Personal
Barry Buzan was born in London, but his family emigrated to Canada in 1954. He holds the citizenships of Great Britain and Canada, Buzan is a graduate of the University of British Columbia (1968) where he started an uncompleted master programme. He received his doctorate at the London School of Economics (1973). He describes his political views as social democratic and his religious views as extreme secularist.
Buzan's wife, Deborah Skinner, is an artist and youngest daughter of psychologist B. F. Skinner. They have no children. Mind map writer Tony Buzan is his brother, with whom he co-authored the 'Mind Map Book'.
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