Yusaku Horiuchi

Yusaku Horiuchi is a Professor of Government and Mitsui Professor of Japanese Studies at Dartmouth College. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His research focuses on comparative politics, elections, public opinion, and the intersection of data science and social media with political behavior. Recent work examines the effects of state media labeling on news credibility, public diplomacy’s influence on domestic approval, and the partisan dynamics of Supreme Court nominations. His research also explores national identity and public health compliance during the COVID-19 pandemic. Horiuchi maintains extensive international collaborations across institutions in the United States, Japan, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, and Europe.