Vincent Ostrom
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Vincent Ostrom was an American political scientist known for his foundational work on public choice theory, polycentric governance, and for co-founding the Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis at Indiana University.
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| Vincent Ostrom canonical | 3 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vincent Ostrom Context triple: [Elinor Ostrom, doctoralAdvisor, Vincent Ostrom]
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Charles F. Roos
Charles F. Roos was an American economist and mathematician known for his pioneering work in econometrics and contributions to the formalization of economic theory.
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John A. Wilson
John A. Wilson was a prominent Washington, D.C. politician and public servant, notably serving as chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia.
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C.
Charles S. Deneen
Charles S. Deneen was an American politician who served as the 23rd Governor of Illinois and later as a U.S. Senator.
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D.
Hartland Snyder
Hartland Snyder was an American theoretical physicist known for his early work on black hole physics and for being one of J. Robert Oppenheimer’s notable doctoral students.
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Thomas J. Biersteker
Thomas J. Biersteker is an American political scientist and international relations scholar known for his work on global governance, sanctions, and international security.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vincent Ostrom Target entity description: Vincent Ostrom was an American political scientist known for his foundational work on public choice theory, polycentric governance, and for co-founding the Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis at Indiana University.
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A.
Charles F. Roos
Charles F. Roos was an American economist and mathematician known for his pioneering work in econometrics and contributions to the formalization of economic theory.
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B.
John A. Wilson
John A. Wilson was a prominent Washington, D.C. politician and public servant, notably serving as chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia.
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C.
Charles S. Deneen
Charles S. Deneen was an American politician who served as the 23rd Governor of Illinois and later as a U.S. Senator.
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D.
Hartland Snyder
Hartland Snyder was an American theoretical physicist known for his early work on black hole physics and for being one of J. Robert Oppenheimer’s notable doctoral students.
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E.
Thomas J. Biersteker
Thomas J. Biersteker is an American political scientist and international relations scholar known for his work on global governance, sanctions, and international security.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
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person ⓘ political scientist ⓘ |
| affiliation | Ostrom Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis ⓘ |
| coFounderOf | Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of California, Los Angeles
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University of Redlands ⓘ |
| employer |
Indiana University
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surface form:
Indiana University Bloomington
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| fieldOfWork |
common-pool resources
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federalism ⓘ institutional analysis ⓘ local governance ⓘ political science ⓘ polycentric governance ⓘ public administration ⓘ public choice theory ⓘ |
| influenced |
Elinor Ostrom
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scholars of polycentric governance ⓘ scholars of public administration ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Alexis de Tocqueville
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James Madison ⓘ classical liberal political theory ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
constitutional political economy
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federal systems ⓘ local public economies ⓘ self-governance ⓘ |
| notableFor |
co-founding the Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis
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contributions to public choice theory ⓘ foundational work on polycentric governance ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Elinor Ostrom ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Rethinking Institutional Analysis and Development
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The Intellectual Crisis in American Public Administration ⓘ The Meaning of American Federalism ⓘ The Political Theory of a Compound Republic ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of political science at Indiana University Bloomington ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
collective action
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governance of common-pool resources ⓘ institutional diversity ⓘ |
| spouse | Elinor Ostrom ⓘ |
| theoreticalContribution |
analysis of local public economies
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application of public choice theory to public administration ⓘ critique of centralized public administration ⓘ development of the concept of polycentric governance ⓘ |
| workInstitution | Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis ⓘ |
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