Robert Keohane
Encyclopedia
Robert O. Keohane is an American academic
, who, following the publication of his influential book After Hegemony
(1984), became widely associated with the theory of neoliberal
institutionalism
in international relations
. He is currently a Professor of Political Science at the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University
.
. His education through the fifth grade was at the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools
. When he was 10, the family moved to Mount Carroll, Illinois
, where he attended public school and his parents taught at Shimer College
. After the 10th grade Keohane enrolled at Shimer as an early entrant
.
He earned the BA, with honors, from Shimer College
in 1961. He obtained his PhD from Harvard
in 1966, one year after he joined the faculty of Swarthmore College
. He was the student of Harvard University Professor Stanley Hoffmann
.
, Stanford
, Brandeis
, Harvard
, and Duke
. At Harvard he was Stanfield Professor of International Peace, and at Duke he was the James B. Duke Professor
of Political Science.
He is the author of many works, including After Hegemony: Cooperation and Discord in the World Political Economy
(Princeton University Press, 1984), for which he was awarded the second annual Grawemeyer Award
in 1989 for "Ideas Improving World Order".
Between 1974 and 1980 he was editor of the journal International Organization
. He has been president of the International Studies Association
, 1988-89, and of the American Political Science Association
, 1999-2000.
Keohane is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
, the American Academy of Political and Social Science
and has held a Guggenheim Fellowship
and fellowships at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences
and the National Humanities Center
. He was awarded the Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science
in 2005, and elected to the National Academy of Sciences
that same year. He was listed as the most influential scholar of international relations in a 2005 Foreign Policy
poll.
Political scientists he has taught include Lisa Martin, Andrew Moravcsik
, Layna Mosley, Beth Simmons
, and Helen V. Milner. Keohane is married to Nannerl O. Keohane
, former president of Duke and herself a noted political scientist.
Academia
Academia is the community of students and scholars engaged in higher education and research.-Etymology:The word comes from the akademeia in ancient Greece. Outside the city walls of Athens, the gymnasium was made famous by Plato as a center of learning...
, who, following the publication of his influential book After Hegemony
After Hegemony
After Hegemony is a book by Robert Keohane. It is a leading text in the neo-liberal school of international relations scholarship....
(1984), became widely associated with the theory of neoliberal
Neoliberalism in international relations
In the study of international relations, neoliberalism refers to a school of thought which believes that nation-states are, or at least should be, concerned first and foremost with absolute gains rather than relative gains to other nation-states...
institutionalism
Institutionalism in international relations
Institutionalism in international relations comprises a group of differing theories on international relations . Functionalist and neofunctionalist approaches, regime theory, and state cartel theory have in common their focus on the structures of the international system, but they substantially...
in international relations
International relations
International relations is the study of relationships between countries, including the roles of states, inter-governmental organizations , international nongovernmental organizations , non-governmental organizations and multinational corporations...
. He is currently a Professor of Political Science at the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
.
Early life
Keohane was born at the University of Chicago HospitalsUniversity of Chicago Hospitals
The University of Chicago Medical Center forms a major center for medical care and research in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois...
. His education through the fifth grade was at the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools
University of Chicago Laboratory Schools
The University of Chicago Laboratory Schools is a private, co-educational day school in Chicago, Illinois. It is affiliated with the University of Chicago...
. When he was 10, the family moved to Mount Carroll, Illinois
Mount Carroll, Illinois
Mount Carroll is a city in Carroll County, Illinois, United States-History:Shimer College was established in Mt. Carroll in 1853, but mounting debts forced a move to Waukegan, Illinois in 1979. The campus now is home to several organizations, most notably the Campbell Center for Historic...
, where he attended public school and his parents taught at Shimer College
Shimer College
Shimer College is a very small, private, undergraduate liberal arts college in Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. Founded by Frances Wood Shimer in 1853 in the frontier town of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, it was a women's school for most of its first century. It joined with the University of...
. After the 10th grade Keohane enrolled at Shimer as an early entrant
Early entrance at Shimer College
The early entrance program at Shimer College, known at different times as the Early Entrant Program and Early Entrance Program, is a program that allows high school students to go to college early. Early entrants at Shimer are admitted as regular college students after completing at least two...
.
He earned the BA, with honors, from Shimer College
Shimer College
Shimer College is a very small, private, undergraduate liberal arts college in Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. Founded by Frances Wood Shimer in 1853 in the frontier town of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, it was a women's school for most of its first century. It joined with the University of...
in 1961. He obtained his PhD from Harvard
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
in 1966, one year after he joined the faculty of Swarthmore College
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore College is a private, independent, liberal arts college in the United States with an enrollment of about 1,500 students. The college is located in the borough of Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, 11 miles southwest of Philadelphia....
. He was the student of Harvard University Professor Stanley Hoffmann
Stanley Hoffmann
Stanley Hoffmann is the Paul and Catherine Buttenweiser University Professor at Harvard University.-Biography:A French citizen since 1947, Hoffmann spent his childhood between Paris and Nice before studying at the Institut d'études politiques...
.
Career
Keohane has taught at SwarthmoreSwarthmore College
Swarthmore College is a private, independent, liberal arts college in the United States with an enrollment of about 1,500 students. The college is located in the borough of Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, 11 miles southwest of Philadelphia....
, Stanford
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
, Brandeis
Brandeis University
Brandeis University is an American private research university with a liberal arts focus. It is located in the southwestern corner of Waltham, Massachusetts, nine miles west of Boston. The University has an enrollment of approximately 3,200 undergraduate and 2,100 graduate students. In 2011, it...
, Harvard
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
, and Duke
Duke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
. At Harvard he was Stanfield Professor of International Peace, and at Duke he was the James B. Duke Professor
James B. Duke Professor
At Duke University, the title of James B. Duke Professor is given to a small number of the faculty with extraordinary records of achievement. At some universities, titles like "Distinguished Professor," "Institute Professor," or "Regents Professor" are counterparts of this title.- Some current...
of Political Science.
He is the author of many works, including After Hegemony: Cooperation and Discord in the World Political Economy
After Hegemony
After Hegemony is a book by Robert Keohane. It is a leading text in the neo-liberal school of international relations scholarship....
(Princeton University Press, 1984), for which he was awarded the second annual Grawemeyer Award
Grawemeyer Award
The Grawemeyer Awards are five awards given annually by the University of Louisville in the state of Kentucky, United States. The prizes are presented to individuals in the fields of education, ideas improving world order, music composition, religion, and psychology...
in 1989 for "Ideas Improving World Order".
Between 1974 and 1980 he was editor of the journal International Organization
International Organization
International Organization is a peer-reviewed academic journal that covers the entire field of international affairs. Subject areas include: foreign policies, international relations, international and comparative political economy, security policies, environmental disputes and resolutions,...
. He has been president of the International Studies Association
International Studies Association
The International Studies Association was founded by a group of scholars and practitioners in 1959 to pursue mutual interests in international studies. Representing eighty countries, ISA has over three thousand members worldwide and is the most respected and widely known scholarly association in...
, 1988-89, and of the American Political Science Association
American Political Science Association
The American Political Science Association is a professional association of political science students and scholars in the United States. Founded in 1903, it publishes three academic journals...
, 1999-2000.
Keohane is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences is an independent policy research center that conducts multidisciplinary studies of complex and emerging problems. The Academy’s elected members are leaders in the academic disciplines, the arts, business, and public affairs.James Bowdoin, John Adams, and...
, the American Academy of Political and Social Science
American Academy of Political and Social Science
The American Academy of Political and Social Science was founded in 1889 to promote progress in the social sciences. Sparked by Professor Edmund J. James and drawing from members of the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania, Swarthmore College, and Bryn Mawr College, the Academy sought to...
and has held a Guggenheim Fellowship
Guggenheim Fellowship
Guggenheim Fellowships are American grants that have been awarded annually since 1925 by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation to those "who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts." Each year, the foundation makes...
and fellowships at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences
Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences
The Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences is an American interdisciplinary research body in Stanford, California focusing on the social sciences and humanities . Fellows are elected in a closed process, to spend a period of residence at the Center, released from other duties...
and the National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center
The National Humanities Center is an independent institute for advanced study in the humanities. It is the only major independent institute for advanced study in all fields of the humanities in the United States. The NHC operates as a privately incorporated nonprofit and is not part of any...
. He was awarded the Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science
Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science
The Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science was established in 1995 by the Johan Skytte Foundation at Uppsala University. The foundation itself goes back to the donation in 1622 from Johan Skytte , politician and chancellor of the university, which established the Skyttean professorship of...
in 2005, and elected to the National Academy of Sciences
United States National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences is a corporation in the United States whose members serve pro bono as "advisers to the nation on science, engineering, and medicine." As a national academy, new members of the organization are elected annually by current members, based on their distinguished and...
that same year. He was listed as the most influential scholar of international relations in a 2005 Foreign Policy
Foreign Policy
Foreign Policy is a bimonthly American magazine founded in 1970 by Samuel P. Huntington and Warren Demian Manshel.Originally, the magazine was a quarterly...
poll.
Political scientists he has taught include Lisa Martin, Andrew Moravcsik
Andrew Moravcsik
Andrew Moravcsik is a Professor of Politics and director of the European Union Program at Princeton University. He is known for his research on European integration, international organizations, human rights, and American and European foreign policy, for developing the theory of liberal...
, Layna Mosley, Beth Simmons
Beth Simmons
Beth A. Simmons is an American academic and notable international relations scholar. She is currently Director of the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University and Clarence Dillon Professor of International Affairs at the Department of Government...
, and Helen V. Milner. Keohane is married to Nannerl O. Keohane
Nannerl O. Keohane
Nannerl "Nan" Overholser Keohane is an American political theorist and former president of Wellesley College and Duke University. Currently Keohane is the Lawrence S...
, former president of Duke and herself a noted political scientist.
Books
- After Hegemony: Cooperation and Discord in the World Political EconomyAfter HegemonyAfter Hegemony is a book by Robert Keohane. It is a leading text in the neo-liberal school of international relations scholarship....
(Princeton University Press, 1984) - Neorealism and Its Critics (Columbia University Press, 1986)
- International Institutions and State Power: Essays in International Relations Theory (Westview, 1989)
- Power and Interdependence: World Politics in Transition (Little, Brown, 1977); with Joseph S. Nye, Jr.
- Designing Social Inquiry: Scientific Inference in Qualitative Research (Princeton, 1994); with Gary KingGary King (political scientist)Gary King is a political scientist and quantitative methodologist. He is currently the Albert J. Weatherhead III University Professor and Director for the Institute for Quantitative Social Science at Harvard University.-Biography:...
and Sidney VerbaSidney VerbaSidney Verba is an American political scientist, librarian and library administrator. His academic interests are mainly American and comparative politics. He was the Carl H. Pforzheimer University Professor at Harvard University. He also served Harvard as the director of the Harvard University... - Power and Interdependence in a Partially Globalized World (Routledge, New York, 2002)
- Humanitarian Intervention: Ethical, Legal, and Political Dilemmas (Cambridge University Press, 2003); with J. L. Holzgrefe
- The Regime Complex for Climate Change with David G. Victor (2010)