Kenneth Waltz
Philosopher, Author
1924 – 2013
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Who was Kenneth Waltz?
Kenneth Neal Waltz 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 founder of neorealism, or structural realism, in international relations theory. Waltz's theories have been extensively debated within the field of international relations. In 1981, Waltz published a monograph arguing that the proliferation of nuclear weapons would increase the probability of international peace.
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- Born
- Jun 8, 1924
Ann Arbor - Also known as
- Kenneth N. Waltz
- Kenneth Neal Waltz
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- PhD, Columbia University
Political Science
( - 1954)
- PhD, Columbia University
- Lived in
- New York City
( - 2013/05/12)
- New York City
- Died
- May 12, 2013
Manhattan
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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