Biography
Anthony F Lang, Jr. is Professor of International Political Theory. He received his BA in Philosophy from the University of Notre Dame in 1990 and his MA and PhD from Johns Hopkins University in 1996. He was an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the American University in Cairo from 1996 through 2000. From 2000 through 2003, he served as a Programme Officer at the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs, where he directed programmes on ethics and the use of force, religion and US Foreign Policy, and ethics in higher education. Prior to arriving in 黑料吃瓜网 in 2004, he taught courses at Albright College, Yale University, and Bard College.
He is one of the founding editors of the journal, Global Constitutionalism. He now serves on its editorial board, along with the boards of Ethics & International Affairs and Human Rights Review. He is Editor in Chief of the Journal of International Political Theory. He has been active in the International Studies Association (ISA), serving as President of the International Ethics section (2003-2004), Programme Chair for the Human Rights Section (2006-2008), Chair of the International Ethics Book Prize Committee (2009-2011), and Chair of the Academic Freedom Committee (2016-2018). He has served as a consultant for the UNODC on ethics in higher education and the UK Ministry of Defense on ethical and legal issues. He has been an external examiner for academic programmes at the LSE, Edinburgh University, Durham University, and Glasgow University. He has examined PhD students at numerous institutions in the UK, Germany and Norway.
Within the University of 黑料吃瓜网, he founded the Centre for Global Constitutionalism in 2007 and directed it until 2016 (now the Centre for Global Law and Governance). He served as the Head of School (2016-2019) for the School of International Relations, along with numerous other roles in the School. He teaches modules on international political theory, ethics and the use of force, global constitutionalism, speculative fiction, and other themes and topics in international relations and political theory.
Research areas
Professor Lang's research focuses on the intersection of politics, law and ethics at the global level. These themes are explored through the lens of global constitutionalism, human rights, international responsibility, and the just war tradition. Within these different areas, Professor Lang has focused on issues such as global constituent power, international organizations, international law, and military intervention. His work has drawn on 20th century figures such as Hans Morgenthau, Hannah Arendt, and Judith Shklar, and historical figures such as Aristotle and Hugo Grotius. He is currently working on issues of universality and narratives in global politics.
Professor Lang's previous work has addressed international political theory, with a particular focus on questions of agency, responsibility and punishment. These theoretical questions have been explored through various global practices such as humanitarian intervention, international security strategy, war crimes, and counter terrorism policy.
PhD supervision
- Nasrin听Akhter
- David听Anderson
- Adina听Bezerita
- Daniel听Drury
- Marta听Fernandez Albuerne
- Mohammad听Khan
- Zhuangwei听Li
- Andrew听Milne
- Filip听Scherf
- Aarushi听Sharma
- Mian听Xu
- Yuanfuyi听Yang
- Tiancheng听Yu
Selected publications
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Open access
Lang, A. F., 20 Feb 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Grotiana. Advance Articles, p. 1-17 17 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
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Lang Jr, A. F. & Sharma, A., 18 Dec 2025, The Oxford handbook of norms research in international relations. Gholiagha, S., Orchard, P. & Wiener, A. (eds.). Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 373-382 10 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding 鈥� Chapter
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Lang Jr., A. F., 25 Nov 2024, Just war thinkers revisited: heretics, humanists and radicals. Brunstetter, D. R. & O'Driscoll, C. (eds.). Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, p. 205-218 14 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding 鈥� Chapter
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Open access
Lang Jr., A. F., 18 Jun 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Studies in Christian Ethics. OnlineFirst, 6 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
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Lang Jr., A. F., 17 Jul 2024, Moving abroad: risks and rewards searching for an academic life far away. Tomiak, K. & Brown, R. J. (eds.). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore, p. 63-76 14 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding 鈥� Chapter
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Open access
Lang Jr., A. F., 3 Feb 2023, In: Journal of International Political Theory. 19, 1, p. 108-109 2 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Review article 鈥� peer-review
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Lang Jr., A. F. (Editor) & Wiener, A. (Editor), 17 Nov 2023, 2nd ed. Cheltenham: Edward Edgar Publishing. 590 p. (Research handbooks on globalisation and the law series)
Research output: Book/Report 鈥� Book
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Lang Jr., A. F. & Wiener, A., 17 Nov 2023, Handbook on global constitutionalism. Lang, A. F. & Wiener, A. (eds.). 2nd ed. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, p. 1-21 21 p. (Research handbooks on globalisation and the law series).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding 鈥� Chapter (peer-reviewed) 鈥� peer-review
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Open access
Lang Jr., A. F., 1 Dec 2023, In: Ethics and International Affairs. 37, 3, p. 309-320 12 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
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Lang Jr., A. F., 22 Nov 2023, Responsibility in international relations: selected papers from an international roundtable consultation in Vienna. Ko虉chler, H. & Christoph, J. (eds.). Vienna: International Progress Organization, 15 p. (Studies in international relations (Vienna, Austria); vol. 39).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding 鈥� Chapter
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