Jeffrey Hart is Emeritus Professor of Political Science at Indiana University, Bloomington, where he taught international politics and international political economy from 1981 to 2013. His books include The New International Economic Order (1983), Interdependence in the Post Multilateral Era (1985), Rival Capitalists (1992), Globalization and Governance (1999), Managing New Industry Creation (2001), Technology, Television, and Competition (2004), The Politics of International Economic Relations 7th edition (2010), Essays on the History and Politics of the Internet (2023), and The Political Economy of Hollywood (2025). He currently lives in Berkeley, California.