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My Take
Reading about Robert Keohane, I'm struck by how much one book can reshape a field. After Hegemony made him the name people reach for when explaining why cooperation survives without a dominant power, and the neoliberal institutionalism label has stuck to him ever since. The award list is staggering, from the Skytte Prize to the Balzan, and to me it signals real cross-border recognition rather than narrow academic praise. I appreciate that his work tried to explain the world as it actually functions, with institutions doing quiet, unglamorous work, rather than chasing tidy theories. A genuinely influential mind.
Overview
Robert Owen Keohane (born October 3, 1941) is an American political scientist working in the fields of international relations and international political economy. Following the publication of his influential book After Hegemony (1984), he has become widely associated with the theory of neoliberal institutionalism in international relations, as well as transnational relations and world politics in international relat…
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Robert Keohane
- Name (Japanese)
- ロバート・コヘイン
- Reading
- ろばーと・こへいん
- Born
- October 3, 1941 (age 84)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Snake
- Origin
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- internationalist / economist / university teacher / writer / political scientist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Harvard University
Awards & achievements
- Guggenheim Fellowship
- 2005 Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science
- Harvard Centennial Medal
- 1989 Grawemeyer Awards
- 2017 Balzan Prize
- 2012 Heinz I. Eulau Award
- 2012 Susan Strange Award
- 2006 honorary doctorate from Sciences Po
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | After Hegemony | — |
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.