Pioneers in Arts, Humanities, Science, Engineering, Practice 15 Editor Dan Caldwell Alexander L. George: A Pioneer in Political and Social Sciences With a Foreword by Dan Caldwell Pioneers in Arts, Humanities, Science, Engineering, Practice Volume 15 Series editor Hans Günter Brauch, Mosbach, Germany More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/15230 http://www.afes-press-books.de/html/PAHSEP.htm http://afes-press-books.de/html/PAHSEP_George.htm Dan Caldwell Editor Alexander L. George: A Pioneer in Political and Social Sciences With a Foreword by Dan Caldwell 123 Editor Dan Caldwell Department ofPolitical Science Pepperdine University Malibu,CA, USA Acknowledgement:Thecoverphotographaswellasallotherphotosinthisvolumeweretaken fromthepersonalphotocollectionofthefamilyofAlexanderGeorgethatgrantedpermission for publication in this volume. A book website with additional information on Alexander Georgeandhismajorbookcoversisat:http://afes-press-books.de/html/PAHSEP_George.htm. ISSN 2509-5579 ISSN 2509-5587 (electronic) Pioneersin Arts, Humanities,Science, Engineering, Practice ISBN978-3-319-90771-0 ISBN978-3-319-90772-7 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90772-7 LibraryofCongressControlNumber:2018939952 ©SpringerInternationalPublishingAG,partofSpringerNature2019 Thisworkissubjecttocopyright.AllrightsarereservedbythePublisher,whetherthewholeorpart of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission orinformationstorageandretrieval,electronicadaptation,computersoftware,orbysimilarordissimilar methodologynowknownorhereafterdeveloped. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publicationdoesnotimply,evenintheabsenceofaspecificstatement,thatsuchnamesareexemptfrom therelevantprotectivelawsandregulationsandthereforefreeforgeneraluse. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authorsortheeditorsgiveawarranty,expressorimplied,withrespecttothematerialcontainedhereinor for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictionalclaimsinpublishedmapsandinstitutionalaffiliations. Copyediting:PDDr.HansGünterBrauch,AFES-PRESSe.V.,Mosbach,Germany Printedonacid-freepaper ThisSpringerimprintispublishedbytheregisteredcompanySpringerInternationalPublishingAG partofSpringerNature Theregisteredcompanyaddressis:Gewerbestrasse11,6330Cham,Switzerland To Alexander L. George and those he dearly loved: Juliette L. George Lee Lawrence George Mary Lombard Douglass John William Douglass Juliette Elizabeth Douglass Benjamin Sherrod Douglass Acknowledgements Theeditorofthisseries,HansGünterBrauch,andIfirstmetwhenIwasagraduate studentandhewasapostdoctoralfellowatStanfordUniversityfortyyearsago.We both had the great privilege of working with Alexander L. George, truly a pioneer in the political and social sciences. Professor George passed way in 2006, but left a legacy of scholarship in a number of different fields including political psychology, propaganda analysis, deterrence, crisis management and prevention, case study methodology, and bridging the gap between academics and policymakers. InMarch2016,Dr.BrauchinvitedmetoassembleaselectionofProf.George’s majorwritings,andIgratefullyacceptedhisinvitation.Idecidedtonotonlyinclude his writings, but to include several essays about him, including essays by his wife and co-author (Juliette L. George), daughter (Mary Lombard Douglass), and col- league (Janice Gross Stein). I am grateful to each of them for contributing these essaysthatprovideanideaofwhatawonderfulpersonAlexwas.Ihavealsoadded my own essay concerning my own relationship with Professor George. In selecting the essays for this volume and for his advice and counsel, I would liketothankProf.PaulGordonLauren,aformerstudentandfriendofProf.George as well as the co-author of Force and Diplomacy. I would also like to thank Mary Lombard Douglass, the daughter of Alex and JulietteGeorge,whowasinmanywaystheco-editorofthisvolume.Sheprovided allofthephotographsinthisbook,andherson,BenjaminDouglass,scannedthem for the book. I would also like to thank the journals and publishers which gave their permission for the re-publication of Prof. George’s writings. vii viii Acknowledgements Last, I would like to thank Hans Günter Brauch, the editor of this series for initiatingthisproject,andalsoforhiseditorialsuggestionsandcomments.Bothheand SpringerVerlagdeservecreditfortheirvisioninestablishingthisseriestopreservethe writingsandthememoryoftrueacademicpioneerssuchasAlexanderL.George. Malibu, CA, USA Dan Caldwell January 2018 Pepperdine University Contents Part I About Alexander L. George 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Dan Caldwell 2 Recollections of Alex George. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Juliette L. George 3 Reflections on My Father . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Mary Lombard Douglass 4 Alexander George as Architect, Engineer and Community-Builder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Janice Gross Stein 5 Biographical and Bibliographical Information and Memorial Resolution by the Academic Senate of Stanford University About Alexander L. George . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Stanley A. Renshon, Juliette George and Dan Caldwell Part II Works by Alexander L. George 6 Prediction of Political Action by Means of Propaganda Analysis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Alexander L. George 7 Excerpt from Woodrow Wilson and Colonel House . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Alexander L. George and Juliette L. George 8 The ‘Operational Code’: A Neglected Approach to the Study of Political Leaders and Decisionmaking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Alexander L. George 9 The Case for Multiple Advocacy in Making Foreign Policy . . . . . . 133 Alexander L. George ix x Contents 10 Case Studies and Theory Development: The Method of Structured, Focused Comparison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 Alexander L. George 11 Deterrence and Foreign Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 Alexander L. George and Richard Smoke 12 Findings and Conclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227 Alexander L. George and William R. Simons 13 The Need for Policy Legitimacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253 Alexander L. George 14 The Two Cultures of Academia and Policymaking . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271 Alexander L. 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