Daniel J Coffey

Daniel Coffey is Assistant Professor of Political Science and a fellow in the Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics at The University oF Akron. His areas of expertise include political parties, public opinion, state and local politics, campaigns and elections, and political methodology. His current research projects explore the formation of cultural attitudes as well studies of public opinion on emerging environmental issues, especially global climate change. He is the co-editor of The...See more

Daniel Coffey is Assistant Professor of Political Science and a fellow in the Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics at The University oF Akron. His areas of expertise include political parties, public opinion, state and local politics, campaigns and elections, and political methodology. His current research projects explore the formation of cultural attitudes as well studies of public opinion on emerging environmental issues, especially global climate change. He is the co-editor of The State of the Parties (5th ed.) with John Green, the Director of the Bliss Institute. He has published articles and book reviews in State Politics and Policy Quarterly, Party Politics, the Northeast Ohio Municipal Leader, and the Political Encyclopedia of U.S. States and Regions. See less