Author profile: Richard Ned Lebow

Richard Ned Lebow was born in France in 1941 and grew up in New York City and a Long Island suburb. He is Professor of International Political Theory in the War Studies Department of King’s College London, Bye-Fellow of Pembroke College, University of Cambridge, and James O. Freedman Presidential Professor, Emeritus at Dartmouth College. He is a Fellow of the British Academy and recipient of honorary degrees in France, Greece, and the U.S. In an academic career now in its seventh decade he has authored or coauthored 40 books and over 400 scholarly articles and book chapters. He has made scholarly contributions to international relations, comparative politics, political theory, political psychology, history, classics, and philosophy of science.

Reason, Cause, and Cultural Arrogance

Richard Ned Lebow • Apr 11 2023 • Articles

Recognition that reason is a social construction throttles Western claims of cultural superiority and encourages engagement with non-Western traditions.

Why Nations Fight: Past and Future Motives for War

Richard Ned Lebow • Mar 19 2012 • Articles

There can be little doubt that the spirit is the principal cause of war across the centuries, and that it and its consequences have been almost totally ignored in the international relations literature.

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