Avery Goldstein

Avery N. Goldstein (born 1954) is an American political scientist currently serving as the David M. Knott Professor of Global Politics and International Relations at the University of Pennsylvania and a senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute. His research focuses on international relations theory, strategic studies, and Chinese Politics.

Goldstein holds a BA in political science (1975) and a MS in secondary education (1976) from the University of Pennsylvania, as well as a MA (1978) and PhD (1985) in political science from UC Berkeley.

Goldstein joined UPenn as an assistant professor of political science in 1985. In 2009, he was appointed David M. Knott Professor of Global Politics and International Relations.

• Goldstein, Avery (1991). From Bandwagon to Balance-of-Power Politics: Structural Constraints and Politics in China, 1949-1978. Stanford University Press. ISBN 9780804718509.
• Goldstein, Avery (2000). Deterrence and Security in the 21st Century: China, Britain, France, and the Enduring Legacy of the Nuclear Revolution. Stanford University Press. ISBN 9780804737364.
• Goldstein, Avery (2005). Rising to the Challenge: China’s Grand Strategy and International Security. Stanford University Press. ISBN 9780804751384.
• deLisle, Jacques; Goldstein, Avery, eds. (2014). China's Challenges. University of Pennsylvania Press. JSTOR j.ctt9qh43f.
• deLisle, Jacques; Goldstein, Avery; Yang, Guobin, eds. (2016). The Internet, Social Media, and a Changing China. University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 9780812223514. JSTOR j.ctt1b3t8nr.
• deLisle, Jacques; Goldstein, Avery, eds. (2017). China's Global Engagement: Cooperation, Competition, and Influence in the 21st Century. Brookings Institution Press. ISBN 9780815729693. JSTOR 10.7864/j.ctt1hfr0wn.
• deLisle, Jacques; Goldstein, Avery (2019). To Get Rich Is Glorious: Challenges Facing China’s Economic Reform and Opening at Forty. Brookings Institution Press. ISBN 9780815737254. JSTOR 10.7864/j.ctvbd8m70.
• deLisle, Jacques; Goldstein, Avery, eds. (2021). After Engagement: Dilemmas in U.S.-China Security Relations. Brookings Institution Press. JSTOR 10.7864/j.ctv11hpt2r.