Expertise
International Relations; International Political Theory; International Ethics
Research Interests
My research sits at the intersection of International Relations and Political Theory. I am primarily interested in the legacy of historical injustices in international politics, as well as varied approaches to global reconciliation, repair, and redress.
Education
- Ph.D.: Politics and International Studies, (2020), University of Cambridge
- M.Phil.: Modern South Asian Studies, (2016), University of Cambridge
- B.A: English, (2009), Cornell University
Biosketch
I was born in Washington, DC, and have lived in five countries. I previously worked as a journalist in Delhi, India, and Washington, DC, before completing my MPhil and PhD at the University of Cambridge in the UK. In my free time, I enjoy running, basketball, guitar, and stand-up comedy.
Selected Awards and Honors
- ISA Theory Section Award for Best Post-PhD Paper presented at ISA, 2024
- A. Leroy Bennett Award for Best Paper Presented at ISA-Northeast, 2024
- Heinz I. Eulau Award from APSA for Best Article in Perspectives on Politics, 2024
- Edgar S. Furniss Award for best first book from the Mershon Center at Ohio State University, 2023聽
- Peter Katzenstein Prize from Cornell University for best first book in IR, comparative politics, and IPE, 2023聽
- APSA Ideas, Knowledge, and Politics best book award, 2023聽
- Hedley Bull Prize, 2023 (honourable mention)聽
- Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, 2023-present聽
- ISA International Ethics Section Book Award, 2023聽
- ISA Theory Section Book Award, 2023 (honorable mention)聽
- ISA Online Media Caucus Award for Best Blog Post by a Junior Scholar, 2022聽
- Fellowship with the Higher Education Academy of the United Kingdom (FHEA), 2021-present聽
- College Excellence Teaching Commendation, Royal Holloway, University of London, 2021聽
- American Political Science Association (APSA) Public Scholar, 2019-2020聽
- Emanuel Miller Prize for Philosophy of Social Science, University of Cambridge, 2018聽
- Northedge Prize, Millennium: Journal of International Studies, 2018聽
- Cambridge International Trust Scholarship (拢93,591), 2016-2020聽
- St. John鈥檚 College Scholarship, 2016-2020聽
- Henry Luce Scholar, 2013-2014
Selected Publications
- Lerner, Adam B. and Heinrichs, Pauline. 鈥淭he Paradox of International Reparations鈥� Review of International Political Economy (2024, accepted, forthcoming)
- Lerner Adam B. 鈥溾�� Polity (2024, online ahead of print): 1-28.
- Lerner, Adam B. 鈥�.鈥� European Journal of International Relations, online first.聽
- Lerner, Adam B. From the Ashes of History: Collective Trauma and the Making of International Politics (Oxford University Press, March 2022) ISBN 13: 9780197623596
- Lerner, Adam B. and O鈥橪oughlin, Ben. 鈥溾�� International Studies Quarterly, 67, no. 3: 1-13.
- Lerner, Adam B. 鈥溾�� International Studies Quarterly, 67, no. 1: 1-10.聽
- Lerner, Adam B. 鈥溾�� International Affairs, 38, no. 3 (2022): 995-1012.
- Lerner, Adam B. 鈥�.鈥� Perspectives on Politics, December 22, 2020: 1鈥�18.
- Lerner, Adam B. 鈥�.鈥� Cambridge Review of International Affairs 34, no. 3 (May 4, 2021): 360鈥�82.
- Lerner, Adam B. 鈥�.鈥� International Theory 13, no. 2 (July 2021): 260鈥�86.
- Lerner, Adam B. 鈥�.鈥� European Journal of International Relations 26, no. 1 (March 2020): 62鈥�87.
- Lerner, Adam B. 鈥�.鈥� International Studies Review 21, no. 4 (December 1, 2019): 549鈥�71.
- Lerner, Adam B. 鈥�.鈥� International History Review 41, no. 6 (November 2, 2019): 1276鈥�1300.
- Lerner, Adam B. 鈥�.鈥� Journal of Contemporary Asia 48, no. 3 (May 27, 2018): 485鈥�507.
- Lerner, Adam B. 鈥�.鈥� Economic and Political Weekly 52, no. 30 (July 29, 2017): 57-65.