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Andrew Kennedy specializes in international and comparative politics, with particular interest in China, India, and the United States. His recent work has focused primarily on the politics and policymaking surrounding science, technology, and innovation. This work has focused on several distinct themes, including China’s rise as a technology power, the globalization of innovation, and U.S.-China high-tech rivalry. He has also published widely on the foreign policies of China and India in the Cold War and post-Cold War periods.
Andrew Kennedy is the author of three books, including:
- Rebellious Follower: China's Search for Science, Technology, and Innovation (Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 2026).
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The Conflicted Superpower: America’s Collaboration with China and India in Global Innovation (New York: Columbia University Press, 2018). Published as a Nancy Bernkopf Tucker and Warren I. Cohen Book on American–East Asian Relations. Reviewed in Perspectives on Politics, Public Administration Review, Political Science Quarterly, and Kirkus Reviews. Published in Chinese by CITIC Press Group in 2021. Received the Kirkus Star Award in 2018.
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The International Ambitions of Mao and Nehru: National Efficacy Beliefs and the Making of Foreign Policy (Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2012). Reviewed in Perspectives on Politics, The China Quarterly, Journal of Cold War Studies, The China Journal, Asian Security, Pacific Affairs, Contemporary South Asia, Strategic Analysis, China Report, The Book Review, Canadian Foreign Policy, and The Hindu.
Research student supervision
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America’s Advantages: Contending with China’s Tech Rise
Kennedy, A., Apr 2025, In: Washington Quarterly. 48, 2, p. 135-151 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Guiding science in China: Increasing emphasis on national priorities creates tension with curiosity-driven research
Kennedy, A., Mar 2025, In: Science. 387, 6741, p. 1356-1358 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The process of paradigm change: the rise of guided innovation in China
Kennedy, A. B., 2024, In: Review of International Political Economy. 31, 4, p. 1220-1244 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Resilience Requirement: Responding to China’s Rise as a Technology Power
Kennedy, A. B., 2023, In: Survival. 65, 1, p. 115-128 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The stakes in decoupling discovery: China’s role in transnational innovation
Kennedy, A. B. & Dwyer, D. L., 2022, In: Pacific Review. 35, 1, p. 147-171 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
5 Citations (Scopus)
Projects
- 2 Finished
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Navigating the Emerging Geo-Economic Order: Integrating Economics, Security and Collective Defence through 2040.
Roberts, A. (PI), Golley, J. (CoI), Herscovitch, B. (CoI), Kennedy, A. (CoI), Lim, D. (CoI), Medcalf, R. (CoI), Sass, J. (CoI) & van der Kley, D. (CoI)
10/06/20 → 29/02/24
Project: Research
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The Search for Technology and Power in China and India
Kennedy, A. (PI)
31/03/13 → 30/03/19
Project: Research