John Mueller

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John E. Mueller
Warren J. Mitofsky Award for Excellence in Public Opinion Research from the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research (2007)
WebsiteOSU Faculty Page

John E. Mueller (born June 21, 1937) is an American

political scientist in the field of international relations as well as a scholar of the history of dance. He is recognized for his ideas concerning "the banality of 'ethnic war'"[1] and the theory that major world conflicts are quickly becoming obsolete.[2]

Career

Born in

UCLA
in 1963 and 1965, respectively.

He currently is the

Mershon Center for International Security Studies and a professor of both political science and dance at The Ohio State University
.

Mueller was

Midwest Midterm Midtacular: Battlefield Ohio, discussing his book Overblown.[3] He also appeared on Fox News show Hannity & Colmes and on C-SPAN's Washington Journal, December 17, 2006, again discussing Overblown and took viewer questions for 54 minutes.[4]

On February 23, 2006, Mueller was a guest on the

20/20
special titled "Scared Stiff: Worried in America with John Stossel".

Mueller's 2004 book, The Remnants of War, was awarded Georgetown University's Lepgold Prize as that year's best book on international relations.

Mueller's 2010 book Atomic Obsession presents the case that nuclear weapons have had little historical significance, that their destructive power is hysterically exaggerated, that nuclear proliferation has been slower and more limited than mainstream predictions, and that such weapons are practically useless and are a waste of money, time, and talent.

Mueller's book War, Presidents and Public Opinion (New York: Wiley, originally published in 1973) was awarded the first Warren J. Mitofsky Award for Excellence in Public Opinion Research by the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research at the University of Connecticut in 2007, for being "a trailblazing book in public opinion research, in political science, and in the use of the Roper Center's data." This book featured the first definition of what is known as the

Tet offensive, 1968, in the Vietnam War
.

Although primarily known as a political scientist, Mueller is also an expert on filmed dance and a leading authority on the work of

.

In 2007, Mueller received the Warren J. Mitofsky Award for Excellence in Public Opinion Research from the board of directors of the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research at Cornell University.[5]

Selected publications

References

  1. ^ Outline of Dr. Mueller's 1991 speech, "Is War Still Becoming Obsolete?" "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-09-05. Retrieved 2006-05-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "The Daily Show with Trevor Noah | Comedy Central" – via www.cc.com.
  3. ^ Dr. Mueller's C-SPAN Washington Journal interview video
  4. ^ "Mitofsky Award & Dinner - Roper Center". Roper Center. Retrieved 2017-09-18.

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