Thomas John Volgy (born March 19, 1946)^[1] is a professor of political science at the University of Arizona, where he has been on faculty since 1971.^[2] He is also the Executive Director (since 1995) of the International Studies Association.^[3]

He is a former member of the Tucson, Arizona City Council (1977–1987) and was Mayor of Tucson 1987-1991. In the United States House of Representatives elections, 1998 he was the Democratic Party's candidate in Arizona's 5th congressional district.

He is a graduate of Oakland University (BA) and the University of Minnesota (MA and PhD).

• John E. Schwartz and Thomas J. Volgy (1993), The Forgotten Americans, W. W. Norton
• Thomas J. Volgy (2001), Politics in the Trenches: Citizens, Politicians, and the Fate of Democracy, University of Arizona Press
• Thomas Volgy et al. (2009), Mapping the New World Order, Wiley-Blackwell
• Volgy, Thomas J., Renato Corbetta, Keith A. Grant, and Ryan G. Baird (eds.) 2011. Major Powers and the Quest for Status in International Politics. Palgrave/MacMillan.^[4]

• 2003 Tucson mayoral election

• Volgy's bio at University of Arizona