J. David Singer (December 7, 1925, New York City – December 28, 2009, Ann Arbor, Michigan) [1] was an American professor of political science at the University of Michigan. [2] Singer was a pioneer in the application of quantitative methods to puzzles in the field of international relations. [2] [3] His major contribution was the Correlates of War project, which he began in 1964 at the University of Michigan. It is a major database of statistics relating to war and its causes. [4] [5] [6]
He was born in Brooklyn on December 7, 1925. [2] He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. [2] He held a bachelor's degree from Duke University and obtained a doctoral degree from New York University in 1956. [2] He was an outspoken opponent of the Vietnam War. [2] He joined the faculty at the University of Michigan in 1958. [2]
References
- ^ Obituary
- ^ a b c d e f g Morrow, James D.; Clark, William; Diehl, Paul F.; Ray, James Lee; Sarkees, Meredith Reid; Walker, Thomas C. (2010). "J. DAVID SINGER". PS: Political Science and Politics. 43 (3): 590–593. doi: 10.1017/S1049096510000879. ISSN 1049-0965. JSTOR 25699374.
- ^ "Advancing Peace Research: Leaving Traces, Selected Articles by J. David Singer". Routledge & CRC Press. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
- ^ Measuring the correlates of war, University of Michigan Press, 1990, ISBN 0-472-10166-8
- ^ University of Michigan Professor Emeritus J. David Singer's goal was to quantify war in order to stop it
- ^ Bevir, Mark (2022). "A History of Political Science". Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/9781009043458. ISBN 9781009043458.
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