Satoshi MATSUI

Professor Doctor

Nov. 26, 2025

OFFICE

School of Economics, Senshu University 

Higashimita 2-1-1, Tama-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa 214-8580, Japan

Email: matsui@isc.senshu-u.ac.jp

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EDUCATION

1988–91: Hitotsubashi University, Ph.D. in Economics 

1986–88: Hitotsubashi University, M.A. in Economics 

1981–86: Tokyo University,  B.A. majoring in Philosophy 

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION

Economic Philosophy, Social Thought, Political Economy

ACADEMIC POSITION

2007–present: Professor, Faculty of Economics, Senshu University

2004–2007: Professor, Faculty of Economics, Ritsumeikan University

2000–2004: Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, Ritsumeikan University

1994–2000: Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, Toyama University

1993–1994: Lecturer, Faculty of Economics, Toyama University

1992–1993: Lecturer, Faculty of Liberal Arts, Toyama University

1991–1992: Research Associate, Faculty of Economics, Hitotsubashi University

PUBLICATIONS 　

Edited Books [All in Japanese]

Issues of Post Liberalism, with Makoto Ariga and Yasuhiko Itoh. Kyoto: Nakanishiya Shuppan, 2007.

Introduction to Modern Normative Theory: New Development of Post Liberalism, with Makoto Ariga and Yasuhiko Itoh. Kyoto: Nakanishiya Shuppan, 2004.

Post Liberalism: Introduction to Social Normative Theory, with Makoto Ariga and Yasuhiko Itoh. Kyoto: Nakanishiya Shuppan, 2000.

Analytical Marxism, with Akira Takamasu. Kyoto: Nakanishiya Shuppan, 1999.

Translated Books [All in Japanese]

Gerald A. Cohen, Self-Ownership, Freedom, and Equality, with Muneyuki Nakamura. Tokyo: Aoki Shoten, 2005.

Frank Cunningham, Theories of Democracy, with Yoshikazu Nakatani. Tokyo: Ochanomizu Shobo, 2002.

Articles [All in Japanese]

“Devine’s Theory of Planned Economy through Negotiated Coordination.” Economic Bulletin of Senshu University, vol.59, no.3, 2025, pp.85–107.

“Response to Tagami’s Review of ‘Socialism Is Everywhere.’” Political Economy Quarterly, vol.61, no.3, 2024, pp.90–92.

“Socialism as Post-Neoliberalism: Response to Ashida.” Materialism and Today, Kansai Society for Materialism Studies, no.69, 2024, pp.45–60.

“Albert and Hahnel’s Particpatory Theory of Planned Economy.” Economic Bulletin of Senshu University, vol.58, no.3, 2023, pp.125–46.

“Cockshott and Cottrell’s Cybernatic Theory of Planned Economy.” Economic Bulletin of Senshu University, vol.57, no.3, 2023, pp.95–112.

“Theory of Labor and Theory of Ownership of Means of Production.” Economic Bulletin of Senshu University, vol.56, no.2, 2021, pp.85–98.

“Marxism and Restoration of Social Democracy.” Economic Bulletin of Senshu University, vol.55, no.1, 2021, pp.1–17.

“Marxist Theory of the Alienated State” Economic Bulletin of Senshu University, vol.54, no.1, 2019, pp.97–105.

“Normative Theory in Marxian Philosophy.” Economic Seminar, Special Issue, Karl Marx Still Matters. 2018, pp.84–88.

“The Shortening of the Working Day’ in Marx’s Capital and Labor as Human Essence.”  Kiron 21 (Quarterly Review 21), no.40, 2018, 250–261.

“Marx’s Theory of Rights.” Introduction to Philosophy of Rights, Shakaihyoronsha, 2017, pp.147–159.

“Marxism and Three Types of Ethics.” Journal of Commerce, Economics and Economic History, Fukushima University, vol.84, no.4, 2016, pp.163–182.

“‘Freedom, Equality, and Cooperation’ or ‘Freedom, Equality, Property, and Utility’?” Materialism and Today, Kansai Society for Materialism Studies, no.52, 2014, pp.2–18.

“The Debates and the Methodological Problems in Socialism.” Ritsumeikan Economic Review, vol.61, no.6, 2013, pp.1271–1288.

“The Achievements and the Problems of Liberal Socialism.” Russian Eurasian Economy & Society, no.958, 2012, pp.2–15.

“Marx and Freedom.” Economic Bulletin of Senshu University, vol.46, no.1, 2011, pp.49–82.

“Marx and Egalitarianism.” Economic Bulletin of Senshu University, vol.45, no.2, 2010, pp.17–42.

“Alienation Theory and Justice Theory.” Economic Bulletin of Senshu University, vol.44, no.2, 2010, pp.133–158.

“Marx and Communitarianism.” Economic Bulletin of Senshu University, vol.44, no.1, 2009, pp.61–103.

“Marx and Utilitarianism.” Economic Bulletin of Senshu University, vol.43, no.2, 2008, pp.1–38.

“Marx and Justice.” Economic Bulletin of Senshu University, vol.42, no.2, 2007, pp.33–89.

“Marx and Self-Ownership Principle.” Ritsumeikan Economic Review, vol.55, no.2, 2006, pp.56–88.

“Political Economy and Normative Theory: Toward the Economics of Creation.” Political Economy Quarterly, vol.41, no.1, 2004, pp.4–15.

“Natural Environment, Equality, and Self-Ownership.”  The Bulletin of Japan Society of Political Economy, vol.40,  2003, pp.130–156.

“A Normative Consideration of the Concept of Freedom.” Ritsumeikan Economic Review, vol.52, no.3, 2003, pp.168–180.

“A Conception of the New Principle of Political Economy.” Economics Education, no.22, 2003, pp.105–116.

“Crisis of Natural Environment and Welfare State, and Egalitarianism.” Journal of Evolutionary Economics, no.7, 2003, pp.331–340.

“A Viwepoint of Political Economy.” Ritsumeikan Economic Review, vol.51, special no.1, 2002, pp.153–164.

“Fundamental Idea of Marxism and Socialism.” Associe, no.6, 2001, pp.129–39.

“For the World Community: From the Viewpoint of Value and Social Institutions.” in Globalization and Civil Society: Can Nation State be Overcome? edited by Yukio Mochida and Toshimasa Usui, Kyoto: Bunrikaku, 2000, pp.169–196.

“Contemporary Theory of Civil Society and Regulated Society.” Jokyo (Situation), 2nd series, vol.11, no.2, 2000, pp.37–46.

“Integrated Subjects Made by Civilians: Towards Open University.” Economics Education, no.18, 1999, pp.85–90.

“Regulation Theory and Analytical Marxism.” Regulation, Institutions, & Contemporary Economics, no.13, 1999, pp.1–5.

“Restart from a Rational Individual: A Strategy of Analytical Marxism.” The Bulletin of the Japan Society for the Study of Materialism, no.3, 1998, pp.168–182.

“Ownership and Egalitarianism: For the Fundamental Objection to the Critique of Redistribution Policy by Libertarians.” The Annual of the Society of Economic Sociology, no.20, 1998, pp.127–134.

“Social System Theory of Analytical Marxism (3) .”  The Journal of Economic  Studies, Toyama University, vol.43, no.1, 1997, pp.101–171.

“Social Theory of Analytical Marxism.” The Bulletin of Japan Society of Political Economy, no.34, 1997, 219–232.

“Normative Philosophy of Liberalism and Socialism: For the Value of Post Welfare State Capitalism.” in Politics of <Liberal-Social> ism: Introduction to Alternative Social Science, edited by Koji Tomita and Akio Kamitani, Kyoto:Koyo Syobo, 1997, 52–87.

“Social System Theory of Analytical Marxism (2) .”  The Journal of Economic  Studies, Toyama University, vol.42, no.1, 1996, pp.159–194.

“Social System Theory of Analytical Marxism (1) .”  The Journal of Economic  Studies, Toyama University, vol.41, no.2, 1995, pp.207–237.

“Introduction to Analytical Marxism.”  The Journal of Economic  Studies, Toyama University, vol.41, no.1, 1995, pp.45–75.

“Socialism and Normative Theory.”  The Journal of Economic  Studies, Toyama University, vol.40, no.3, 1995, pp.91–122.

“Social System and Crisis.”  The Journal of Economic Studies, Toyama University, vol.39, no.2, 1993, pp.117–145.

“The Basic Character of Japanese Labor Process.”  The Journal of Economic Studies, Toyama University, vol.25, no.2, 1993, pp.39–55.

“Economy System Theory of Adam Smith: From the Viewpoint of Market and Planning.” The Hitotsubashi Review, vol.106, no.6, 1991, pp.22–42.

“Credit and Interest-Bearing Capital.” The Hitotsubashi Review, vol.105, no.6, 1991, pp.59–80.

“Commercial Credit and Interest-Bearing Capital.” Hitotsubashi Journal of Social Sciences, vol.15, no.3, 1990, 35–51.

“The Significance of Interest-Bearing Capital Theory in Marxian Credit Theory.” Master’s Thesis, Hitotsubashi University, 1988. 

Book Reviews [All in Japanese]

Shuichi Kakuta, A Crossover of Political Philosophy and Critique of Political Economy. Political Economy Quarterly, vol.54, no.2, 2017, pp.86–88.

Hiroyoshi Makino, Human Values and Justice. Letters of Economic Science, The Institute for Fundamental Political Economy, no.138, 2015, pp.92–96.

Maximilien Rubel and John Crump, Non-Market Socialism in the nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries. The Book Review, no.3182, 2014, p.3.

The Institute for Fundamental Political Economy ed., Prospects for the Future Society: Reviving Marx. Political Economy Quarterly, vol.48, no.3, 2011, pp.93–95.

Tadasu Matsuo, Economics of The Emperor’s New Clothes. Political Economy Quarterly, vol.46, no.4, 2010, pp.96–98.

Kohei Aoki, Toward Communitarianism. Political Economy Quarterly, vol.40, 2003, pp.185–88.

Koji Morioka, Katsumi Sugiura, and Kiichiro Yagi eds., Prospects for the Economy and Society in 21st Century. Letters of Economic Science, The Institute for Fundamental Political Economy, no.97, 2001, no.71–73.

John Roemer, A Future for Socialism, Letters of Economic Science. Letters of Economic Science, The Institute for Fundamental Political Economy, no.84, 1997, pp.71–72.

Toshimasa Usui, Japanese Egalitarianism, Meritocracy, and Competition Principle. Materialism and Today, Kansai Society for Materialism Studies, no.21, 1984, pp.94–96.

Other Publications [All in Japanese]

“The Ninth Conference of International Initiative for Promoting Political Economy.” Political Economy Quarterly, vol.55, no.4, 2019, pp.85–89.

“Globalization and Restructuring of the Market.” In Dictionary of Social Thought, 2019, pp.702–705. Tokyo: Maruzen Shuppan. 

“The Twelfth Biennial Conference of Radical Philosophy Association.” Newsletter of Tokyo Society for Materialism, no.24, 2017, pp.1–3.

“The Tenth Forum of The World Association for Political Economy.” Political Economy Quarterly, vol.52, no.4, 2016, pp.90–94.

“Game Theory.” Dictionary of Philosophy, Chisenshokan, 2016, p.323.

“Analytical Marxism.” Dictionary of Philosophy, Chisenshokan, 2016, pp.1083–1084.

Reply to the review of Normative Theories of Liberalism and Socialism, Political Economy Quarterly, vol.51, no.2, 2014, pp.112–114.

“Norm.” In A Handbook of Evolutionary Economics, 2006, pp.494. Tokyo: Kyoritsu Publisher. 

“Toward A New Paradigm of Social Theory.” With Yasuhiro Uemura, Tomonaga Tairako, Satoshi Hoshino and Ryoji Ishihara. Economy and Society, no.7, 1996, 7–36.

PRESENTATIONS

“Equality in Marxism.”　The 14th Annual Conference of  International Initiative for Promoting Political Economy, Istanbul Bilge University, Türkiye, Sep. 7. 2024. [In English.]

“Socialism is Everywhere.”　Seminar of Kansai Society for the Study of Materialism, online, Dec. 3. [In Japanese.]

“Socialism is Everywhere.”　Seminar of Society for Socialism Theory, online, Nov. 19. [In Japanese.]

“Property and Two Factors of Production.”　The 13th Annual Conference of  International Initiative for Promoting Political Economy, Madrid, Spain, Nov. 8, 2023. [In English.]

“Marxist Evaluation of the Reconstruction of Social Democracy.”　2019 Annual Conference of  Japanese Political Science Association, Oct. 6, 2019. [In Japanese.]

“Marxism and the Reconstruction of Social Democracy.”　The 10th Annual Conference of  International Initiative for Promoting Political Economy, Lille, France, Jul. 4, 2019. [In English.]

“Marxism and the Renewal of Social Democracy.”　Seminar of Tokyo Society for the Study of Materialism, Jun. 16, 2019.　[In Japanese.]

“Rethinking Marxist Common Knowledge.”　Seminar of Keio University, Apr. 10, 2019.　[In Japanese.]

“Capitalist Globalization and Marxism: The World Changes from the center.” Symposium commemorating the 200th birthday of Karl Marx, Senshu University, Tokyo, Oct. 21. [In Japanese.]

“Capitalist Globalization and Marxism.”  The 9th Annual Conference of  International Initiative for Promoting Political Economy, Juraj Dobrila University of Pura, Croatia, Sep. 12, 2018. [In English.]

“Marxism and Self-Ownership.”  The Grand Transition, The Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada, May. 18, 2018. [In English.]

Comment on Sadaharu Morinaka, "Species Problem and Paradigm Shift.”  The 73rd Conference of The Biogeographical Society of Japan, University of Tokyo, Japan, Apr. 7, 2018. [In Japanese.] 

“Exploitation Theory and Self-Ownership.” Seminar of Research Group of Critical Political Science, Senshu University, Japan, Mar. 22, 2018. [In Japanese.] 

“‘The Shortening of the Working Day’ in Marx’s Capital and Labor as Human Essence.”  Syposium on the 150th Anniversary of K. Marx’s Capital. Musashi University, Japan, Sep.16, 2017. [In Japanese.] 

“Labor and Productivism in Marxism.” Seminar of Research Group of Critical Political Science, Senshu University, Japan, Mar. 27, 2017. [In Japanese.] 

“Marxism and Ecology.” The 12th Forum of World Association for Political Economy, Moscow University of Finance and Law, Russia, Nov. 3, 2017. [In English.]

“Marxism and Three Types of Ethics.” The 12th Biennial Conference, University of Kentucky, Lexington, US, Nov. 12, 2016.  [In English.]

Comment on Sadaharu Oya, “Global Capitalism and the Alter-Globalization Movements.”  The 64th Conference of Japan Society of Political Economy, Musashi University, Tokyo, Japan, Oct.10, 2016. [In Japanese.] 

“Marxism and Theory of the Alienated State.”  Seminar of Research Group of Critical Political Science, Gifu, Japan, Nov. 15, 2016. [In Japanese.] 

“Marxism and Ethics.”  Ciclo de Conversas Arte Ciência e Cultura, Vila Real, Portuga, Jun. 13, 2016. [In English.]

“Marxism and Three Types of Ethics.” The 7th Braga Meeting on Ethics and Political Philosophy, Minho University, Portugal, Jun, 15, 2016. [In English.]

“Marxism and Three Types of Ethics.” The 5th Japan-China Socialism Forum, Keio University, Japan, Mar. 6, 2016. [In Japanese.] 

“Marxism and Three Types of Ethics.”  The 2016 Telos Conferecne, New York University, New York, US, Jan. 16, 2016. [In English.]

“Marxism and Justice.”  The 63rd Conference of Japan Society of Political Economy, Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo, Japan, Nov. 21, 2015. [In English.]

“Socialism as a Development of Liberalism, ” Closing Plenary Session, The Tenth Forum of The World Association for Political Economy, Johannesburg, South Africa, Jun. 21, 2015. [In English.]

Comment on Shintaro Tamete’s “The Potential of the Marxian Concept of Alienation as a Radical Critique of Normative Theories.”  The 62nd Conference of Japan Society of Political Economy, Hannan University, Osaka, Japan, Oct. 26, 2014. [In Japanese.] 

“Normative Theories of Liberalism and Socialism: Marx’s Concepts of Freedom, Equality, and Community.” The Conference 2014 of Japanese Political Science Association, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 11, 2014. [In Japanese.] 

“Freedom, Equality, Property, and Utility: Value Theory of Marx.” The Autumn Conference 2014 of The Institute for Fundamental Political Economy, Komazawa University, Tokyo, Japan, Sep. 14, 2014. [In Japanese.] 

“Marxism and Justice.” The MANCEPT Workshops 2014, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK, Sep. 9, 2014. [In English.]

“Marxism and Utilitarianism.” The 13th Conference of the International Society for Utilitarian Studies, Yokohama National University, Yokohama, Japan, Aug. 21, 2014. [In English.]

“Marxism and Justice.” The 9th Forum of the World Association for Political Economy, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences, Hanoi, Vietnam, May 24, 2014. [In English.]

“Normative Theories of Liberalism and Socialim.” The Meeting of Kansai Society for Materialism Studies, Moriguchi City Hall, Osaka, Japan, Jan. 25, 2014. [In Japanese.] 

“Class and the State in Transitional Period.” The 4th Japan-China Socialism Forum, Keio University, Japan, Dec. 21, 2013. [In Japanese.] 

“Lenin and Morality” The 2nd Japan-China Socialism Forum, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China, Mar. 29, 2010. [In Japanese.] 

“Marxism and Social Normative Theory Today.” The Meeting of Tokyo Society for Materialism Studies, Hosei University, Tokyo, Japan, Sep. 19, 2009. [In Japanese.] 

“Marxism and Normative Theory.” The 30th Conference of Japanese Society for the History of Social Thought, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan, Nov. 13, 2005. [In Japanese.] 

“Political Economy and Normative Theory: Towards A Economics of Creation.” The 51th Conference of the Japan Society of Political Economy, Musashi University, Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 19, 2003. [In Japanese.] 

“Crisis of Natural Environment and Welfare State, and Egalitarianism: From a Viewpoint of Analytical Marxism.” The 7th Conference of Japan Society of Evolutionary Economics, Senshu University, Tokyo, Japan, Mar. 29, 2003. [In Japanese.] 

“Marxism and the Theory of Social Justice.” The 46th Conference of Japan Society of Political Economy, Supporo Gakuin University, Sapporo, Japan, Oct. 3, 1998. [In Japanese.] 

“Marxism and the Theory of Justice.” The 23h Conference of Japan Society for the Study of Materialism, Kagawa University, Takamatsu, Japan, Oct. 26, 1997. [In Japanese.] 

RESEARCH GRANTS

Normative Theories of Global Issues,  Grant in aid for scientific research, Japanese Ministry of Education, 2016–2018.   

Basic Study for Global Normative Theory, Grant in aid for research, Senshu University, 2015.

Socialism and Globalization, Grant in aid for research, Senshu University, 2013.

Normative Theories of Liberalism and Socialism: Marxian Analysis of Value, Grant in aid for publishing, The Japan Securities Scholarship Foundation, 2012.

Achievements and Limitations in Modern Theories of Justice, Grant in aid for research, Senshu University, 2010.

The Role of A Normative Theory in the Time of Post-Liberalism: Towards the Practical Application,  Grant in aid for scientific research, Japanese Ministry of Education, 2009–2011.   

A Construction of Normative Theory in Marxism, Grant in aid for research, Senshu University, 2008.

The Future of Distribution and Support,  Grant in aid for scientific research, Japanese Ministry of Education, 2004–2007.   

A Conception of Global Welfare System based on the Formulation of Capability Approach,  Grant in aid for scientific research, Japanese Ministry of Education, 2004–2007.   

Study of the Theoretical Construction of the Configuration for Political Economy,  Grant in aid for scientific research, Japanese Ministry of Education, 2003–2005.   

Gendered Works. It's Construction and Deconstruction,  Grant in aid for scientific research, Japanese Ministry of Education, 2003–2005.   

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Memberships

World Association for Political Economy

Japan Society of Political Economy

Japanese Political Science Association

Japan Society for the Study of Materialism

Japanese Society for the History of Social Thought

The Japanese Society for the History of Economic Thought

Editorial Boards

The Bulletin of the Japan Scientists’ Association, 1991–1992

Political Economy Quarterly, 2003–2005

Refereeing Activities

Political Economy Quarterly

Annals of the Society for the History of Social Thought

Award

The Distinguished Achievement Award in Political Economy for the Twenty-First Century, The World Association for Political Economy, Jun., 2015.

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