Kenneth N. Waltz

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international relations scholar person political scientist

Kenneth N. Waltz was a leading American political scientist and founder of neorealism in international relations theory, known for his influential structural analysis of the international system.

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Label	Occurrences
Kenneth N. Waltz canonical	8
Kenneth Waltz	3
Kenneth Neal Waltz	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T445277 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Kenneth N. Waltz
Context triple: [Robert O. Keohane, influencedBy, Kenneth N. Waltz]

A. Robert O. Keohane
Robert O. Keohane is a prominent American political scientist best known for his influential work on international relations theory, particularly neoliberal institutionalism and the role of international institutions in global governance.
B. Hans Morgenthau
Hans Morgenthau was a leading 20th-century political scientist and a principal founder of the realist school in international relations theory.
C. Joseph S. Nye Jr.
Joseph S. Nye Jr. is an American political scientist best known for developing the concept of "soft power" and for his influential work in international relations theory and U.S. foreign policy.
D. Gabriel A. Almond
Gabriel A. Almond was an influential American political scientist known for his pioneering work in comparative politics and political culture.
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: Kenneth N. Waltz
Target entity description: Kenneth N. Waltz was a leading American political scientist and founder of neorealism in international relations theory, known for his influential structural analysis of the international system.

A. Robert O. Keohane
Robert O. Keohane is a prominent American political scientist best known for his influential work on international relations theory, particularly neoliberal institutionalism and the role of international institutions in global governance.
B. Hans Morgenthau
Hans Morgenthau was a leading 20th-century political scientist and a principal founder of the realist school in international relations theory.
C. Joseph S. Nye Jr.
Joseph S. Nye Jr. is an American political scientist best known for developing the concept of "soft power" and for his influential work in international relations theory and U.S. foreign policy.
D. Gabriel A. Almond
Gabriel A. Almond was an influential American political scientist known for his pioneering work in comparative politics and political culture.
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

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international relations scholar ⓘ person ⓘ political scientist ⓘ
academicDegree	PhD in political science ⓘ
awardReceived	James Madison Award ⓘ surface form: James Madison Award of the American Political Science Association
coAuthor	Scott D. Sagan ⓘ
conflictParticipatedIn	World War II ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1924-06-08 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	2013-05-12 ⓘ
educatedAt	Columbia University ⓘ Oberlin College ⓘ
employer	Brandeis University ⓘ Columbia University ⓘ Swarthmore College ⓘ United States Army War College ⓘ University of California, Berkeley ⓘ
familyName	Waltz ⓘ
fieldOfWork	international relations theory ⓘ international security ⓘ political science ⓘ security studies ⓘ
fullName	Kenneth N. Waltz self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Kenneth Neal Waltz
givenName	Kenneth ⓘ
influenced	John J. Mearsheimer ⓘ Stephen M. Walt ⓘ structural realist scholars ⓘ
influencedBy	Hans Morgenthau ⓘ Reinhold Niebuhr ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
mainInterest	causes of war ⓘ nuclear proliferation ⓘ structure of the international system ⓘ
militaryBranch	United States Army ⓘ
movement	neorealism ⓘ structural realism ⓘ
notableFor	founding neorealism in international relations ⓘ structural realism ⓘ theory of international politics ⓘ
notableWork	Man, the State, and War ⓘ The Spread of Nuclear Weapons: A Debate ⓘ Theory of International Politics ⓘ
occupation	political scientist ⓘ university professor ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Ann Arbor ⓘ surface form: Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
placeOfDeath	New York City, New York, United States of America ⓘ
positionHeld	Adjutant Professor at University of California, Berkeley ⓘ Professor of Political Science at Columbia University ⓘ
sexOrGender	male ⓘ
theoreticalApproach	realism in international relations ⓘ

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Robert O. Keohane → influencedBy → Kenneth N. Waltz ⓘ

Hans Morgenthau → influenced → Kenneth N. Waltz ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kenneth Waltz

Kenneth N. Waltz → fullName → Kenneth N. Waltz self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kenneth Neal Waltz

Alexander Wendt → influencedBy → Kenneth N. Waltz ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kenneth Waltz

Waltz → hasNotableBearer → Kenneth N. Waltz ⓘ

neorealism → developedBy → Kenneth N. Waltz ⓘ

subject surface form: neorealism (international relations)

neorealism → keyAuthor → Kenneth N. Waltz ⓘ

subject surface form: neorealism (international relations)

Man, the State, and War → author → Kenneth N. Waltz ⓘ

Theory of International Politics → author → Kenneth N. Waltz ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kenneth Waltz

The Spread of Nuclear Weapons: A Debate → author → Kenneth N. Waltz ⓘ

Scott D. Sagan → coAuthor → Kenneth N. Waltz ⓘ

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