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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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Global Report on Conflict, Governance, and State
Fragility 2007:
Gauging System Performance and Fragility in the Globalization
Era
Monty G. Marshall and Jack Goldstone
Black and white, 19 pages, 15 figures, 12 tables
Publisher: Foreign Policy Bulletin, Cambridge
University Press, 2007
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Political
Instability Task Force (PITF)
Phase
IV Findings:
Full report public release (May 1, 2006); instructions
for ordering electronic and hard copies are posted along
with the
Phase IV Replication Data on the PITF "Reports
and Replication Data Sets" page
Phase
V Findings:
Summary papers presented at the 2005 APSA Annual Conference
in Washington, DC, are posted in electronic format on
the PITF "Phase V Papers" page
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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.
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How Many Dead (Really?):
Fact and Fiction Regarding Civilian Casualties in Iraq
Michael Spagat, Professor of Economics
Royal Holloway College, University of London
A talk given at George Mason School of Public Policy,
November 29, 2007
M.Spagat@rhul.ac.uk
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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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