professor, Faculty of Law, Keio University (1982–1983). Visiting Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Tokyo, 1976–1977. Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Columbia University, 1972–1976. Research Associate, Faculty of Law, Keio University, 1971–1972. Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Columbia University, 1969–1972. Lecturer, Department of Political Science, Columbia University, 1968–1969. Instructor, Department of Political Science, University of Illinois, 1968. Research Associate, East Asian Institute, Columbia University, 1967–1968. International academia Collège de France, Paris. Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapore. Research Institute for Economy, Trade and Industry, Tokyo. * International Institute of Economic Studies, Tokyo.