Sweden, Japan, and the Long Second World War
Lottaz, P. & Ottosson, I. Sweden, Japan, and the Long Second World War 1931–1945. Routledge, 2021.
NEUTRALITY STUDIES · KYOTO UNIVERSITY
Dr. Pascal Lottaz
Associate Professor
Kyoto University — Graduate School of Law & Hakubi Center for Advanced Research
Director, Neutrality Studies
Neutrality in international relations · Diplomatic history · East Asia
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About
Dr. Pascal Lottaz is an Associate Professor at Kyoto University where he investigates neutrality in international relations and directs the research network neutralitystudies.com. He received his MA and PhD from the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), in Tokyo, and previously researched and taught at Waseda University and Temple University (Japan Campus). His recent books include Sweden, Japan, and the Long Second World War (Routledge, 2022), Neutral Beyond the Cold: Neutral States and the Post-Cold War International System (Lexington Books, 2022), and Notions of Neutralities (Lexington Books, 2019). He also wrote the articles "Neutrality Studies" for the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of International Studies and "The Politics and Diplomacy of Neutrality" for Oxford Bibliographies.
Positions
- 2023 – presentAssociate Professor, Kyoto University, Faculty of Law & Hakubi Center for Advanced Research
- 2022 – 2023Adjunct Researcher, Waseda Institute for Advanced Study (WIAS)
- 2020 – presentAdvisory Board, International Institute for Peace, Vienna
- 2019 – 2022Assistant Professor, Waseda Institute for Advanced Study (WIAS)
- 2019 – 2023Secretary & Program Co-Chair, Diplomatic Studies Section, International Studies Association (ISA)
- 2017 – 2022Adjunct Professor, Temple University, Japan Campus
Education
- 2014 – 2018PhD in International Relations, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), Tokyo — MEXT Scholarship
- 2011 – 2012MA in Public Policy, GRIPS, Tokyo
- 2007 – 2011BA in Philosophy and History, University of Fribourg, Switzerland
Research & funding
Research & funding: Neutrality Studies, International Relations, Diplomacy Studies, History of the Second World War
Organised international conferences in Madrid (2017), Washington DC (2019), Tokyo (2019), Vienna (2020) and Kyoto (2024, 2026). Kyoto 2026
Selected publications
Books
Neutral Europe and the Creation of the Nonproliferation Regime
Lottaz, P. & Iwama, Y. (eds). Neutral Europe and the Creation of the Nonproliferation Regime, 1958–1968. Routledge, 2023.
Neutral Beyond the Cold
Lottaz, P., Gärtner, H. & Reginbogin, H. (eds). Neutral Beyond the Cold: Neutral States and the Post-Cold War International System. Lexington Books, 2022.
Permanent Neutrality
Reginbogin, H. & Lottaz, P. (eds). Permanent Neutrality: A Model for Peace, Security, and Justice. Lexington Books, 2020.
Notions of Neutralities
Lottaz, P. & Reginbogin, H. (eds). Notions of Neutralities. Lexington Books, 2019.
Articles & reference works
Permanent Neutrality: A Systems-Theoretical Interpretation
Nishikawa-Pacher, A. & Lottaz, P. “Permanent Neutrality: A Systems-Theoretical Interpretation.” Cooperation and Conflict, 2025.
Taiwan and the Necessity of Imagining Peace
Lottaz, P. “Taiwan and the Necessity of Imagining Peace.” F1000Research 14:246, 2025.
The Future of Neutrality
Lottaz, P. “The Future of Neutrality.” GCSP Policy Brief no. 4, 2023.
Dual-Neutrality for the Koreas
Lottaz, P. & Gärtner, H. “Dual-Neutrality for the Koreas.” Defense & Security Analysis 38(3), 2022.
The Politics and Diplomacy of Neutrality
Lottaz, P. “The Politics and Diplomacy of Neutrality.” Oxford Bibliographies in International Relations, 2022.
Neutrality Studies
Lottaz, P. “Neutrality Studies.” Oxford Research Encyclopedia of International Studies, 2022.