David Laitin
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David Laitin is a prominent political scientist known for his influential work on comparative politics, ethnic conflict, and civil war, and for his long-standing affiliation with Stanford University.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17875399 — 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: David Laitin Context triple: [Stanford University Department of Political Science, hasFaculty, David Laitin]
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Anthony D. Smith
Anthony D. Smith was a prominent British sociologist and political theorist best known for his influential work on nationalism and national identity, particularly through his development of ethno-symbolist theory.
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Charles Tilly
Charles Tilly was an influential American sociologist and political historian known for his work on state formation, social movements, and contentious politics.
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C.
Eric Wolf
Eric Wolf was an influential anthropologist known for integrating Marxist perspectives into the study of peasant societies, power, and global historical processes.
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D.
Alexander Migdal
Alexander Migdal is a theoretical physicist known for his influential work in quantum field theory and high-energy physics.
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Josiah Ober
Josiah Ober is a prominent scholar of ancient Greek political thought and institutions, known especially for his work on Athenian democracy and classical political theory.
- 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: David Laitin Target entity description: David Laitin is a prominent political scientist known for his influential work on comparative politics, ethnic conflict, and civil war, and for his long-standing affiliation with Stanford University.
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A.
Anthony D. Smith
Anthony D. Smith was a prominent British sociologist and political theorist best known for his influential work on nationalism and national identity, particularly through his development of ethno-symbolist theory.
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B.
Charles Tilly
Charles Tilly was an influential American sociologist and political historian known for his work on state formation, social movements, and contentious politics.
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C.
Eric Wolf
Eric Wolf was an influential anthropologist known for integrating Marxist perspectives into the study of peasant societies, power, and global historical processes.
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D.
Alexander Migdal
Alexander Migdal is a theoretical physicist known for his influential work in quantum field theory and high-energy physics.
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E.
Josiah Ober
Josiah Ober is a prominent scholar of ancient Greek political thought and institutions, known especially for his work on Athenian democracy and classical political theory.
- F. None of above. chosen
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