Thomas John Volgy (born March 19, 1946) is a Professor of
Political Science
Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and la ...
at the
University of Arizona
The University of Arizona (Arizona, U of A, UArizona, or UA) is a public land-grant research university in Tucson, Arizona. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, it was the first university in the Arizona Territory.
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, 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
, "(at the) base of the black ill
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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
Arizona's 5th congressional district is a congressional district located in the U.S. state of Arizona, currently represented by Republican Andy Biggs.
The district contains Gilbert, Queen Creek, southern and eastern Chandler, and eastern Mesa ...
.
He is a graduate of
Oakland University
Oakland University is a public research university in Auburn Hills and Rochester Hills, Michigan. Founded in 1957 through a donation of Matilda Dodge Wilson, it was initially known as Michigan State University-Oakland, operating under the Mi ...
(BA) and the
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, formally the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, (UMN Twin Cities, the U of M, or Minnesota) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Tw ...
(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
* Volgy, Thomas J., Renato Corbetta, Keith A. Grant, and Ryan G. Baird (eds.) 2011. Major Powers and the Quest for Status in International Politics. Palgrave/MacMillan.
See also
*
2003 Tucson mayoral election
The 2003 Tucson mayoral election occurred on November 4, 2003 to elect the mayor of Tucson, and occurred coinciding with the elections to the Tucson City Council wards 1, 2 and 4. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Bob Walkup.
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References
External links
Volgy's bio at University of Arizona
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Living people
Arizona city council members
Arizona Democrats
University of Arizona faculty
Oakland University alumni
University of Minnesota alumni
Mayors of Tucson, Arizona
1946 births
Hungarian emigrants to the United States