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 State Fragility Index, and the US Government’s Political Instability Task Force/State Failure project.
| 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 on the left to access the article; Click HERE for supporting documentation |
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| Global Report 2011: Conflict, Governance, and State Fragility Monty G. Marshall and Benjamin R. Cole Color, 44 pages, Executive Summary Includes State Fragility Index for 2010 Publisher: Center for Systemic Peace, 2011 Click on the Title on the left to view a PDF copy of the Report or Executive Summary |
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 Jack Goldstone at jgoldsto@gmu.edu.
