Singer, J. David

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SINGER, J. David

SINGER, J. David. American, b. 1925. Genres: International relations/ Current affairs, Military/Defense/Arms control, Politics/Government, Social sciences. Career: New York University, instructor, 1954-55; Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY, instructor, 1955-57; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, visiting professor, 1958-60, sr. scientist, Mental Health Research Institute, 1960-83, associate professor, 1963-65, professor of political science, 1965-, co-ordinator of World Politics Program, 1969-. Publications: Financing International Organization, 1961; Deterrence, Arms Control and Disarmament, 1962; A General Systems Taxonomy for Political Science, 1971; Individual Values, National Interests, and Political Development in the International System, 1971; On the Scientific Study of Politics, 1972; (with M. Small) The Wages of War, 1816-1965, 1972; (with S. Jones) Beyond Conjecture in International Politics, 1972; (with D. LaBarr) The Study of International Politics, (source guide), 1976; Explaining War, 1979; Resort to Arms, 1982; Quantitative Indicators in World Politics, 1984; (with M. Small) International War: An Anthology, 1985, 2nd ed., 1988; Models, Methods, and Progress, 1990; (with B. Gibbs) Empirical Knowledge on World Politics, 1990, rev. ed., 1993; (with P. Diehl) Measuring the Correlates of War, 1991; (with D. Geller) Nations at War, 1998. EDITOR: (with G. Kish) The Geography of Conflict, 1960; Weapons Management in World Politics, 1963; Human Behavior and International Politics, 1965; Quantitative International Politics, 1968; The Correlates of War, 1979; (with M. Wallace) To Augur Well, 1979; The Correlates of War II, 1980. Address: Dept of Political Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1045, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]