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American political scientist and professor
Jonathan Wilkenfeld (born March 24, 1942) is an American political scientist and professor emeritus at
University of Maryland , specialized in
foreign policy ,
terrorism and
simulation methodology in
political science .
[1] He is the Founding Director of the International Communication and Negotiation Simulations (ICONS) Project.
Career
Wilkenfeld attended
University of Maryland , where he received a
B.S. in Political Science. He later obtained an
M.A. from
George Washington University and a
Ph.D. from
Indiana University .
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Wilkenfeld has been a professor at
University of Maryland since 1969, where he has worked with the university’s Department of Government and Politics and the Institute for Advanced Computer Studies (UMIACS). He is also a research professor of the
National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START).
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Wilkenfeld and
Michael Brecher are the creators of the
International Crisis Behavior Project (ICB),
[3] which maintains an online database of 1,078 countries in international conflict, also called “crisis actors”, and their behavior in over 487 crises international crises since 1918.
[4] An example of an international conflict in the database is the
Cuban Missile Crisis where the “crisis actors” were the
U.S. , the
Soviet Union and
Cuba .
[4] The ICB Project has been referenced in a number of academic papers in the analysis of conflict, terror and
international crisis .
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In 1982, Wilkenfeld founded the International Communication and Negotiation Simulations (ICONS) Project.
[9] The project allows students to learn about
international relations , crisis management, and negotiation through simulations and scenario-driven exercises.
[9] The project has been referenced in multiple academic articles as an example of
simulation programs in international relations (IR) for educational purposes.
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Research interests
Wilkenfeld research focuses on
crisis theory ,
war ,
protracted social conflict ,
foreign policy , and international relations in the
Middle East and
South Asia .
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Selected publications
Books
The Irgun Zvai Leumi in the Israeli Independence Movement , Columbian College of the
George Washington University , 1964 and 1966.
The Determinants of Domestic and Foreign Conflict Behavior of Nations ,
Indiana University , 1969.
Conflict Behavior and Linkage Politics , McKay, 1973.
Foreign Policy Behavior: The Interstate Behavior Analysis Model , with Gerald W. Hopple and
Steve Andriole ,
SAGE Publications , 1980.
Crises in the Twentieth Century: Vol I: Handbook of International Crises with
Michael Brecher and Sheila Moser,
Butterworth-Heinemann , 1988.
Crises in the Twentieth Century: Vol II: Handbook of Foreign Policy Crises with
Michael Brecher and Sheila Moser,
Butterworth-Heinemann , 1988.
Crisis, conflict, and instability (Crises in the Twentieth Century: Volume III) , with
Michael Brecher and Sheila Moser,
Pergamon Press , 1989.
A Study of Crisis , with
Michael Brecher ,
University of Michigan Press , 1997 and 2000.
Negotiating a Complex World , with Brigid Starkey and
Mark A. Boyer ,
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers , 1999, 2005, 2010 and 2015.
Mediating International Crises , with Victor Asal, David Quinn, and Kathleen Young,
Routledge , 2005 and 2007.
Proceedings of the First International Conference on Computational Cultural Dynamics , with
Dana Nau ,
Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence , 2007.
Peace and Conflict , with Joseph Hewitt and
Ted Gurr ,
Routledge , 2008, 2010 and 2012.
Myth and Reality in International Politics: Meeting Global Challenges Through Collective Action ,
Routledge , 2016.
Research Handbook on Mediating International Crises , with Kyle Beardsley and David Quinn,
Edward Elgar Publishing , 2019.
Edited collections
Crisis in the Twentieth Century , co-edited with
Michael Brecher , (3 volumes), 1988, 1989.
Awards
International Landmark Award,
University of Maryland , 2003.
Distinguished Scholar Award,
International Studies Association , 2004.
Distinguished Scholar Teacher Award,
University of Maryland , 2009.
Gerner Innovative Teaching in International Studies Award,
International Studies Association , Foreign Policy Analysis Section, 2012.
Dean’s Medal, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences,
University of Maryland , 2013.
Susan Strange Award ,
International Studies Association , 2019.
References
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"Jonathan Wilkenfeld Bio" . www.start.umd.edu . Retrieved 4 January 2022 .
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"University of Maryland files" (PDF) . www.gvpt.umd.edu . Retrieved 4 January 2022 .
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"ICB Project - International Crisis Behavior" . www.duke.edu . Retrieved 4 January 2022 .
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"Plots, Politics and the Meaning of 'Crisis Actors' " . Wall Street Journal .
The Wall Street Journal . Retrieved 4 January 2022 .
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"Center for International Development and Conflict Management" . www.cidcm.umd.edu . Archived from
the original on 20 April 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2022 .
^ James, Patrick (2004).
"Systemism, Social Mechanisms, and Scientific Progress: A Case Study of the International Crisis Behavior Project" . Philosophy of the Social Sciences . 34 (3).
SAGE Publications : 352–370.
doi :
10.1177/0048393104266438 .
S2CID
143144041 . Retrieved 4 January 2022 .
^ Keller, Jonathan W.
"Leadership Style, Regime Type, and Foreign Policy Crisis Behavior: A Contingent Monadic Peace?" . academic.oup.com .
Oxford Academic . Retrieved 4 January 2022 .
^ Vasquez, John A. (March 8, 2012). What Do We Know about War? (Second Edition, paperback ed.).
Rowman & Littlefield .
ISBN
978-1442212640 .
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"About ICONS" . www.icons.umd.edu . Retrieved 4 January 2022 .
^ Starkey, Brigid A.; Blake, Elizabeth L.
"Simulation in International Relations Education" (PDF) . www.savie.ca/SAGE . Retrieved 4 January 2022 .
^ Asal, Victor; Blake, Elizabeth L.
"Creating Simulations for Political Science Education" (PDF) . www.lacc.fiu.edu . Retrieved 4 January 2022 .
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