Warren Miller (political scientist)
Warren Edward Miller (March 26, 1924 – January 30, 1999) was an American political scientist in the field of American political behavior. Best known as a co-author of the seminal book, The American Voter, alongside Angus Campbell, Philip Converse and Donald Stokes, which provided the basis for the social-psychological "Michigan school" of thought in American political behavior, Miller had a full and impressive career as a political scientist.[1]
Warren E. Miller | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 26, 1924 |
| Died | January 30, 1999 (aged 74) |
| Nationality | American |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Syracuse University |
| Thesis | Issue Orientation and Political Behavior (1952) |
| Academic work | |
| Doctoral students | Philip Converse |
Miller is further credited as founder of Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor as well as a central figure in the bi-yearly National Election Studies (NES).[2][1]
Miller was a professor of political science at the University of Michigan from 1951 until 1981 when he left for Arizona State University where he worked until his death.[3] His last published volume, The New American Voter, which he co-authored with J. Merrill Shanks, was printed in 1996.
References
edit- ^ a b Pace, Eric (February 3, 1999). "Warren E. Miller, 74, Expert On American Voting Patterns". The New York Times. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
- ^ Eulau, Heinz (2007). Crossroads of Social Science: The ICPSR 25th Anniversary Volume p. 164. Algora Publishing. ISBN 978-0-87586-270-5.
- ^ Baer, Michael A.; Jewell, Malcolm E.; Sigelman, Lee (2015). Political Science in America: Oral Histories of a Discipline p. 231. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-8131-6187-7.
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