Jonathan Kirshner

Jonathan Kirshner

Jonathan Kirshner is a Professor of Political Science at Boston College and Emeritus Stephen and Barbara Friedman Professor of International Political Economy at Cornell University. His expertise spans International Relations, Political Economy (focusing on macroeconomics and money), and Politics and Film. He has held leadership roles, including director of the Reppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies (2007–2015), and received prestigious awards like the Provost’s Award for Distinguished Scholarship and the Stephen and Margery Russell Distinguished Teaching Award.

Education: B.A. (Johns Hopkins University), M.A. and Ph.D. (Princeton University).

Research Interests: Classical Realism, financial crisis implications, mid-century cinema politics, and Keynesian economics. Key works include An Unwritten Future: Realism, Uncertainty, and World Politics (2022), American Power After the Financial Crisis (2014), and When the Movies Mattered: The New Hollywood Revisited (2019).

Recent Publications: Focus on US foreign policy trajectory, economic theory applications, and film analyses of 1970s America. His articles in Foreign Affairs, Security Studies, and Cineaste blend geopolitical analysis with cultural critique.

Awards: Celebrated for scholarship and teaching, including recognition from the International Studies Association for Appeasing Bankers.