Robert Gilpin
Robert George Gilpin Jr. (* July 2, 1930 - June 20, 2018 in Waterbury , Vermont ) was an American political scientist and is considered one of the main exponents of international political economy from a non- Marxist perspective.
Life
He worked at Princeton University from the early sixties . His areas of interest included international relations , especially in Europe and Asia . In 1987 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences .
Gilpin takes a realistic , state-centered approach and describes the tension between world politics and global economy . He assumes the primacy of high politics over the interdependent world economy . Institutions are an instrument of the states, not autonomously effective organizations .
Fonts (selection)
- American Scientists and Nuclear Weapons Policy (1962)
- France in the Age of the Scientific State (1968)
- US Power and the Multinational Corporation (1975)
- War and Change in World Politics (1981)
- The Political Economy of International Relations (1987)
- The Challenge of Global Capitalism: the International Economy in the 21st Century (2000)
- Global Political Economy: the New International Economic Order (2001)
Web links
- Entry on Robert G. Gilpin in the virtual personal lexicon of international relations (PIBv), edited by Ulrich Menzel , Institute for Social Sciences at the Technical University of Braunschweig .
Individual evidence
- ^ Robert (Bob) George Gilpin, Jr. of Waterbury, Vermont | 1930 - 2018 | Obituary. Perkins-Parker Funeral Home, accessed July 1, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gilpin, Robert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gilpin, Robert George Jr. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American political scientist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd July 1930 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 20th June 2018 |
| Place of death | Waterbury , Vermont |