Abstract
This article is a case study on the relation between the popular rights movement and English studies. It deals with Risshigakusha in Tosa and Seidokan in Miharu. Risshigakusha was established in 1874 to teach English and English political science to inspire the popular rights movement. Its text books included the books by Bentham, Mill, Guizot and Buckle. I pointed out its historical importance by scrutinizing its textbooks and the method of teaching. Then I turned to Seidokan as an another example. Seidokan was established by Miharu town in Fukushima Prefecture. It lasted only one year, but it had several important characteristics. Though it did not teach English, two teachers from Tosa tought political theory by the Japanese translations of English political texts. These schools in the early Meiji era must be studied as a remarkable aspect of the impact of English studies on Meiji Japan.
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