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Michael N. Barnett (born 1960) is a major constructivist scholar of international relations. His research has been in the areas of international organizations, international relations theory, and Middle Eastern politics. With Emanuel Adler, he reintroduced the concept of security community to international relations. Barnett is currently the Harold Stassen Chair of International Affairs in the Hubert Humphrey Institute of Public Policy and Professor of Political Science at the University of Minnesota. He was a professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison from 1990 to 2004. He received his B.A. from the University of Illinois and his Ph.D. at the University of Minnesota. He currently lives in Minneapolis with his wife and two daughters.

Selected Articles

• "Peacebuilding: What is in a Name?" with Hunjoon Kim, Mandeline O’Donnell, and Laura Sitea. Global Governance 13 (2007)
• Power in International Politics With Raymond Duvall. International Organization, Vol. 59 (2005)
• "The Politics, Power, and Pathologies of International Organizations." With Martha Finnemore. International Organization, Vol. 53 (1999)

External links

• Barnett's profile at the University of Minnesota website