Samuel P. Huntington

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author human political scientist university professor

Samuel P. Huntington was an influential American political scientist best known for his theories on civil-military relations, political order, and the "clash of civilizations."

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Samuel Phillips Huntington ×1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	author → human → political scientist → university professor →
academicDegree	Bachelor of Arts → Doctor of Philosophy → Master of Arts →
advisorTo	U.S. government agencies on national security and foreign policy →
coAuthorWith	Joji Watanuki → Michel Crozier →
countryOfBirth	United States of America →
countryOfDeath	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1927-04-18 →
dateOfDeath	2008-12-24 →
educatedAt	Harvard University → University of Chicago → Yale University →
employer	Harvard University →
familyName	Huntington →
fieldOfWork	comparative politics → international relations → political science →
fullName	Samuel Phillips Huntington →
givenName	Samuel →
knownFor	clash of civilizations thesis → modernization and political development theory → theory of civil-military relations → theory of political order →
memberOf	American Academy of Arts and Sciences → Council on Foreign Relations →
nationality	American →
notableWork	American Politics: The Promise of Disharmony → Political Order in Changing Societies → The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order → The Common Defense → The Crisis of Democracy → The Soldier and the State → Who Are We? The Challenges to America's National Identity →
placeOfBirth	New York City →
placeOfDeath	Martha's Vineyard →
positionHeld	Chair of the Harvard Government Department → Director of Harvard Center for International Affairs → Eaton Professor of the Science of Government at Harvard University →
spouse	Nancy Arkelyan Huntington →
theoreticalContribution	argument that political institutionalization is key to order in developing societies → civilizations as primary actors in post-Cold War conflicts → concept of praetorianism in politics → emphasis on cultural and religious identities in global politics → objective civilian control of the military →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order → Merriam Award →	notableRecipient
Samuel P. Huntington ("Samuel Phillips Huntington") →	fullName