Michael Bernhard
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Michael Bernhard is a political scientist known for his scholarship on democratization and for serving as editor-in-chief of the journal Perspectives on Politics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Michael Bernhard canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6246340 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Bernhard Context triple: [Perspectives on Politics, hasEditorInChief, Michael Bernhard]
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A.
Michael Wandmacher
Michael Wandmacher is an American film and television composer known for his work on horror and action projects, including the score for "My Bloody Valentine 3D."
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B.
Michael Blum
Michael Blum is best known as the husband of comedian and actress Julia Sweeney.
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C.
Michael Bender
Michael Bender is a film producer best known for his work on the 1988 dark comedy fantasy film "Beetlejuice."
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D.
Michael Bergmann
Michael Bergmann is an American analytic philosopher known for his work in epistemology, particularly on skepticism, justification, and religious epistemology.
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E.
Michael Myerberg
Michael Myerberg was an American theatrical producer and manager best known for his influential work on mid-20th-century Broadway productions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Bernhard Target entity description: Michael Bernhard is a political scientist known for his scholarship on democratization and for serving as editor-in-chief of the journal Perspectives on Politics.
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A.
Michael Wandmacher
Michael Wandmacher is an American film and television composer known for his work on horror and action projects, including the score for "My Bloody Valentine 3D."
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B.
Michael Blum
Michael Blum is best known as the husband of comedian and actress Julia Sweeney.
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C.
Michael Bender
Michael Bender is a film producer best known for his work on the 1988 dark comedy fantasy film "Beetlejuice."
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D.
Michael Bergmann
Michael Bergmann is an American analytic philosopher known for his work in epistemology, particularly on skepticism, justification, and religious epistemology.
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E.
Michael Myerberg
Michael Myerberg was an American theatrical producer and manager best known for his influential work on mid-20th-century Broadway productions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | political scientist ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | political science ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Syracuse University
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University of Virginia ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
authoritarianism
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comparative politics ⓘ democratization ⓘ regime change ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | academic writing ⓘ |
| hasPublishedIn |
Comparative Political Studies
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Journal of Democracy ⓘ Perspectives on Politics ⓘ |
| hasRole | journal editor ⓘ |
| knownFor |
comparative study of postcommunist regimes
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research on democratic backsliding ⓘ research on democratic transitions ⓘ scholarship on democratization ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Political Science Association ⓘ |
| notableWork |
articles in Perspectives on Politics
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publications on democratization ⓘ |
| occupation |
political scientist
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university professor ⓘ |
| positionHeld | editor-in-chief of Perspectives on Politics ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
comparative historical analysis
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democratic consolidation ⓘ postcommunist politics ⓘ |
| workInstitution | University of Florida ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Michael Bernhard Description of subject: Michael Bernhard is a political scientist known for his scholarship on democratization and for serving as editor-in-chief of the journal Perspectives on Politics.
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