Richard Ned Lebow
Appointments
James. O. Freedman Presidential Professor Emeritus
Professor of International Political Theory, Dept. of War Studies, King's College London
Bye-Fellow, Pembroke College, University of Cambridge
Area of Expertise
International Relations ,
Epistemology,
International Political Theory,
Conflict Management,
Psychological Models of Learning,
Ancient and Modern Political Theory,
Conflict Prevention,
Regional Conflict ,
Bargaining and Negotiation,
Case Studies
Biography
I am in my sixth decade of research and teaching and still fascinated by the intersection of culture, politics, and personality. Recent publications include books on causation, reason, the rise and fall of political orders, the fragility and robustness of political orders, conflict resolution and management, taming Sino-American rivalry, Eastern and Western conceptions of justice, and the role of political theory in thinking about international relations. My first novel, Uninhibited Flying Object, is about to appear.
Education
B.A. University of Chicago
M.A. Yale University
Ph.D. City University of New York
Publications
Reflections on International Relations Theory (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, in press).
Between Peace and War: 40th Anniversary Revised Edition (New York: Palgrave-Macmillan, 2020).
Ethics and International Relations: A Tragic Perspective (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2020).
Taming Sino-American Rivalry, coauthored with Feng Zhang (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2020.)
Reason and Cause: Social Science in a Social World (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2020).
A Democratic Foreign Policy: Regaining American Influence Abroad (New York: Palgrave-Macmillan, 2019)
The Rise and Fall of Political Orders (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2018).
Self Interest in Politics and Business from Tocqueville to Trump (London: Palgrave-Macmillan, 2017).
Avoiding War, Making Peace (London: Palgrave-Macmillan, 2017). Chinese edition under the title, Strategies of Peace (Beijing: Peking University Press, 2019).
Max Weber and International Relations, editor (Cambridge University Press, 2017).
National Identities and International Relations (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2016).
Return of the Theorists: Dialogues with Great Thinkers of the Past, coedited with Peer Schouten and Hidemi Suganami (London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016).
Archduke Franz Ferdinand Lives! A World Without World War I (New York: Palgrave-Macmillan, 2014).
Works in Progress
Fragility and Robustness: Beliefs and Their Consequences, under review.
Mechanisms and Processes, in progress.
Honors and Affiliations
<p>Olaf Palme Professorship, Lund University, 2011-12</p><p>ex-President of the International Society of Political Psychology</p><p>Onassis Foundation Fellow in Ancient Greek History and Culture (2006-2008)</p><p>Overseas Fellow at St. Johns College, University of Cambridge (2007-2008)</p><p>Research Scholar, Pembroke College (2009-2010)</p><p>Visiting Professor, University of Cambridge (2010)</p><p>Centennial Professor, London School of Economics (2008-2011)</p><p>Honor: Teaching Excellence Award, King's College London</p><p>Honor: Distinguished Scholar Award from the International Security Section of the International Studies Association</p><p>Honor: Alexander L. George Award for best book of the year from the International Society of Political Psychology for The Politics and Ethics of Identity</p><p>Honor: Honorary Doctorate, American University of Paris</p><p>Fellow, British Academy</p>
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