Mark B. Salter is a full professor of political science at the

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, Ontario, Canada. He is currently the

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of ''

Security Dialogue ''Security Dialogue'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes scholarly articles which combine contemporary theoretical analysis with challenges to public policy across a wide-ranging field of security studies. The journal is owned by th ...

'', an

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in the field of

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. Salter received a PhD in political science from the

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in 1999, and held a professorship at

The American University in Cairo The American University in Cairo (AUC; ) is a private research university in New Cairo, Egypt. The university offers American-style learning programs at undergraduate, graduate, and professional levels, along with a continuing education program. ...

before moving to the University of Ottawa.

Research

Salter's research focuses on

critical security studies Critical security studies (CSS) is an academic discipline within security studies which draws on critical theory to revise and, at times, reject the narrow focus of mainstream approaches to security. Similarly to the case of critical internation ...

and

international relations theory International relations theory is the study of international relations (IR) from a theoretical perspective. It seeks to explain behaviors and outcomes in international politics. The three most prominent School of thought, schools of thought are ...

. He has written on

securitization (international relations) Securitization in international relations and national politics is the process of state actors transforming subjects from regular political issues into matters of "security": thus enabling extraordinary means to be used in the name of security. I ...

border security Border control comprises measures taken by governments to monitor and regulate the movement of people, animals, and goods across land, air, and maritime borders. While border control is typically associated with international borders, it als ...

airport security Airport security includes the techniques and methods used in an attempt to protect passengers, staff, aircraft, and airport property from malicious harm, crime, terrorism, and other threats. Aviation security is a combination of measures and hum ...

, and most recently on

actor–network theory Actor–network theory (ANT) is a theoretical and methodological approach to social theory where everything in the social and natural worlds exists in constantly shifting networks of relationships. It posits that nothing exists outside those rela ...

in IR. Before becoming editor of ''Security Dialogue'', he was an

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for the journals ''

International Political Sociology International political sociology (IPS) is an interdisciplinary field and set of approaches at the crossroads of international relations theory and other disciplines such as sociology, geography and anthropology. It is structured around initiatives ...

'' and ''Security Dialogue''.

Teaching

Salter teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on international relations theory and geopolitics. He has received the Prize for Teaching Excellence from the

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, as well as the National Capital Educator's Award and the University of Ottawa Excellence in Education Prize. He has published work in the Journal of Political Science Education and International Studies Perspectives on pedagogy and teaching methods.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Salter, Mark B. Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Canadian political scientists Academic staff of the University of Ottawa