Dr. Joshua Kennedy

Biography

Dr. Kennedy received his Ph.D. from the University of Colorado, Boulder, in 2014. His principal area of study and teaching is in American politics, with a more particular focus on the presidency and the federal bureaucracy. Kennedy has presented his work at numerous conferences, including the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association and the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association. His research has appeared in such outlets as American Politics Research, Research and Politics, and Presidential Studies Quarterly.

Research and Teaching Interests

The American presidency, presidential power, federal bureaucracy, inter-branch relations, principal-agent dilemmas, Congress, state politics, and political institutions.

Selected Publications

• Stobb, Maureen, and Joshua B. Kennedy. Forthcoming. “Judicial Specialization and Deference in Asylum Cases on the U.S. Courts of Appeals.” American Political Science Review.
• Kennedy, Joshua B. 2023. “Always Watchful: Political Context and Congressional Oversight Through the Government Accountability Office.” Congres & the Presidency 50(3):342-360.
• Stobb, Maureen, Banks Miller, and Joshua B. Kennedy. 2023. “Mixed Messages & Bounded Rationality: The Perverse Consequences of Real ID for Immigration Policy.” Policy Studies Journal 51(3):667-684.
• Stobb, Maureen, Banks Miller, and Joshua B. Kennedy. 2023. “Who Controls the Immigration Bureaucracy? The Relative Influence of the Three Branches over Asylum Policy Implementation.” American Politics Research 51(2):235-246.
• Kennedy, Joshua B. 2018. “Agency Characteristics and the Use of Executive Orders.”
  Congress & the Presidency 45(1):89-107.
• Kennedy, Joshua B. 2018. “The Limits of Presidential Influence: Two Environmental
  Directives and What They Mean for Executive Power.” Journal of Policy History
  30(1):1-24.

Last updated: 9/17/2024