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David D. Laitin

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David D. Laitin is the James T. Watkins IV and Elise V. Watkins Professor of Political Science in the School of Humanities and Science at Stanford University.[1] He is an influential comparative politics scholar who has authored influential works on civil war,[2] ethnic identity and nationalism. He is known for his application of rational choice to the study of ethnic conflict,[3] and for bridging a gap between ethnography and rational choice.[4]

He received his Ph.D. in Political Science from University of California at Berkeley, where he did his dissertation under the guidance of Ernst Haas and Hanna Pitkin.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "David D. Laitin | Political Science". politicalscience.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
  2. ^ Kaufmann, Chaim (2005-01-01). "Rational Choice and Progress in the Study of Ethnic Conflict: A Review Essay". Security Studies. 14 (1): 178–207. doi:10.1080/09636410591002554. ISSN 0963-6412. S2CID 143819357.
  3. ^ Kaufmann, Chaim (2005-01-01). "Rational Choice and Progress in the Study of Ethnic Conflict: A Review Essay". Security Studies. 14 (1): 178–207. doi:10.1080/09636410591002554. ISSN 0963-6412. S2CID 143819357.
  4. ^ Wedeen, Lisa (2010-05-01). "Reflections on Ethnographic Work in Political Science". Annual Review of Political Science. 13 (1): 255–272. doi:10.1146/annurev.polisci.11.052706.123951. ISSN 1094-2939.