Glenn Hook


Glenn Dawson Hook is a British academic, author and Professor of Japanese Politics and International Relations, University of Sheffield.

Early life

Hook earned a 1997 Ph.D. in Political Science at Chuo University in Tokyo.
His studies at the University of British Columbia led to 1973 BA degree and a 1974 MA degree in political science. His master's thesis examined the normalization of Japan-China relations and the external and internal influences on Japan's foreign policy-making process. He continued his studies with post-graduate work at Osaka University of Foreign Studies and at the Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies at Stanford University in 1975–1977.

Career

Hook is a faculty member of the University of Sheffield. He is Director of the National Institute of Japanese Studies. He is also Director of Research at the White Rose East Asia Center in Sheffield.
Some of his research interests include:
Hook's published writings encompass 59 works in 190 publications in 3 languages and 3,447 library holdings.