Christopher Hood
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Christopher Hood is a British academic and political scientist known for his influential work on public administration, government reform, and the study of bureaucracy.
All labels observed (1)
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| Christopher Hood canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Christopher Hood Context triple: [Hood, hasNotableBearer, Christopher Hood]
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A.
Jack Brooksbank
Jack Brooksbank is a British wine merchant and socialite best known as the husband of Princess Eugenie of York.
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B.
Michael Hirst
Michael Hirst is a British screenwriter and producer best known for creating the historical drama series "Vikings" and writing acclaimed historical films and television projects.
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C.
Richard Eyre
Richard Eyre is a prominent British theatre, opera, film, and television director, best known for his tenure as artistic director of the National Theatre and for acclaimed adaptations such as "Iris" and "Notes on a Scandal."
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D.
Graham King
Graham King is a British film producer known for acclaimed movies such as "The Departed," "Bohemian Rhapsody," and "The Aviator."
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E.
Oliver Parker
Oliver Parker is a British filmmaker and screenwriter known for directing literary adaptations such as the 1995 film version of Shakespeare’s "Othello."
- 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: Christopher Hood Target entity description: Christopher Hood is a British academic and political scientist known for his influential work on public administration, government reform, and the study of bureaucracy.
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A.
Jack Brooksbank
Jack Brooksbank is a British wine merchant and socialite best known as the husband of Princess Eugenie of York.
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B.
Michael Hirst
Michael Hirst is a British screenwriter and producer best known for creating the historical drama series "Vikings" and writing acclaimed historical films and television projects.
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C.
Richard Eyre
Richard Eyre is a prominent British theatre, opera, film, and television director, best known for his tenure as artistic director of the National Theatre and for acclaimed adaptations such as "Iris" and "Notes on a Scandal."
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D.
Graham King
Graham King is a British film producer known for acclaimed movies such as "The Departed," "Bohemian Rhapsody," and "The Aviator."
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E.
Oliver Parker
Oliver Parker is a British filmmaker and screenwriter known for directing literary adaptations such as the 1995 film version of Shakespeare’s "Othello."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
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political scientist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
J. E. Hodgetts Award
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John Gaus Award ⓘ Lieberman Award of the American Political Science Association ⓘ Louis Brownlow Book Award ⓘ W. J. M. Mackenzie Book Prize ⓘ |
| citizenship | British ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Glasgow
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University of York ⓘ |
| employer |
London School of Economics
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University of Glasgow ⓘ University of Oxford ⓘ University of Sydney ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
bureaucracy
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government reform ⓘ public administration ⓘ public management ⓘ public policy ⓘ |
| genre |
academic writing
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political science literature ⓘ public administration scholarship ⓘ |
| knownFor |
analysis of public management reform
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research on government reform in the United Kingdom ⓘ study of bureaucracy ⓘ work on tools and instruments of government ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
New Public Management
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comparative public management ⓘ risk regulation ⓘ state reform ⓘ |
| memberOf | British Academy ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
analysis of New Public Management as a reform paradigm
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framework for tools of government (nodality, authority, treasure, organization) ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Government that Worked Better and Cost Less?
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Administrative Argument ⓘ Explaining Economic Policy Reversals ⓘ The Art of the State ⓘ The Limits of Policy Change ⓘ The Tools of Government ⓘ |
| occupation |
political scientist
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university professor ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Director of the ESRC Centre for Analysis of Risk and Regulation at the London School of Economics
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Director of the ESRC Research Programme on Public Services ⓘ Gladstone Professor of Government at the University of Oxford ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Christopher Hood Description of subject: Christopher Hood is a British academic and political scientist known for his influential work on public administration, government reform, and the study of bureaucracy.
Referenced by (1)
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