Ryoya Mizuno

Ryoya Mizuno is a PhD candidate in the Department of International History at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He studied international relations and international history and received a Master's degree from Keio University. Ryoya's speciality is intellectual history and international history in the twentieth century. He is particularly interested in the history of the twentieth century Anglo-American international thought, the history of Japanese international thought in the age of the Global Cold War, the relationship between historical writings (international history and world history) and international thought, and global circulations of political ideas and historical thought.

His current research is the examination of the international thought of Arnold J. Toynbee (1889-1975) from its formation during the Balkan wars to the mid-twentieth century, looking at his writings on history and world politics alongside his institutional activities and media presence in multiple countries. In particular, it demonstrates central elements of Toynbee's international thought: his ideas on nation-states, the British Empire, the relationship between Western and non-Western civilizations, and world history. The research also explores the global resonances of Toynbee's international thought, especially by focusing on global receptions by or interactions with the Americans, Japanese, and Indians.