 | Michael ButlerAssistant Professor of Government |
| B.A., Political Science, University of Connecticut, 1994 M.P.M., Public Policy, University of Maryland, 1996 Ph.D., Political Science, University of Connecticut, 2004 Dr. Butler has been at Clark since 2006. Current Research and TeachingDr. Butler's research and teaching interests converge in the areas of conflict and cooperation, foreign policy, and global governance. He specializes in the study of third party intervention, conflict management and peace operations, and transnational norms, institutions, and processes. Selected Publications and PapersInternational Conflict Management: A Contemporary Survey. Routledge (forthcoming, 2009) “Crisis Bargaining and Third-Party Mediation: Bridging the Gap,” International Negotiation 12(2): 249-274, 2007. “Experimenting with Global Governance: Understanding the Potential for Generational Change,” Globalisation, Societies, and Education vol. 5(2): 153-180, 2007. (co-authored with Boyer, M.A., Brown, S.W., Hudson, N., Johnson, P.R., Lima, C., Niv-Solomon, A. and B. Urlacher). “Searching for Common Sense: Tracing the Roots of George W. Bush’s War Rhetoric,” in Ernest Hakanen and Anne-Marie Obajtek-Kirkwood (eds.), Signs of War: From Patriotism to Dissent (pp.95-122).New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007. "Elephants of a Feather? The Role of 'Justice' in U.S. and Canadian Cold War Military Intervention Decisions," Canadian Journal of Political Science vol. 38 (1): 101-127, 2005. "Public Goods Liberalism: The Problems of Collective Action", in Jennifer Sterling-Folker (ed.), Making Sense of International Relations Theory, Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner, 2005. (co-authored with M.A. Boyer). "Educating for Global Awareness: Implications for Governance and Generational Change," Global Change, Peace and Security, 16(1): 73-77, 2004. (co-authored with Boyer, M.A., Brown, S.W., Florea, N.B, Hernandez, M., Johnson, P.R., Ming, L., and C. Lima). "U.S. Military Intervention 1945-1994: An Empirical Inquiry in Just War Theory," Journal of Conflict Resolution vol. 47(2): 226-248, Spring 2003. "Bosnian Peacekeeping and EU Tax Harmony: Evolving Policy Frames and Changing Policy Processes," International Journal, vol.58(2): 389-416, 2003. (co-authored with M.A. Boyer). |