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'''Warren Miller''' (1924–1999) was an [[United States|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 Campell, [[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.
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'''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 (psychologist)|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.<ref name= "patterns">{{cite news |last=Pace |first=Eric |url= https://www.nytimes.com/1999/02/03/us/warren-e-miller-74-expert-on-american-voting-patterns.html |title=Warren E. Miller, 74, Expert On American Voting Patterns |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=February 3, 1999 |access-date=September 11, 2018}}</ref>


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).
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).<ref name="Eulau">{{cite book |last=Eulau |first=Heinz |title=Crossroads of Social Science: The ICPSR 25th Anniversary Volume p. 164 |publisher=Algora Publishing |year=2007 |isbn=978-0-87586-270-5}}</ref><ref name= "patterns" />


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. His last published volume, ''[[The New American Voter]]'', which he co-authored with [[J. Merrill Shanks]], was printed in 1996.
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.<ref name="Baer, Jewell & Sigelman">{{cite book |last=Baer |first=Michael A.; Jewell, Malcolm E.; Sigelman, Lee |title=Political Science in America: Oral Histories of a Discipline p. 231 |publisher=[[University Press of Kentucky]] |year=2015 |isbn=978-0-8131-6187-7}}</ref> His last published volume, ''[[The New American Voter]]'', which he co-authored with [[J. Merrill Shanks]], was printed in 1996.

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For other people named Warren Miller, see Warren Miller (disambiguation).
Warren E. Miller
Born(1924-03-26)March 26, 1924
Hawarden, Iowa
DiedJanuary 30, 1999(1999-01-30) (aged 74)
Scottsdale, Arizona
NationalityAmerican
Academic background
Alma materSyracuse University
ThesisIssue Orientation and Political Behavior (1952)
Academic work
Doctoral studentsPhilip Converse

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]

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.

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  1. ^ a b Pace, Eric (February 3, 1999). "Warren E. Miller, 74, Expert On American Voting Patterns". The New York Times. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
  2. ^ Eulau, Heinz (2007). Crossroads of Social Science: The ICPSR 25th Anniversary Volume p. 164. Algora Publishing. ISBN 978-0-87586-270-5.
  3. ^ 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.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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