John Clifford Green is an American

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who has written numerous books on the relationship between

religion and politics Religion is a range of social- cultural systems, including designated behaviors and practices, morals, beliefs, worldviews, texts, sanctified places, prophecies, ethics, or organizations, that generally relate humanity to supernatural, ...

Education

John Clifford Green received his

B.A. A Bachelor of Arts (abbreviated B.A., BA, A.B. or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is the holder of a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the liberal arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts degree ...

degree from the

University of Colorado The University of Colorado (CU) is a system of public universities in Colorado. It consists of four institutions: the University of Colorado Boulder, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs, the University of Colorado Denver, and the U ...

and his

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degree from

Cornell University Cornell University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university based in Ithaca, New York, United States. The university was co-founded by American philanthropist Ezra Cornell and historian and educator Andrew Dickson W ...

Academic career

Green is a

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, and director of the

Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics Ray or RAY may refer to: Fish * Ray (fish), any cartilaginous fish of the superorder Batoidea * Ray (fish fin anatomy), the bony or horny spine on ray-finned fish Science and mathematics * Half-line (geometry) or ray, half of a line split at an ...

at the

University of Akron The University of Akron is a public university, public research university in Akron, Ohio, United States. It is part of the University System of Ohio. As a STEM fields, STEM-focused institution, it focuses on industries such as polymers, advance ...

Ohio Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the ...

. He is also a Distinguished Professor of

Political Science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and Power (social and political), power, and the analysis of political activities, political philosophy, political thought, polit ...

at the University of Akron. His area of research is

in the U.S. He co-authored the book ''Mormons and American Politics'' with

Quin Monson J. Quin Monson (born 1969) is an American political scientist and professor of political science at Brigham Young University. He is also a senior scholar at the university's Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy. Monson holds a Ph.D. f ...

and David E. Campbell. He was appointed dean of the Buchtel College of Arts and Sciences by the Board of Trustees on April 19, 2017, after serving as interim dean since October 2015. Following the resignation of The University of Akron's 17th President, Matthew Wilson, Green was named interim president of the university by the Board of Trustees on April 18, 2018. Green's term as interim president began on May 1, 2018, and ended on October 1, 2019.

Honors

Green is a

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at the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life.

Bibliography

*(1991) ''The Bible and the Ballot Box: Religion and Politics in the 1988 Election'' (

Westview Press Westview Press was an American publishing company headquartered in Boulder, Colorado founded in 1975. Field of work Westview primarily publishes textbooks. History Westview Press was founded by Frederick A. Praeger in 1975. Praeger sold ...

) () *(1993) ''Machine politics, Sound Bites, and Nostalgia: On Studying Political Parties'' (

University Press of America University Press of America (''UPA'') is the former name of an American Academic publishing, academic publishing company based in Lanham, Maryland, which became the parent company of Rowman & Littlefield publishing house, then was later re-intr ...

) () *(1994) ''Politics, Professionalism, and Power: Modern Party Organization and the Legacy of Ray C. Bliss'' (University Press of America) () *(1994) ''Representing Interests and Interest Group Representation'' (University Press of America) () *(1996) ''Religion and the Culture Wars: Dispatches From the Front'' (Rowman & Littlefield) () *(1997) ''The Bully Pulpit: The Politics of Protestant Clergy'' (

University Press of Kansas The University Press of Kansas is a publisher located in Lawrence, Kansas. Operated by the University of Kansas, it represents the six state universities in the US state of Kansas: Emporia State University, Fort Hays State University, Kansas ...

) () *(1999) ''Financing the 1996 Elections'' (M.E. Sharpe) () *(2000) ''Prayers in the Precincts: the Christian Right in the 1998 Elections'' (Georgetown University Press) () *(2001) ''The Politics of Ideas: Intellectual Challenges to the Major Parties'' (State University of New York Press) () *(2001) ''Superintending Democracy: The Courts and the Political Process'' (

University of Akron Press A university () is an institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". Univ ...

) () *(2002) ''Responsible Partisanship?: The Evolution of American Political Parties Since 1950'' (University Press of Kansas) () *(2002) ''Multiparty Politics in America: Prospects and Performance'' (Rowman & Littlefield) () *(2003) ''The Christian Right in American Politics: Marching to the Millennium'' (

Georgetown University Press Georgetown University Press is a university press affiliated with Georgetown University that publishes about forty new books a year. The press's major subject areas include bioethics, international affairs, languages and linguistics, political s ...

) () *(2003) ''The State of the Parties: The Changing Role of Contemporary Party Politics'' (Rowman & Littlefield) () *(2003) ''The Test of Time: Coping with Legislative Term Limits'' (

Lexington Books Bloomsbury Publishing plc is a British worldwide publishing house of fiction and non-fiction. Bloomsbury's head office is located on Bedford Square in Bloomsbury, an area of the London Borough of Camden. It has a US publishing office located in ...

) () *(2005) ''The Final Arbiter: The Consequences of Bush v. Gore for Law and Politics'' (

State University of New York Press The State University of New York Press (more commonly referred to as the SUNY Press) is a university press affiliated with the State University of New York system. The press, which was founded in 1966, is located in Albany, New York and publishe ...

) () *(2006) ''The Values Campaign?: The Christian Right and the 2004 Elections'' (Georgetown University Press) () *(2007) ''Fountain of Youth: Strategies and Tactics for Mobilizing America's Young Voters'' (

Rowman & Littlefield Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group is an American independent academic publishing company founded in 1949. Under several imprints, the company offers scholarly books for the academic market, as well as trade books. The company also owns ...

) () *(2010) ''The Faith Factor: How Religion Influences American Elections'' (Potomac Books Inc.) a
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Chozick, Amy

New York ''Times'', November 3, 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-04.

Publications

*(2004)
American Religious Landscape and Political Attitudes: A Baseline for 2004
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References

External links

John Green's Faculty Profile at the University of AkronRay C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics
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