John R. Petrocik
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John R. Petrocik is an American political scientist known for his influential work on voting behavior, party coalitions, and electoral realignment in the United States.
All labels observed (1)
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| John R. Petrocik canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9201212 — 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: John R. Petrocik Context triple: [Norman H. Nie, coAuthor, John R. Petrocik]
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A.
Donald J. Kutyna
Donald J. Kutyna is a U.S. Air Force general and aerospace engineer who served as a key member of the Rogers Commission investigating the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.
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B.
Frank J. Mrvan
Frank J. Mrvan is an American politician and member of the U.S. House of Representatives from northwest Indiana.
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C.
Richard C. Kratina
Richard C. Kratina was a cinematographer best known for his work on the 1977 horror film "The Sentinel."
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D.
James S. Voss
James S. Voss is a retired U.S. Army officer and NASA astronaut who flew on multiple Space Shuttle missions and spent over five months aboard the International Space Station.
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E.
Robert J. Kral
Robert J. Kral is an Australian-born composer best known for his atmospheric and dramatic scores for television series such as the Buffy the Vampire Slayer spin-off Angel.
- 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: John R. Petrocik Target entity description: John R. Petrocik is an American political scientist known for his influential work on voting behavior, party coalitions, and electoral realignment in the United States.
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A.
Donald J. Kutyna
Donald J. Kutyna is a U.S. Air Force general and aerospace engineer who served as a key member of the Rogers Commission investigating the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.
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B.
Frank J. Mrvan
Frank J. Mrvan is an American politician and member of the U.S. House of Representatives from northwest Indiana.
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C.
Richard C. Kratina
Richard C. Kratina was a cinematographer best known for his work on the 1977 horror film "The Sentinel."
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D.
James S. Voss
James S. Voss is a retired U.S. Army officer and NASA astronaut who flew on multiple Space Shuttle missions and spent over five months aboard the International Space Station.
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E.
Robert J. Kral
Robert J. Kral is an Australian-born composer best known for his atmospheric and dramatic scores for television series such as the Buffy the Vampire Slayer spin-off Angel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
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political scientist ⓘ |
| citizenship | American ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| employer |
University of California, Los Angeles
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University of Missouri ⓘ University of Texas at Austin ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
American politics
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electoral behavior ⓘ electoral realignment ⓘ party coalitions ⓘ political parties ⓘ political science ⓘ public opinion ⓘ voting behavior ⓘ |
| genre | academic writing ⓘ |
| hasAcademicAffiliation |
University of California, Los Angeles
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University of Missouri ⓘ University of Texas at Austin ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
American political behavior
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electoral studies ⓘ |
| hasResearchInterest |
campaign strategy
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issue salience in elections ⓘ party systems ⓘ |
| influenced |
research on issue ownership in political science
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scholarship on party system change in the United States ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
issue ownership theory in American elections
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research on electoral realignment in the United States ⓘ research on party coalitions in the United States ⓘ research on voting behavior in the United States ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Issue Ownership in Presidential Elections, with a 1980 Case Study
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Party Coalitions: Realignment and the Decline of the New Deal Party System ⓘ The Changing American Voter ⓘ |
| occupation |
researcher
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university teacher ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of political science ⓘ |
| studies |
United States elections
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issue voting ⓘ party identification ⓘ presidential elections in the United States ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: John R. Petrocik Description of subject: John R. Petrocik is an American political scientist known for his influential work on voting behavior, party coalitions, and electoral realignment in the United States.
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