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A discussion of Ithiel Pool's intellectual legacy is a large task. He was a pioneer in the development of the social sciences who continued to grow and explore new issues with new methods across more than 45 years of professional work. He wrote, co-authored, or edited two dozen books and several hundred articles. He seldom repeated himself.

First, I will discuss Ithiel's major enduring contributions to the development of the social sciences. Then I will address Ithiel's legacy as a pioneer who always was engaging the question "What's Next?

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Contributions to the Social Sciences. Ithiel contributed to almost every field of political science and to the broader development of the social sciences. It is a good place to begin. The three contributions were research methods that Ithiel helped to pioneer and where his sensible discussions and early examples remain touchstones:. Ithiel pioneered the rigorous study of contact networks and influence, a line of work that become known as "the small world" phenomenon.