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Paul Michael Kennedy

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Paul Michael Kennedy

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1945-06-17 (Wallsend, Northumberland, England)
国籍
British
言語
English
居住地歴
Wallsend (place of birth) → Newcastle upon Tyne (education) → Norwich (University of East Anglia) → New Haven, Connecticut (Yale University) → London (London School of Economics)

経歴

職業
historian, author, university professor, public intellectual
活動期間
1970年〜
所属
University of East Anglia, Yale University, London School of Economics, Royal Historical Society (Fellow), Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Institute for Advanced Study (visiting fellow)
所属団体
Royal Historical Society, British Academy, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Philosophical Society
影響を受けた人物
A. J. P. Taylor, John Andrew Gallagher
影響を与えた人物
Geoffrey Wawro, Richard Drayton, Fareed Zakaria, Frederick Kagan, Matthew Connelly

学歴

Newcastle University
Faculty of Arts / History
学位: BA
国: United Kingdom
First-class honours in History
St Antony's College, Oxford
Graduate studies / History
学位: DPhil
国: United Kingdom
Doctoral advisors: A. J. P. Taylor and John Andrew Gallagher

受賞歴

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
2001
主催: British honours system
結果: 受章
Fellow of the British Academy (FBA)
2003
主催: British Academy
結果: 選出
Caird Medal
2005
主催: National Maritime Museum
結果: 受賞
Hattendorf Prize
2014
主催: US Naval War College
結果: 受賞
Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
1989
主催: American Academy of Arts and Sciences
結果: 選出
Elected to the American Philosophical Society
1991
主催: American Philosophical Society
結果: 選出

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers: Economic Change and Military Conflict from 1500 to 2000

1987年 History / International Relations

Analyzes the interaction between economic strength and military power over five centuries, arguing that expanding strategic commitments can overburden a nation's economic base and lead to decline.

economic power and military strengthrise and fall of great powersimperial overstretch
翻訳
  • Translated into 23 languages

The Parliament of Man: The Past, Present, and Future of the United Nations

2006年 International Relations / Politics

Surveys the history and functioning of the United Nations and considers its prospects and challenges for international cooperation.

international organizationsmultilateral cooperationinternational law
翻訳
  • Translated into multiple languages

Engineers of Victory: The Problem Solvers Who Turned the Tide in the Second World War

2013年 Military history / History

Examines how technical and organizational problem solvers influenced outcomes in World War II, exploring factors behind victory.

military technologyorganizational innovationWorld War II
翻訳
  • Translated into English and other languages

The Rise of the Anglo-German Antagonism, 1860–1914

1980年 History / Diplomatic history

Analyzes the tensions and antagonism in Anglo-German relations from the late 19th century to the eve of World War I.

Anglo-German relationsimperialismdiplomatic history
翻訳
  • Available in translation

全著作

  • Planning for War at Sea: 400 Years of Great Power Competition (editor, 2025)
  • Victory at Sea: Naval Power and the Transformation of the Global Order in World War II (2022)
  • Navies in Multipolar Worlds: From the Age of Sail to the Present (editor, 2020)
  • Engineers of Victory (2013)
  • The Parliament of Man (2006)
  • Preparing for the Twenty-first Century (1993)
  • Grand Strategies in War and Peace (editor, 1991)
  • The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers (1987)
  • The Rise of the Anglo-German Antagonism (1980)
  • The Rise and Fall of British Naval Mastery (1976)
  • The First World War and the International Power System (article, 1984)
  • and other works

翻案

  • Booknotes interview (C-SPAN)
  • Appearances on C-SPAN

作品の翻訳

  • 'The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers' translated into 23 languages

作風・主題

文体
comparative and synthetic narrativeanalytical style linking economic and military historyaccessible writing aimed also at policymakers
頻出モチーフ
interaction of economic and military powerrise and fall of great powersimperial overstretchtechnological change and war

評価・遺産

Has had significant influence on international history and grand strategy studies, affecting academics, policymakers and general readers; 'The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers' is widely cited and introduced a long-term view of political-economic change.

関連学会

  • Royal Historical Society
  • British Academy
  • American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • American Philosophical Society

引用

  • The United States must come to grips with its own 'imperial overstretch'.
    出典: The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers (1987) (1987年)
  • 'An encyclopaedia in itself' (A. J. P. Taylor on Kennedy's work)
    出典: Review by A. J. P. Taylor (quoted)

豆知識

  • 'The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers' has been translated into 23 languages.
  • Teaches the Studies in Grand Strategy course at Yale University.
  • Awarded a CBE in 2001 and elected to the British Academy in 2003.
  • Received the Hattendorf Prize in 2014.
  • Doctoral advisors included A. J. P. Taylor and John Andrew Gallagher.
  • Supervised notable students such as Fareed Zakaria.