Morris P. Fiorina (born 1946) is an American

political scientist 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 ...

and co-author of the book ''Culture War? The Myth of a Polarized America'' with Jeremy C. Pope (

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Biography

Fiorina received his B.A. from

Allegheny College Allegheny College is a private liberal arts college in Meadville, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1815, Allegheny is the oldest college in continuous existence under the same name west of the Allegheny Mountains. It is a member of the G ...

, and his M.A. and Ph.D. from the

University of Rochester The University of Rochester is a private university, private research university in Rochester, New York, United States. It was founded in 1850 and moved into its current campus, next to the Genesee River in 1930. With approximately 30,000 full ...

. He currently serves as the Wendt Family Professor of Political Science, and is a senior fellow at

Stanford University Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University, is a Private university, private research university in Stanford, California, United States. It was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Leland Stanford (the eighth ...

Hoover Institution The Hoover Institution (officially The Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace and formerly The Hoover Institute and Library on War, Revolution, and Peace) is an American public policy think tank which promotes personal and economic ...

. He was formerly the Thompson Professor of Government at

Harvard University Harvard University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1636 and named for its first benefactor, the History of the Puritans in North America, Puritan clergyma ...

and has taught at the

California Institute of Technology The California Institute of Technology (branded as Caltech) is a private research university in Pasadena, California, United States. The university is responsible for many modern scientific advancements and is among a small group of institutes ...

. He resides in

Portola Valley, California Portola Valley is an incorporated List of municipalities in California, town in San Mateo County, California, United States. Located on the San Francisco Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area, Bay Area, Portola Valley is a small, wealthy com ...

Selected works

* ''Disconnect: The Breakdown of Representation in American Politics'' * ''Culture War? The Myth of a Polarized America'' * ''Congress: Keystone of the Washington Establishment'' * ''Divided Government'' * ''America's New Democracy'' * ''Personal Vote'' * ''Retrospective Voting in American National Elections''

References

External links

Home Page at Stanford University

Hoover Institution Bio Page

What Culture Wars?
The essay published in Hoover Digest, which would eventually be adapted into the book "Culture War? The Myth of a Polarized America." * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fiorina, Morris P. American political scientists 1946 births Living people Stanford University Department of Political Science faculty Harvard University faculty University of Rochester alumni Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences People from Portola Valley, California