William Lyons
Faculty and Staff
William Lyons
Faculty Emeritus
Fields of Interest:
American Politics, Research Methodology, Political Behavior, Public Administration
Education: Ph.D., University of Oklahoma, 1974
Professor Lyons retired from the University of Tennessee in December 2011. He currently works as Deputy to the Mayor for the City of Knoxville.
During his long career at UT Lyons served as Director of UT’s Social Science Research Institute and Director of the Bureau of Public Administration, and Associate Director of the Office of Institutional Research. He authored or co-authored numerous articles in professional journals, including the Journal of Politics, American Politics Quarterly, American Journal of Political Science, Social Science Quarterly, Judicature, State and Local Government Review, and Political Behavior. Professor Lyons also co-authored American Government: Politics and Political Culture, 4th edition (2006), with John Scheb; and Government and Politics in Tennessee (2002), with John Scheb and Billy Stair. Lyons also served as a consultant to numerous government agencies, political candidates, businesses, nonprofit organizations and interest groups. He also served for over twenty years as Political Analyst for WBIR-TV in Knoxville.
Events
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Guest Speaker Miles Kenney-Lazar: “Defending Accumulation: Global Rubber and the Embrace of Sustainability Capitalism”
Rubber plantations have been sites of social and environmental injustice since their colonial expansion. Several initiatives have emerged in recent years to address these...
Guest Speaker Miles Kenney-Lazar: “Defending Accumulation: Global Rubber and the Embrace of Sustainability Capitalism”Guest Speaker Miles Kenney-Lazar: “Defending Accumulation: Global Rubber and the Embrace of Sustainability Capitalism” 03:00 pm - Frieson Black Cultural Center- Date
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- Frieson Black Cultural Center
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“Oil Don’t Spoil”: ExxonMobile and the Challenges of National and Transnational Development in the Amazon Region
DESCRIPTION OF EVENT The visit of Dr. Vincent Adams to give a keynote at the University of Tennessee Knoxville in October 2022. Dr. Alexander’s lecture will be “ “Oil Don’t...
“Oil Don’t Spoil”: ExxonMobile and the Challenges of National and Transnational Development in the Amazon Region“Oil Don’t Spoil”: ExxonMobile and the Challenges of National and Transnational Development in the Amazon Region 05:00 pm - Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs- Date
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- Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs
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“Palm Oil Diplomacy”: Assessing Domestic Support for Indonesia’s Response to the EU RED II
Join us for the UT Global Studies Speaker Series as we proudly present a lecture titled “Palm Oil Diplomacy: Assessing Domestic Support for Indonesia’s Response to the EU RED...
“Palm Oil Diplomacy”: Assessing Domestic Support for Indonesia’s Response to the EU RED II“Palm Oil Diplomacy”: Assessing Domestic Support for Indonesia’s Response to the EU RED II 03:30 pm - International House- Date
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- International House
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Vols Making an Impact in Political Communications
The Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy, College of Communication & Information, Center for Career Development & Academic Exploration, and Department of Political...
Vols Making an Impact in Political CommunicationsVols Making an Impact in Political Communications 05:00 pm - Communications Building- Date
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- Communications Building
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Interest Group Simulation with Political Communications Alumni
The Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy, College of Communication & Information, Center for Career Development & Academic Exploration, and Department of Political...
Interest Group Simulation with Political Communications AlumniInterest Group Simulation with Political Communications Alumni 12:00 pm - Communications Building- Date
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- Communications Building