David Ronfeldt

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Adjunct Research Staff
Santa Monica Office

Education

B.A. in international relations, Pomona College; M.A. in Latin American studies, Stanford University; Ph.D. in political science, Stanford University

Overview

Recent Projects

  • Development of a framework about the long-range evolution of societies, based on their capacity to use and combine four major forms of organization: tribes, hierarchical institutions, markets, and networks
  • Development of a framework for analyzing people's mind-sets and cultural cosmologies in terms of basic beliefs about the nature of social space, social time, and social action

Selected Publications

David Ronfeldt, In Search of How Societies Work: Tribes -- the First and Forever Form, RAND Corporation, 2007

John Arquilla and David Ronfeldt, Networks and Netwars: The Future of Terror, Crime, and Militancy, RAND Corporation, 2001

John Arquilla and David Ronfeldt, Swarming and the Future of Conflict, RAND Corporation, 2000

John Arquilla and David Ronfeldt, The Emergence of Noopolitik: Toward An American Information Strategy, RAND Corporation, 1999

John Arquilla and David Ronfeldt, In Athena's Camp: Preparing for Conflict in the Information Age, RAND Corporation, 1997

David Ronfeldt, Tribes, Institutions, Markets, Networks: A Framework About Societal Evolution, RAND Corporation, 1996

David Ronfeldt, Beware the Hubris-Nemesis Complex: A Concept for Leadership Analysis, RAND Corporation, 1994

David Ronfeldt, Cyberocracy Is Coming, RAND Corporation, 1992

Commentary

The Real Analogy for Iraq — Aug 24, 2007

  • United Press International

Today's Wars Are Less About Ideas Than Extreme Tribalism — Mar 27, 2006

  • Christian Science Monitor

Social Studies: 21st Century Tribes — Dec 12, 2004

  • Los Angeles Times

Swarming -- The Next Face of Battle — Sep 29, 2003

  • Aviation Week & Space Technology

Mussolini's Ghost — May 25, 2003

  • Los Angeles Times

A Balance of Mom, Apple Pie and Grand Strategy — Oct 27, 2000

  • Los Angeles Times

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