Professor Richard Ned Lebow is an American

United States

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 political scientist

Political science

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 best known for his work in international relations and U.S. foreign policy. He is a noted constructivist

Constructivism in international relations

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 and expert on strategies of conflict management, the Cold War

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, the politics of memory

Politics of memory

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 and ancient Greek politics and literature.

Lebow holds the following degrees:

• B.A - University of Chicago
  University of Chicago
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• M.A - Yale University
  Yale University
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• PhD - City University of New York
  City University of New York
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Lebow has a number of professional affiliations, as detailed on the Dartmouth faculty website; these include:

• James O. Freedman Presidential Professor of Government at Dartmouth College
  Dartmouth College
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• Centennial Professor of International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
• Visiting fellow at Pembroke College
  Pembroke College, Cambridge
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  , University of Cambridge
  University of Cambridge
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• Visiting Professor, University of Cambridge
• Former President of the International Society of Political Psychology
  International Society of Political Psychology
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• Onassis Foundation Fellow in Ancient Greek History and Culture
• Overseas Fellow at St. Johns College
  St John's College, Cambridge
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  , University of Cambridge