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Kenneth Waltz
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American political scientist and international relations theoretician (1924-2013)
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Kenneth Waltz was an American political scientist, philosopher, and university teacher. Born in Ann Arbor in 1924, he served in the United States Army during World War II and the Korean War. He was educated at Oberlin College and Columbia University. His professional career included teaching positions at Swarthmore College, Brandeis University, Columbia University, and the University of California, Berkeley, where he held the position of full professor and chairperson.
Waltz was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Phi Beta Kappa Society. He received a Guggenheim Fellowship and is recognized for his work in international relations and political science. His notable publication is *Man, the State, and War*. He died of pneumonia in Washington, D.C., in 2013. Among his doctoral students was Shibley Telhami.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Man, the State, and War
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1924-06-08 ) June 8, 1924, Ann Arbor, Michigan , U.S.
- Died
- May 12, 2013 (2013-05-12) (aged 88), New York City, New York , U.S.
- Alma mater
- Oberlin College ( BA ) Columbia University ( MA , PhD )
- Thesis
- Man, the State, and War: A Theoretical Analysis (1954)
- Academic advisor
- William T. R. Fox
- Era
- Contemporary philosophy
- Region
- Western Philosophy
- School
- Neorealism
- Institutions
- University of California, Berkeley , Columbia University
- Main interests
- International security , nuclear security , anarchy
- Notable ideas
- Structural realism , defensive realism
- Allegiance
- United States
- Branch
- United States Army
- Service years
- 1944 – 1946
- Rank
- First lieutenant
- Conflicts
- World War II , Occupation of Japan
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Waltz
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Ann Arbor
- Place of death
- Washington, D.C.
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- chairperson
- Educated at
- Oberlin College
- Employer
- Swarthmore College
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Doctoral student
- Shibley Telhami
- Field of work
- political science
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- United States Army
- Image
- Кеннет Волтц.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1924-06-08
- date of death
- 2013-05-12
- member of
- Phi Beta Kappa Society
- cause of death
- pneumonia
- professorship
- full professor
- name in native language
- Kenneth Neal Waltz
- Commons category
- Kenneth Waltz
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Kenneth Neal Waltz (/wɔːlts/; June 8, 1924 – May 12, 2013) was an American political scientist who was a member of the faculty at both the University of California, Berkeley, and Columbia University and one of the most prominent scholars in the field of international relations. He was a veteran of both World War II and the Korean War.
Waltz was one of the original founders of neorealism, or structural realism, in international relations theory and later became associated with the school of defensive neorealism. Waltz's theories have been extensively debated within the field of international relations. His 1979 book Theory of International Politics is the most assigned book in International Relations graduate training at U.S. universities.
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