Karl W. Deutsch: Pioneer in the Theory of International Relations

With a Preface by Charles Lewis Taylor and Bruce M. Russett

Charles Lewis Taylor, Bruce M. Russett (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover

IX, 326 Seiten

2019 | 1st ed. 2020
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-02909-2 (ISBN)

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This is a memorial for Karl Wolfgang Deutsch, a pioneering political scientist, international relations specialist and peace scholar of the 20th century. Born in Prague, he was a professor at MIT, Yale and Harvard and spent a decade at the Social Science Center Berlin (WZB). He was a global leader in the theory and scientific analysis of international relations and comparative politics who published on nationalism, social communication, European integration, war and peace, arms control, social cybernetics, general systems analysis, and global modelling. He pioneered the development and analysis of large-scale political and social data across nations and over time and proposed a widespread access to these data and their scientific evaluation.
This book offers biographical data on Karl W. Deutsch, reproduces chapters from his PhD thesis and his book Nerves of Government. Colleagues from the USA (A.S. Markovits, H. Alker, R.L. Pfaltzgraff, Jr.,P. J. Katzenstein, T.R. Cusack, C.L. Taylor), Germany (D. Senghaas, R. Wildenmann, R. Mackensen, K. v. Beyme) and the Czech Republic (M. Hroch) offer Collegial Critiques and Memorials. It provides a comprehensive bibliography of his publications and memorials for a great scholar, a superb academic teacher and world citizen.
-Karl Wolfgang Deutsch was a major global pioneer in Political Science, internationalrelations and peace research in the 20th century.
-His most creative contributions were the concept of social mobilization, the use of cyberneticsto study human relationships, the introduction of politics in world modeling, and the role of communication in governance.-He was president of the American Political Science Association (1969-70) and of theInternational Political Science Association (1976-79) and was a Director of the SocialScience Research Center Berlin (1977-87).
-Academics, including graduate students, exploring nationalism, political integration,social communications, cybernetics, and global modeling will find this volume instructive.

Bruce Russett is Dean Acheson Research Professor of International Politics and Professor of International and Area Studies in the MacMilllan Center, Yale University

Brief Introduction on Deutsch as Pioneer.- Substantial biographical and bibliographical essay with selected photos.- Comprehensive bibliography of his work and achievements.- Selected key innovative scientific texts of the pioneer.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	9.12.2019
Reihe/Serie	Pioneers in Arts, Humanities, Science, Engineering, Practice
Zusatzinfo	IX, 326 p. 22 illus., 9 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► Öffentliches Recht
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Europäische / Internationale Politik
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Vergleichende Politikwissenschaften
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Empirische Sozialforschung
Schlagworte	International Political Data • International Relations Theory • Karl Deutsch Biography • Nationalism • Peace research
ISBN-10	3-319-02909-6 / 3319029096
ISBN-13	978-3-319-02909-2 / 9783319029092
Zustand	Neuware