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Preceded by
  
Lewis C. Murphy

Name
  
Thomas Volgy


Political party
  
Democratic Party

Succeeded by
  
George Miller

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Born
  
March 19, 1946 (age 78) Budapest, Hungary (
1946-03-19
)

Alma mater
  
Oakland UniversityUniversity of Minnesota

Profession
  
Professor of Political Science, University of Arizona

Residence
  
Tucson, Arizona, United States

Books
  
Politics in the trenches, International politics & state strength

Education
  
Oakland University, University of Minnesota

Thomas John Volgy (born March 19, 1946) is a Professor of Political Science at the University of Arizona, where he has been on faculty since 1971. He is also the Executive Director (since 1995) of the International Studies Association.

He is a former member of the Tucson, Arizona City Council (1977–1987) and was Mayor of Tucson 1987-1991. In the United States House of Representatives elections, 1998 he was the Democratic Party's candidate in Arizona's 5th congressional district.

He is a graduate of Oakland University (BA) and the University of Minnesota (MA and PhD).

Books

  • John E. Schwartz and Thomas J. Volgy (1993), The Forgotten Americans, W. W. Norton
  • Thomas J. Volgy (2001), Politics in the Trenches: Citizens, Politicians, and the Fate of Democracy, University of Arizona Press
  • Thomas Volgy et al. (2009), Mapping the New World Order, Wiley-Blackwell

    • References

    Thomas Volgy Wikipedia
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