Michael Haas, with a M.A. degree from Yale University and a doctorate from Stanford University, has taught political science at Northwestern University, Purdue University, the University of London, Loyola Marymount University, the University of California (Riverside), five campuses of California State University, and is now retired after more than 30 years at the University of Hawai?i. He has authored or edited 68 books on international studies and politics, include his recent Professionalization of Foreign Policy and Beyond Polarized American Democracy. Recognized for his work on human rights and advocacy against racism and foreign policy missteps, he was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2010.