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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
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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 Armed
Conflict and Intervention project, the US Government's Political
Instability Task Force/State Failure project, and the Genocide/Politicide
Project. The Center publishes an annual Global Report on
general system performance and state fragility.
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A Global Model for Forecasting Political Instability
Jack A. Goldstone, Robert H. Bates, David L. Epstein,
Ted Robert Gurr, Michael B. Lustik, Monty G. Marshall,
Jay Ulfelder, and Mark Woodward
Black and white, 19 pages, 3 figures, 3 tables, 2 appendices
Publisher: American Journal of Political Science,
January 2010
Click the Title of the left to access supporting documentation
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Global Report 2009: Conflict,
Governance, and State Fragility
Monty G. Marshall and Benjamin R. Cole
Color, 40 pages, 10 figures, 2 tables
Executive Summary
Color, 8 pages
Publisher: Center for Global Policy, George Mason
University, and Center for Systemic Peace, 2010
Click on the Title on the left to view a PDF copy of
the Report or Executive Summary
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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 Director of Research
Monty G. Marshall at mmarsha5@gmu.edu
or call (703) 993-8177.
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