Arend Lijphart
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Arend Lijphart is a Dutch-American political scientist renowned for his influential work on consociational democracy and comparative political institutions.
All labels observed (1)
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| Arend Lijphart canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Arend Lijphart Context triple: [Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science, notableRecipient, Arend Lijphart]
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Robert A. Dahl
Robert A. Dahl was a highly influential American political scientist best known for his work on pluralist democracy and theories of political power.
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B.
Gabriel A. Almond
Gabriel A. Almond was an influential American political scientist known for his pioneering work in comparative politics and political culture.
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C.
Juan J. Linz
Juan J. Linz was a prominent Spanish-American political sociologist best known for his influential work on authoritarianism, totalitarianism, and democratic breakdowns.
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D.
Ralph W. Zwicker
Ralph W. Zwicker was a United States Army general and decorated combat officer best known for his leadership in the Korean War and his later involvement in a high-profile clash with Senator Joseph McCarthy.
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E.
David Easton
David Easton was a prominent Canadian-born political scientist best known for developing systems theory in political science and significantly shaping the field’s behavioral revolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Arend Lijphart Target entity description: Arend Lijphart is a Dutch-American political scientist renowned for his influential work on consociational democracy and comparative political institutions.
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A.
Robert A. Dahl
Robert A. Dahl was a highly influential American political scientist best known for his work on pluralist democracy and theories of political power.
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B.
Gabriel A. Almond
Gabriel A. Almond was an influential American political scientist known for his pioneering work in comparative politics and political culture.
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C.
Juan J. Linz
Juan J. Linz was a prominent Spanish-American political sociologist best known for his influential work on authoritarianism, totalitarianism, and democratic breakdowns.
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D.
Ralph W. Zwicker
Ralph W. Zwicker was a United States Army general and decorated combat officer best known for his leadership in the Korean War and his later involvement in a high-profile clash with Senator Joseph McCarthy.
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E.
David Easton
David Easton was a prominent Canadian-born political scientist best known for developing systems theory in political science and significantly shaping the field’s behavioral revolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
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author ⓘ comparative politics scholar ⓘ political scientist ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in political science ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Netherlands
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United States of America ⓘ |
| conceptCoined | consociational democracy ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Netherlands ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1936-08-17 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Leiden
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surface form:
Leiden University
Princeton University ⓘ |
| employer | University of California, San Diego ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
comparative politics
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consociational democracy ⓘ democratic theory ⓘ electoral systems ⓘ political science ⓘ |
| hasAcademicSpecialization |
coalition government
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comparative study of democracies ⓘ electoral system design ⓘ |
| influenced |
comparative politics research on divided societies
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design of power-sharing constitutions ⓘ |
| influencedBy | comparative institutionalism tradition ⓘ |
| knownFor |
comparative analysis of democracies
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theory of consociational democracy ⓘ typology of consensus and majoritarian democracy ⓘ work on power-sharing institutions ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Dutch
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English ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Political Science Association ⓘ |
| nationality |
American
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Dutch ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Democracy in Plural Societies
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Electoral Systems and Party Systems ⓘ Patterns of Democracy ⓘ The Politics of Accommodation ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Apeldoorn ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
professor of political science
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research professor ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
comparative democratic institutions
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institutional design in divided societies ⓘ plural societies ⓘ |
| theoreticalContribution |
distinction between consensus and majoritarian democracy
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model of power-sharing in segmented societies ⓘ |
| workLocation | San Diego ⓘ |
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