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COLLECTION Identifier: HUGB D322.72

Karl Wolfgang Deutsch writings and publications

Overview

Karl Wolfgang Deutsch (1912-1992), a social and political scientist, was the Stanfield Professor of International Peace at Harvard University. His work focused on the study of war and peace, nationalism, international co-operation, and communication. The writings and publications in this collection document Karl W. Deutsch's professional and academic contributions to social and political science from 1939 to 1986.

Dates

  • Creation: 1939-1986

Researcher access

Open for research.

Extent

1.91 cubic feet (6 document boxes)

The writings and publications in this collection document Karl Wolfgang Deutsch's professional and academic contributions to social and political science from 1939 to 1986 and include articles, book chapters, book reviews by Deutsch, lectures, radio talks, and manuscripts. The collection documents Deutsch's contributions to many different aspects of political science through his studies of war and peace, nationalism, international co-operation, and communication theory. Also, included are Deutsch's discussions on the use of quantitative methods and model-thinking in social and political sciences.

Biographical note on Karl Wolfgang Deutsch

Karl Wolfgang Deutsch (1912-1992), a social and political scientist, was the Stanfield Professor of International Peace at Harvard University. His work focused on the study of war and peace, nationalism, international co-operation, and communication. Deutsch introduced quantitative methods and formal system analysis and model-thinking into the field of social and political sciences. From 1942 to 1958, Deutsch taught at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He then held a position at Yale University from 1958 to 1967 and was a Professor of Government at Harvard University from 1967 to 1971, when he was named Stanfield Professor of International Peace. He retired in 1985.

Deutsch wrote and edited works covering a wide range of social science topics including arms control, communication theory, comparative government, computer modeling, cybernetics, nationalism, population issues, the German and Swiss governments, and world trade. He initiated the use of quantitative data in social science research. Some of his best known works are: The Nerves of Government (1963), Arms Control and the Atlantic Alliance(1967), The Analysis of International Relations (1968), Nationalism and Its Alternatives (1969), Nationalism and Social Communication (1953), Politics and Government: How People Decide Their Fate (1970), and Tides Among Nations (1979).

Arrangement

Writings and publications in boxes 1 to 3 are arranged alphabetically. Offprints in boxes 4 to 6 are arranged chronologically.

Acquisition Information

Acquisition information for this collection is unavailable.

Related Material

In the Harvard University Archives

  1. Audio recordings and transcriptions of lectures given by Karl W. Deutsch at the University of Michigan compiled by Alan J. Levy, 1977 (HUM 395): https://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hua13021/catalog
  2. Papers of Karl Wolfgang Deutsch, 1919, 1938-1990: an inventory (HUGFP 141.xx): https://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hua05021/catalog

Inventory update

This document last updated 2022 April 22.

Processing Information

This finding aid was created in February 2021 by Dominic P. Grandinetti.

Information for this finding aid was assembled from legacy paper inventories, reference sources, and container management data. The collection was not re-examined.

Dates and titles supplied by the archivist appear in brackets.

Alma ID

99155271396603941

Title
Deutsch, Karl W. (Karl Wolfgang), 1912-1992. Karl Wolfgang Deutsch writings and publications, 1939-1986: an inventory
Description rules
dacs
Language of description
und
EAD ID
hua12021

Repository Details

Part of the Harvard University Archives Repository

Holding nearly four centuries of materials, the Harvard University Archives is the principal repository for the institutional records of Harvard University and the personal archives of Harvard faculty, as well as collections related to students, alumni, Harvard-affiliates and other associated topics. The collections document the intellectual, cultural, administrative and social life of Harvard and the influence of the University as it emerged across the globe.

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