Historical example of deriving political power from college selectivity : Seki Kazutomo, Vice Parliamentary Secretary in 1915-16

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  • 学校歴から政治力への転換 : 大隈重信政権下の副参政官・関和知を例に
  • ガッコウレキ カラ セイジリョク エノ テンカン : オオクマ シゲノブ セイケンカ ノ フクサンセイカン セキ カズトモ オ レイ ニ
  • ガッコウレキ カラ セイジリョク エ ノ テンカン : オオクマ シゲノブ セイケン カ ノ フクサンセイカン ・ カン ワ チ オ レイ ニ
  • 学校歴から政治力への転換 : 大隈重信政権下の副参政官関和知を例に

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This article aims to clarify the process by which college selectivity engenders a human network, which is then converted into political power. We will consider the career of the Waseda University graduate and politician SEKI Kazutomo as a historical case. OKUMA Shigenobu, who was ousted from the government due to the political crisis of 1881, invested in Waseda University and the Hochi Shimbun newspaper. After graduating from Waseda University, these young people pursued various fields, and maintained solidarity through exchanges. When OKUMA regained power in 1914, they formed the Okuma Supporters' Association and utilised their connections as political power. Although SEKI Kazutomo lost the resource of a political party, he won the coveted prize of Chiba prefecture in the 12th general election, with the support of the Okuma Supporters' Association. Additionally, he was appointed Vice Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Justice in the Okuma administration and gained valuable bureaucratic experience.

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  • 評論・社会科学

    評論・社会科学 (136), 1-28, 2021-03-31

    The Association of Social Studies, Doshisha University

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