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David RonfeldtSanta Monica Office Senior Political Scientist EducationB.A. in international relations, Claremont/Pomona; M.A. in Latin American studies, Stanford University; Ph.D. in political science, Stanford University |
Research Focus
Information-age conflict; networks and netwars; social evolution
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, hierarchies, 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
Robert Olson and David Rejeski, eds.,Environmentalism and the Technologies of Tomorrow, A Long Look Ahead: NGOs, Networks, and Future Social Evolution, Russell Sage, 2005
David Ronfeldt, "Al Qaeda and Its Affiliates: A Global Tribe Waging Segmental Warfare?", First Monday, 10(3), 2005
John Arquilla and David Ronfeldt, Networks and Netwars: The Future of Terror, Crime, and Militancy, RAND Corporation, 2001
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