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Hansong Li is a Professor at American University's School of International Service in Washington D.C., teaching international studies with courses including SISU-419 Senior Capstone: World Justice: Phil Traditions and SISU-303 World Justice Across Phil Trad. He maintains significant affiliations as a Faculty Affiliate with Harvard University's Research Cluster on Identity Politics and as an Associate at the Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute.
His educational background includes:
- B.A. from University of Chicago
- M.Phil. from University of Cambridge
- Ph.D. from Harvard University
Li's research explores the normative languages and cultural practices of interstate justice across Western, South Asian, and East Asian traditions, with particular expertise in Vedic, epic & classical Sanskrit sources. His work bridges legal philosophy, political theory of time and space, and historical geopolitical concepts. He advocates for a 'collaborative hermeneutic' approach to world justice, bringing together diverse philosophical traditions to address contemporary diplomatic and developmental challenges.
His recent publications reveal a strong interdisciplinary trajectory spanning political philosophy, legal theory, and historical international studies. Articles examine sovereignty concepts through Carthage in natural jurisprudence, temporal theories in Rousseau's Corsican development plans, and the intellectual origins of the 'Indo-Pacific' concept. His work demonstrates consistent engagement with how spatial and temporal frameworks shape international justice across different cultural traditions.
Currently co-chairing the Historical International Studies (HIS) Research Cluster for 2025-2026, Li is finalizing his book manuscript Common Justice: Interpolitical Thought in Western, Indian, and Chinese Traditions for Harvard University Press. He has also collaborated with Tarun Khanna (HBS) and Satchit Balsari (HMS/HSPH) on a book project rethinking institutional voids in developing countries as opportunities for entrepreneurial ecosystem reshaping. Previously, he served as a Research Fellow at the Law School of Freie Universität Berlin and has lived and worked in Beijing, Chicago, Paris, Cambridge (both UK and US), and Germany.
