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George Modelski papers, approximately 1940-2012
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Modelski, George
- Title
- George Modelski papers
- Dates
- approximately
1940-2012 (inclusive)19402012
- Quantity
- 16.46 cubic feet (17 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 5862
- Summary
- Professional correspondence, research files, conference files, published and unpublished writings, course files, personal and family photographs and historical documents
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
Open to all users.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
George Modelski was on the faculty of the University of Washington Department of Political Science for nearly 30 years, beginning in 1967 until his retirement in 1995. He completed his PhD in International Relations at the University of London in 1955. Before coming to the UW, he was a senior research fellow at the Institute of Advanced Studies, Australian National University. After his retirement, he moved to Washington, DC where he remained active in research, conferences, and publishing.
He was a major contributor to international relations theory, the study of multinational corporations as actors in international relations, and the study of leadership in international relations. He is best known for his work on long-cycles in global politics in depicting regularities in the rise and decline of world powers from the 15th century to the present. That work appeared in a 1987 book Long Cycles in Global Politics (Macmillan) and was further developed in a 1988 book Seapower in Global Politics 1494-1993 (Macmillan with William Thompson) along with numerous articles and book chapters. Modelski saw long-cycles as a mechanism of evolutionary world politics, and more broadly system evolution. This appeared among other works in a 2008 co-edited book Globalization as Evolutionary Process: Modeling Global Change (Routledge with Tessaleno Devezaras and William Thompson). Modelski's work has been widely cited and is a standard reference in textbooks on international relations.
During his academic career, Modelski held a number of positions in the profession and received a number of honors. He was Co-President and President of the International Studies Association 1980-82, and chair of the UW Pacific Northwest Colloquium on International Security 1982-1991. In 2012 he was awarded the Bronze Kondratieff Medal, which is provided by the Kondratieff Foundation and the Russian Academy of Sciences in citing his outstanding contributions to the development of the social sciences.
George Modelski passed away at his home in Washington, DC on February 21, 2014.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Professional correspondence, research files, conference files, published and unpublished writings, course files, personal and family photographs and historical documents.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Related Materials
The Evolutionary World Politics website created by George Modelski was captured once successfully by the Internet Archive Wayback Machine in 2014. The snapshot can be viewed here: https://wayback.archive-it.org/4366/*/http://faculty.washington.edu/modelski/
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Accession No. 5862-001: George Modelski papers, circa 1940s-2012Return to Top
Scope and Content: Professional correspondence, research files, conference files, published and unpublished writings, course files, personal and family photographs and historical documents.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Sylvia Modelski, 2014-09-30
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Accession | ||
| 1 | 5862-001 | Topical Files; Course Files |
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| 2 | 5862-001 | Topical Files: Course Files |
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| 3 | 5862-001 | Topical Files (Correspondence, Research, Course
Files) |
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| 4 | 5862-001 | Topical Files (Correspondence, Research, Course
Files) |
|
| 5 | 5862-001 | Topical Files (Correspondence, Research) |
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| 6 | 5862-001 | Topical Files (Correspondence, Writings,
Research) |
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| 7 | 5862-001 | Topical Files (Correspondence, Research) |
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| 8 | 5862-001 | Topical Files (Correspondence, Conferences,
Research) |
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| 9 | 5862-001 | Research Materials; Writings Of Others |
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| 10 | 5862-001 | Research Materials; Lecture Transparencies |
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| 11 | 5862-001 | Photographs And Personal/Family Historical Documents;
Publications And Writings |
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| 12 | 5862-001 | Publications; Reprints |
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| 13 | 5862-001 | Articles/Papers, Writings Of Others |
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| 14 | 5862-001 | Publications; Reprints, Conference Papers, Conference
Papers, Reports |
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| 15 | 5862-001 | Correspondence, Conference Materials |
1955-1995 |
| 16 | 5862-001 | Writings Of Others (Reprints And Papers), Correspondence
Re: Conferences, Publications Correspondence Re: Conferences, Publications,
Etc |
1998-2012 |
| 17 | 5862-001 | Research Notes; Electronic Files (5.25 And 3.5 Floppy,
Cd) |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- University Archives/Faculty Papers (University of Washington)
- World politics--Study and teaching--History--Sources
Personal Names
- Modelski, George--Archives
Other Creators
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Corporate Names
- University of Washington. University Archives (curator)
