Jonathan Wilkenfeld | |
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Born | March 24, 1942 |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Political scientist |
Academic background | |
Education | University of Maryland (B.S.) George Washington University (M.A.) Indiana University (Ph.D.) |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Political science |
Sub-discipline | International relations,Foreign policy,Comparative politics |
Jonathan Wilkenfeld (born March 24,1942) is an American political scientist and professor emeritus at University of Maryland,specialized in foreign policy,terrorism and simulation methodology in political science. [1] He is the Founding Director of the International Communication and Negotiation Simulations (ICONS) Project.
Wilkenfeld attended University of Maryland,where he received a B.S. in Political Science. He later obtained an M.A. from George Washington University and a Ph.D. from Indiana University. [2]
Wilkenfeld has been a professor at University of Maryland since 1969,where he has worked with the university’s Department of Government and Politics and the Institute for Advanced Computer Studies (UMIACS). He is also a research professor of the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START). [2]
Wilkenfeld and Michael Brecher are the creators of the International Crisis Behavior Project (ICB), [3] which maintains an online database of 1,078 countries in international conflict,also called “crisis actors”,and their behavior in over 487 crises international crises since 1918. [4] An example of an international conflict in the database is the Cuban Missile Crisis where the “crisis actors”were the U.S.,the Soviet Union and Cuba. [4] The ICB Project has been referenced in a number of academic papers in the analysis of conflict,terror and international crisis. [5] [6] [7] [8]
In 1982,Wilkenfeld founded the International Communication and Negotiation Simulations (ICONS) Project. [9] The project allows students to learn about international relations,crisis management,and negotiation through simulations and scenario-driven exercises. [9] The project has been referenced in multiple academic articles as an example of simulation programs in international relations (IR) for educational purposes. [10] [11]
Wilkenfeld research focuses on crisis theory,war,protracted social conflict,foreign policy,and international relations in the Middle East and South Asia. [2]
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