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 Master of Philosophy and Ph.D. at the University of Cambridge in the UK. In my free time, I enjoy running, snowboarding, basketball, guitar and stand-up comedy.
Selected Awards and Honors
- British Academy Knowledge Frontiers International Interdisciplinary Partnerships Grant (co-PI, $315,000), 2024-2026
- Award for Concept Analysis, IPSA Committee on Concepts and Methods, 2025
- 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 Book Award from the Mershon Center for International Security Studies at the Ohio State University, 2023
- Peter Katzenstein Prize from Cornell University for best first book in IR, comparative politics, and IPE, 2023
- Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, 2023-present
- APSA Ideas, Knowledge, and Politics Book Award, 2023
- ISA International Ethics Section Book Award, 2023
- ISA Theory Section Book Award, 2023 (honorable mention)
- ECPR Hedley Bull Best Book Award, 2023 (honorable mention)
- ISA Online Media Caucus Award for Best Blog Post by a Junior Scholar, 2022
- Fellowship with the Higher Education Academy of the United Kingdom (FHEA), 2021-present
- College Excellence Teaching Commendation, Royal Holloway, University of London, 2021
- Emanuel Miller Prize for Philosophy of Social Science, University of Cambridge, 2018
- Northedge Prize, Millennium: Journal of International Studies, 2018
- Elected a Scholar of St. John’s College, University of Cambridge, 2016
- Elected a Scholar of St. John’s College, University of Cambridge, 2016
- Cambridge International Trust Scholarship (£93,591), 2016-2020
- Henry Luce Scholar, 2013-2014
Selected Publications
I have authored 19 refereed articles, a refereed monograph, and served as editor for three refereed special issues. Highlights include:
- Lerner, Adam B. From the Ashes of History: Collective Trauma and the Making of International Politics (Oxford University Press, March 2022) ISBN 13: 9780197623596
- Barton Hronešová, Jessie and Lerner, Adam B. “” Modern Intellectual History (2025, online first):
- Lerner, Adam B. and Heinrichs, Pauline. “” Review of International Political Economy 32, no. 1 (2025): 126-153. https://doi.org/10.1080/09692290.2024.2399034
- Lerner Adam B. “” Polity (2024, online ahead of print): 1-28.
- Lerner, Adam B. “.” European Journal of International Relations, online first.
- Lerner, Adam B. and O’Loughlin, Ben. “” International Studies Quarterly, 67, no. 3: 1-13.
- Lerner, Adam B. “” International Studies Quarterly, 67, no. 1: 1-10.
- Lerner, Adam B. “” International Affairs, 38, no. 3 (2022): 995-1012.
- Lerner, Adam B. “.” Perspectives on Politics, December 22, 2020: 1–18.
- Lerner, Adam B. “.” Cambridge Review of International Affairs 34, no. 3 (May 4, 2021): 360–82.
- Lerner, Adam B. “.” International Theory 13, no. 2 (July 2021): 260–86.
- Lerner, Adam B. “.” European Journal of International Relations 26, no. 1 (March 2020): 62–87.
- Lerner, Adam B. “.” International Studies Review 21, no. 4 (December 1, 2019): 549–71.
- Lerner, Adam B. “.” Journal of Contemporary Asia 48, no. 3 (May 27, 2018): 485–507.