Michael Marks received his Bachelor of Arts degree in
International Relations in 1985 from Stanford University. He received
his Masters of Arts and Ph.D. in Government from Cornell University
in 1990 and 1993, respectively. Prof. Marks taught as a Visiting
Assistant Professor at the University of Wyoming for one year before
joining the Willamette faculty in 1994. Prof Marks' first book, The
Formation of European Policy in Post-Franco Spain, was published in 1997. His
second book, The Prison as Metaphor: Re-Imagining International Relations,
was published in 2004. Prof. Marks' current research and writing interests
include the use of metaphors in international relations theory, pedagogical techniques, and the role of the
media in politics. Prof. Marks teaches in the area of international relations
and comparative politics at