Centers & Initiatives

Blue Center for Global Strategic Assessment

The center supports interdisciplinary teaching and research focused on generating actionable knowledge that contributes to the strategic exercise of statecraft.
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The Deitz Family Initiative on Environment and Global Affairs

The initiative supports students who want to work at the intersection of environmental change and other aspects of global affairs.
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International Leadership Center

The ILC develops and supports innovative, effective and adaptive leaders to address the most acute and complex challenges facing the world.
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Johnson Center for the Study of American Diplomacy

The center supports interdisciplinary teaching and research focused on generating actionable knowledge that contributes to the strategic exercise of statecraft.
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Leitner Program on Effective Democratic Governance

This program builds on the large body of scholarship that documents the effects of regime type on economic growth and other indicators of economic performance.
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Peacebuilding Initiative

The Jackson School Peacebuilding Initiative works towards understanding pathways to peace and documenting how policy efforts can build a more lasting peace.
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Schmidt Program on Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Technologies, and National Power

Fosters research & teaching across disciplines, including computer science, data science, economics, engineering, international relations, law, physics, and political science.
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Social Innovation Initiative

The Social Innovation Initiative's mission is to unite Jackson community members passionate about social innovation and impact.
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