Mark B. Salter is a full professor of political science at the University of Ottawa in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. [1] He is currently the editor-in-chief of Security Dialogue , an academic journal in the field of security studies. Salter received a PhD in political science from the University of British Columbia in 1999, and held a professorship at The American University in Cairo before moving to the University of Ottawa. [2]
Salter's research focuses on critical security studies and international relations theory. He has written on securitization (international relations), border security, airport security, and most recently on actor–network theory in IR. [1] Before becoming editor of Security Dialogue, he was an associate editor for the journals International Political Sociology and Security Dialogue. [3]
Salter teaches undergraduate and graduate courses on international relations theory and geopolitics. [4] He has received the Prize for Teaching Excellence from the Canadian Political Science Association, [5] as well as the National Capital Educator's Award and the University of Ottawa Excellence in Education Prize. [4] He has published work in the Journal of Political Science Education [6] and International Studies Perspectives [7] on pedagogy and teaching methods.