J. David Singer

J. David Singer (December 7, 1925, New York City – December 28, 2009, Ann Arbor, Michigan)[1] was an American professor of political science at the University of Michigan.[2] Singer was a pioneer in the application of quantitative methods to puzzles in the field of international relations.[2][3] His major contribution was the Correlates of War project, which he began in 1964 at the University of Michigan. It is a major database of statistics relating to war and its causes.[4][5][6]

He was born in Brooklyn on December 7, 1925.[2] He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.[2] He held a bachelor's degree from Duke University and obtained a doctoral degree from New York University in 1956.[2] He was an outspoken opponent of the Vietnam War.[2] He joined the faculty at the University of Michigan in 1958.[2]

  1. ^ Obituary
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Morrow, James D.; Clark, William; Diehl, Paul F.; Ray, James Lee; Sarkees, Meredith Reid; Walker, Thomas C. (2010). "J. DAVID SINGER". PS: Political Science and Politics. 43 (3): 590–593. doi:10.1017/S1049096510000879. ISSN 1049-0965. JSTOR 25699374.
  3. ^ "Advancing Peace Research: Leaving Traces, Selected Articles by J. David Singer". Routledge & CRC Press. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
  4. ^ Measuring the correlates of war, University of Michigan Press, 1990, ISBN 0-472-10166-8
  5. ^ University of Michigan Professor Emeritus J. David Singer's goal was to quantify war in order to stop it
  6. ^ Bevir, Mark (2022). "A History of Political Science". Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/9781009043458. ISBN 9781009043458.