Adam B. Lerner

Adam B. Lerner is an American political scientist who is an associate professor of international relations at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, where he serves as the director of the Bachelor of Liberal Arts (BLA) program. His field of research include the politics of victimhood, the political impact of group minds and collective trauma in international politics, and the intersection of international political theory and international history.

Education Lerner studied history, political science, international relations, political theory and development studies.

He also served as a public scholar of the American Political Science Association (APSA), a Cambridge Trust Scholar, a Henry Luce Scholar.

Publications He has published books and peer-reviewed articles in his field, including:

Reviews

Lerner, A., Book Review: Emotional Choices: How the Logic of Affect Shapes Coercive Diplomacy; 24 Jan 2019, In: Cambridge Review of International Affairs. 32, 1, p. 80-82 3 p.

Articles

Lerner, A. B., Pathological Nationalism? The Legacy of Crowd Psychology in International Theory; 9 May 2022, In: International Affairs. 98, 3, p. 995–1012 Lerner, A. B., Social Science and the Problem of Interpretation: A Pragmatic Dual(ist) Approach; 3 Dec 2020, In: Critical Review. Lerner, A., The uses and abuses of victimhood nationalism in international politics; 1 Mar 2020, In: European Journal of International Relations. 26, 1, p. 62-87 26 p. Lerner, A., Theorizing Collective Trauma in International Political Economy; 25 May 2018, In: International Studies Review. p. 1-23 23

Chapters

Bentley, M. & Lerner, A. B., Introduction: Trump and Unpredictability in International Relations; In: A Trump Doctrine? Unpredictability and Foreign Policy; 10 Nov 2022, London: Routledge

Books

Lerner, A. B., From the Ashes of History: Collective Trauma and the Making of International Politics; 29 Mar 2022, Oxford University Press. 297 pages Bentley, M. (ed.) & Lerner, A. B. (ed.), A Trump Doctrine? Unpredictability and Foreign Policy; 10 Nov 2022, London: Routledge.