Center for Global Policy
Director
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 US 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 data bases, please
contact CGP Research Director Monty
G. Marshall at mmarsha5@gmu.edu or call (703) 993-8177.
Areas of Research and Recent Publications/Presentations
- Conflict, Terrorism, Democratization, and State-Building
- International Trade, Finance, and International Organizations
- Culture, Opinion, and Global Policy
- Information Technology, Learning, and Development
