Barry B. Hughes is the John Evans Professor at the

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. He is a senior scientist, mentor and founder of the Pardee Center for International Futures, a center for long-term, systemic thinking on political, economic, social and environmental issues. Hughes has spent the majority of his career developing the

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global integrated assessment model. This model has been used by a wide range of international organizations and governments, including the

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, the

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, the

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and the

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. Hughes received his bachelor's degree from

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and master's and Ph.D. from the

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Bibliography

* ''Improving Global Health'' (2011) * ''Advancing Global Education'' (2010) * ''Reducing Global Poverty'' (2009) * ''Exploring and Shaping International Futures'' (2006) * ''International Futures'' (1993, rev. 1996, 1999) * ''Continuity and Change in World Politics'' (1991, rev. 1994, 1997, 2000) * ''Disarmament and Development'' (1990) * ''World Futures'' (1985) * ''World Modeling'' (1980) * ''The Domestic Context of American Foreign Policy'' (1978)

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Biography, Pardee Center for International Futures
University of Denver faculty Josef Korbel School of International Studies people Living people Stanford University alumni University of Minnesota alumni Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-polisci-bio-stub

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