A Conversation with Professor David Kennedy on Law, Critique and Political Economy

On September 16, 2024, David Kennedy presented at Sciences Po’s School of Research 2024 Inaugural Lecture. The Inaugural lecture took place in the presence of Dina Waked, Dean of the School of Research, Heads of studies and the team of the School of Research.

Professor David Kennedy is Manley O. Hudson Professor of Law and Director of the Institute for Global Law and Policy at Harvard Law School where he teaches international law, international economic policy, legal theory, law and development and European law. His research uses interdisciplinary materials from sociology and social theory, economics and history to explore issues of global governance, development policy and the nature of professional expertise. He is the author of numerous articles on international law and global governance. His books include A World of Struggle: How Power, Law and Expertise Shape Global Political Economy; Of Law and the World: Critical Conversations on Power, History and Political Economy (with Martti Koskenniemi) and Of Law and War.

Click here to listen to a recording of Professor Kennedy’s lecture.