Scholars@Duke

Kendrick Hardison is a PhD Candidate in Political Science who uses game theory and computational methods to study various topics within Security, Peace, and Conflict. He currently has two lines of research. The first studies how emerging military technologies influence bargaining, warfighting, and conflict processes. The second studies how prior agreements can impact current bargaining situations and vice versa.

Kendrick also plans to work on topics like international political economics, international/national security law, wargaming, terrorism and counterterrorism, and civil-military relations. He completed his undergraduate degrees from Francis Marion University in 2017 with a B.S. in Mathematics and a B.S. in Economics. After this, he attended the University of Georgia, where he received an M.A. in Economics in 2018 and an M.A. in Political Science and International Affairs in 2019.