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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
• 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

References

1. Association, American Political Science (1973-01-01). Biographical Directory. The Association.
2. Volgy's CV at University of Arizona
3. ISA, Executive Directors of ISA, accessed 7 June 2009
4. "CV | Beyond the Water's Edge".

External links

• Volgy's bio at University of Arizona

• Living people
• 20th-century mayors of places in Arizona
• 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