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J. David Singer, a globally recognized scholar of international politics, passed away in 2009. At the time of his death, David Singer was Professor Emeritus at the University of Michigan, where he'd been on faculty since 1958 until retiring in 2002. Professor Singer was a lucid and prolific writer who produced, alone and with co-authors, more than 120 articles in academic journals as well over 20 books and edited volumes over his long career. He received lifetime achievement awards from the American Political Science Association and the International Studies Association and is listed in Who's Who in America. Professor Singer started the Correlates of War project in 1963. This academic study of the history of warfare. is concerned with collecting data about the history of wars and conflict among states and has driven forward quantitative research into the causes of warfare. The project has collected data on many attributes of international politics and national capabilities over time. The data have been used extensively by researchers examining such relationships and seeking to explain when countries go to war or avoid it, when they trade, when they form alliances and so on. The COW Project remains active and growing more than 45 years on.

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