Mark A. Boyer (born June 15, 1961) is a Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor in the Department of Geography at the

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. He is a specialist in

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theory. His recent scholarship analyzes governmental responses to

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at the regional and local level. He has also investigated pedagogical methodologies. Boyer served as executive director of the

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from 2015 until 2024. He had previously served as a co-editor of ''

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'' (2008–2012) and editor of ''

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'' (2000–2004); he continues to serve as an editorial board member for both journals. He is also co-director of the GlobalEd 2 project, which conducts computer-assisted international studies simulations for middle school and high school students throughout the United States. Boyer received the Ladd Hollist Service Award in 2008 and the

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Award for Innovative Teaching in Political Science in 2000.

Publications

Books * ''Global Politics: Engaging a Complex World''. Co-author with Natalie F. Hudson and Michael J. Butler. (McGraw-Hill, 2012)

* ''Defensive Internationalism: Providing Global Public Goods in an Uncertain World''. Co-author with Davis B. Bobrow. (University of Michigan Press, 2005)

* ''International Cooperation and Public Goods: Opportunities for the Western Alliance''. (Johns Hopkins University Press, 1993)

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GlobalEd 2

Center for Environmental Sciences and Engineering
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