| Center for Global PolicyDirector
Jack A. Goldstone
jgoldsto@gmu.edu
Primary Contact Information
Monty G. Marshall, Director of Research
mmarsha5@gmu.edu
3401 Fairfax Drive
Arlington, Virginia 22201
703-993-8177
Website
http://globalpolicy.gmu.edu/
Center Description
The Center for Global Policy at George Mason University, directed by Professor Jack A. Goldstone, conducts research on a wide range of global policy issues. Center faculty undertake basic academic research on such topics as foreign trade, democratization and state-building, and transnational networks, and analyze specific policy issues for a variety of government agencies. The center's faculty work in four main clusters: - Conflict, Terrorism, Democratization, and State-Building
- International Trade, Finance, and International Organizations
- Culture, Opinion, and Global Policy
- Information Technology, Learning, and Development
The center also develops and serves as the home to several major cross-national data projects and resources for global policy. These include the Polity IV project of regime characteristics, the Major Armed Conflict and Interventions project, and the U.S. Government's Political Instability Task Force/State Failure Project.
The center offers graduate students the opportunity for training and research in comparative and international studies, and organizes seminars and conferences on a variety of topics in international policy.
If you would like to contact the center regarding its research or use of its databases, please contact CGP Research Director Monty G. Marshall or call 703-993-8177.
Areas of Research - Conflict, Terrorism, Democratization, and State-Building
- International Trade, Finance, and International Organizations
- Culture, Opinion, and Global Policy
- Information Technology, Learning, and Development
| Quick FactsRanked, by the National Science Foundation, as the number one program in its field for federal and total research expenditures. Faculty have received grants from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Science Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and are Fulbright Scholars and Mellon Fellowship recipients. In 2007 and 2008, The School’s 45 faculty produced 21 books, 61 book chapters, 14 edited volumes, and 75 refereed journal articles. For 2007 and 2008 The School’s sponsored research expenditures totaled $17 million, faculty submitted 179 proposals, and The School supported 43 doctoral students. Research per full-time faculty member for FY 07-08 totaled $123,030, making SPP among the largest funded in the university. |