Adam Roberts (scholar)
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Sir Adam Roberts, KCMG, FBA (b. 29 August 1940 in Penrith
, England
) is President of the British Academy
(2009 - ), the UK's national academy for the humanities and social sciences. He is Emeritus Professor of International Relations at Oxford University, and an emeritus
fellow of Balliol College.
and the writer and editor Janet Adam Smith
. He went to Westminster School
, London, 1953-8. He studied Modern History at Oxford University (Magdalen College
), 1959–62, winning the Stanhope Historical Essay Prize, 1961.
at Oxford University, 1986-2007.
With interests in civil resistance
, international law
, the United Nations
, and strategic studies
, his publications include works on the United Nations
and on Hugo Grotius
jointly edited with Professor Benedict Kingsbury
. Roberts was elected a Fellow of the British Academy
in 1990. He served on the Council of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (2002–08). He is a member of the United Kingdom Defence Academy Advisory Board (2003 - ), and of the Council for Science and Technology (2010– ).
In 2002, he was appointed Knight Commander
of the Order of St Michael and St George
for services to the study and practice of international relations. He is an Honorary Fellow of the London School of Economics & Political Science, and of St Antony's College Oxford. He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Social Science by King's College London
in 2010. He was elected a Foreign Honorary Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
, in 2011. His interests include mountaineering and cycling.
He has published articles in numerous journals, including American Journal of International Law, British Year Book of International Law, International Affairs, International Security, Review of International Studies, and Survival. His publications include:
ISBN 978-0-19-955201-6 (hardback); ISBN 978-0-19-969145–6 (paperback, 2011, with new Foreword on the Arab Spring
). US edition. On Google.
ISBN 978-0-19-953343-5 (hardback); ISBN 978-0-19-958330-0 (paperback). US edition. On Google.
ISBN 0-19-876389-1 (hardback); ISBN 0-19-876390-5 (paperback). US edition.
ISBN 978-0-19-8279266 (paperback). US edition.
ISBN 0-19-825569-1 (hardback); ISBN 0-19-827771-7 (paperback). US edition. Oxford Scholarship Online. On Google.
ISBN 0-7102-1141-4.
ISBN 0-333-39306-6 (hardback); ISBN 0-333-37307-3 (paperback). On Google.
ISBN 0701114983 (paperback).
(Also published as Civilian Resistance as a National Defense, Stackpole Books, Harrisburg, US, 1968; and, with a new Introduction on 'Czechoslovakia and Civilian Defence', as Civilian Resistance as a National Defence, Penguin Books, Harmondsworth, UK, and Baltimore, US, 1969. ISBN 0140210806.)
Penrith, Cumbria
Penrith was an urban district between 1894 and 1974, when it was merged into Eden District.The authority's area was coterminous with the civil parish of Penrith although when the council was abolished Penrith became an unparished area....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
) is President of the British Academy
British Academy
The British Academy is the United Kingdom's national body for the humanities and the social sciences. Its purpose is to inspire, recognise and support excellence in the humanities and social sciences, throughout the UK and internationally, and to champion their role and value.It receives an annual...
(2009 - ), the UK's national academy for the humanities and social sciences. He is Emeritus Professor of International Relations at Oxford University, and an emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus is a post-positive adjective that is used to designate a retired professor, bishop, or other professional or as a title. The female equivalent emerita is also sometimes used.-History:...
fellow of Balliol College.
Background
Roberts is the son of the poet and teacher Michael RobertsMichael Roberts (writer)
Michael Roberts , originally named William Edward Roberts, was an English poet, writer, critic and broadcaster, who made his living as a teacher.-Life:...
and the writer and editor Janet Adam Smith
Janet Adam Smith
Janet Adam Smith was a writer, editor, literary journalist and champion of Scottish literature. She was active from the 1930s through to the end of the century and noted for her elegant prose, her penetrating judgement, her independence of mind – and her deep love of mountains and mountaineering...
. He went to Westminster School
Westminster School
The Royal College of St. Peter in Westminster, almost always known as Westminster School, is one of Britain's leading independent schools, with the highest Oxford and Cambridge acceptance rate of any secondary school or college in Britain...
, London, 1953-8. He studied Modern History at Oxford University (Magdalen College
Magdalen College
Magdalen College or Magdalene College may refer to:*Magdalen College, Oxford - a constituent college of the University of Oxford*Magdalene College, Cambridge - a constituent college of the University of Cambridge...
), 1959–62, winning the Stanhope Historical Essay Prize, 1961.
Career
Assistant Editor, Peace News, London, 1962–5. Noel Buxton Student in International Relations, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), 1965–8. Lecturer in International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science, 1968-81. Alastair Buchan Reader in International Relations at Oxford University, 1981-6. Montague Burton Professor of International RelationsMontague Burton Professor of International Relations
The Montague Burton Professorship of International Relations at the University of Oxford is one of the two main professorships of International Relations created by the endowment of Montague Burton in UK universities. The Oxford chair was established in 1930 and is associated with a Fellowship of...
at Oxford University, 1986-2007.
With interests in civil resistance
Civil resistance
The term civil resistance, alongside the term nonviolent resistance, is used to describe political action that relies on the use of non-violent methods by civil groups to challenge a particular power, force, policy or regime. Civil resistance operates through appeals to the adversary, pressure and...
, international law
International law
Public international law concerns the structure and conduct of sovereign states; analogous entities, such as the Holy See; and intergovernmental organizations. To a lesser degree, international law also may affect multinational corporations and individuals, an impact increasingly evolving beyond...
, the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
, and strategic studies
Strategic studies
Strategic studies is an interdisciplinary academic field devoted to topics concerning the relationship between politics, geography and natural resources, economics, and military power, such as the role of intelligence, diplomacy and threats in the preparation and use of force...
, his publications include works on the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
and on Hugo Grotius
Hugo Grotius
Hugo Grotius , also known as Huig de Groot, Hugo Grocio or Hugo de Groot, was a jurist in the Dutch Republic. With Francisco de Vitoria and Alberico Gentili he laid the foundations for international law, based on natural law...
jointly edited with Professor Benedict Kingsbury
Benedict Kingsbury
Professor Benedict William Kingsbury is Director of the Institute for International Law and Justice at New York University and a leading scholar in international law and diplomacy....
. Roberts was elected a Fellow of the British Academy
British Academy
The British Academy is the United Kingdom's national body for the humanities and the social sciences. Its purpose is to inspire, recognise and support excellence in the humanities and social sciences, throughout the UK and internationally, and to champion their role and value.It receives an annual...
in 1990. He served on the Council of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (2002–08). He is a member of the United Kingdom Defence Academy Advisory Board (2003 - ), and of the Council for Science and Technology (2010– ).
In 2002, he was appointed Knight Commander
Knight Commander
Knight Commander is the second most senior grade of seven British orders of chivalry, three of which are dormant . The rank entails admission into knighthood, allowing the recipient to use the title 'Sir' or 'Dame' before his or her name...
of the Order of St Michael and St George
Order of St Michael and St George
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is an order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later George IV of the United Kingdom, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, George III....
for services to the study and practice of international relations. He is an Honorary Fellow of the London School of Economics & Political Science, and of St Antony's College Oxford. He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Social Science by King's College London
King's College London
King's College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London. King's has a claim to being the third oldest university in England, having been founded by King George IV and the Duke of Wellington in 1829, and...
in 2010. He was elected a Foreign Honorary Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences is an independent policy research center that conducts multidisciplinary studies of complex and emerging problems. The Academy’s elected members are leaders in the academic disciplines, the arts, business, and public affairs.James Bowdoin, John Adams, and...
, in 2011. His interests include mountaineering and cycling.
He has published articles in numerous journals, including American Journal of International Law, British Year Book of International Law, International Affairs, International Security, Review of International Studies, and Survival. His publications include:
Recent articles and book chapters
- ‘The Civilian in Modern War’, in Hew Strachan and Sibylle Scheipers (ed.), The Changing Character of War, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2011, pp. 357–80. ISBN 978-0-19-959673-7 (hardback).
- ‘The Civilian in Modern War’, Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law, vol. 12, 2009, T.M.C. Asser Press, The Hague, 2010, pp. 13–51. ISBN 978-90-6704-335-9; ISSN 1389-1359.
- ‘Lives and Statistics: Are 90% of War Victims Civilians?’, Survival, London, vol. 52, no. 3, June–July 2010, pp. 115–35. Print edition ISSN 0039-6338. Online ISSN 1468-2699. Available at http://ccw.modhist.ox.ac.uk/publications.
- ‘Detainees: Misfits in Peace and War’, in Sibylle Scheipers (ed.), Prisoners in War, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2010, pp. 263–80. ISBN 978-0-19-957757-6.
- ‘An “Incredibly Swift Transition”: Reflections on the End of the Cold War’, in Melvyn P. Leffler and Odd Arne Westad (eds.), The Cambridge History of the Cold War, vol. III, Endings, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2010, pp. 513–34. ISBN 978-0-521-83721-7.
- ‘The Equal Application of the Laws of War: A Principle under Pressure’, International Review of the Red Cross, Cambridge, vol. 90, no. 872, December 2008, pp. 931–62. ISSN 1816-3831. EISSN 1607-5889. Available at http://www.icrc.org/eng/resources/documents/article/review/review-872-p931.htm.
- ‘Doctrine and Reality in Afghanistan’, Survival, London, vol. 51, no. 1, February–March 2009, pp. 29–60. Print edition ISSN 0039-6338. Online ISSN 1468-2699.
- ‘Torture and Incompetence in the “War on Terror”’, Survival, London, vol. 49, no. 1, Spring 2007. (Review article.) Print edition ISSN 0039-6338. Online ISSN 1468-2699. Available at http://ccw.modhist.ox.ac.uk/publications.
- ‘Transformative Military Occupation: Applying the Laws of War and Human Rights’, American Journal of International Law, Washington DC, vol. 100, no. 3, July 2006. ISSN 0002-9300. Available at http://ccw.modhist.ox.ac.uk/publications.
- ‘The Laws of War in the War on Terror’, in Fred L. Borch and Paul S. Wilson (eds.), International Law and the War on Terror (US Naval War College, International Law Studies, vol. 79), Naval War CollegeNaval War CollegeThe Naval War College is an education and research institution of the United States Navy that specializes in developing ideas for naval warfare and passing them along to officers of the Navy. The college is located on the grounds of Naval Station Newport in Newport, Rhode Island...
, Newport, Rhode Island, 2003. Available at http://ccw.modhist.ox.ac.uk/publications.
Books
- (with Benedict Kingsbury) eds. 全球治理：分列世界中的联合国 (Global Governance: United Nations in a Divided World), trans. Zhicheng Wu and colleagues at Nankai University, Central Compilation & Translation Press, Beijing, 2010. ISBN 978-7-5117-0220-3. (A specially adapted version of United Nations, Divided World: The UN's Roles in International Relations, Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, 1993, and incorporating a new introduction by the editors, revised/new appendices, and Foreword by Professor Wang Jisi of Peking University.)
ISBN 978-0-19-955201-6 (hardback); ISBN 978-0-19-969145–6 (paperback, 2011, with new Foreword on the Arab Spring
Arab Spring
The Arab Spring , otherwise known as the Arab Awakening, is a revolutionary wave of demonstrations and protests occurring in the Arab world that began on Saturday, 18 December 2010...
). US edition. On Google.
ISBN 978-0-19-953343-5 (hardback); ISBN 978-0-19-958330-0 (paperback). US edition. On Google.
ISBN 0-19-876389-1 (hardback); ISBN 0-19-876390-5 (paperback). US edition.
ISBN 978-0-19-8279266 (paperback). US edition.
- Civil Resistance in the East European and Soviet Revolutions (PDF available), Cambridge, Mass.: Albert Einstein Institution, 1991. ISBN 1-880813-04-1.
ISBN 0-19-825569-1 (hardback); ISBN 0-19-827771-7 (paperback). US edition. Oxford Scholarship Online. On Google.
ISBN 0-7102-1141-4.
ISBN 0-333-39306-6 (hardback); ISBN 0-333-37307-3 (paperback). On Google.
ISBN 0701114983 (paperback).
(Also published as Civilian Resistance as a National Defense, Stackpole Books, Harrisburg, US, 1968; and, with a new Introduction on 'Czechoslovakia and Civilian Defence', as Civilian Resistance as a National Defence, Penguin Books, Harmondsworth, UK, and Baltimore, US, 1969. ISBN 0140210806.)
External links
- British Academy: http://www.britac.ac.uk/about/president.cfm
- Oxford University Department of Politics & International Relations: http://www.politics.ox.ac.uk/index.php/profile/adam-roberts.html
- Oxford University Programme on the Changing Character of War: http://ccw.modhist.ox.ac.uk/people/bios/roberts.asp
- Oxford University Programme on Civil Resistance and Power Politics: http://cis.politics.ox.ac.uk/research/Projects/civ_res.asp.