Kenneth’s research focuses on the interdisciplinary study of international institutions, international law and international relations.
He studies a wide range of public and private institutions, in fields including environmental protection and sustainability, global health, corruption, emerging technologies and international trade.
Before joining ASU, he taught for over 25 years at Northwestern University, where he held the Elizabeth Froehling Horner Chair and served as director of the university-wide Center for International and Comparative Studies.
His most recent book-length publications are:
Informal Governance in World Politics
edited with Thomas Biersteker, Cambridge University Press, 2024
The Spectrum of International Institutions: An Interdisciplinary Collaboration on Global Governance
edited with Duncan Snidal, Routledge, 2021
The Governor’s Dilemma: Indirect Governance Beyond Principals and Agents
edited with Philipp Genschel, Duncan Snidal and Bernhard Zangl, Oxford University Press, 2020
