School of Global Policy and Strategy - RCLC02

The School of Global Policy and Strategy (GPS) at the

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, formerly the Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IR/PS), is devoted to the study of international affairs, economics, and policy education. Until 2015, it stood as the only professional school of international affairs that was exclusively focused on Asia and the Americas. GPS provides a unique resource for training leaders, creating ideas, and building networks for the Pacific Century. The curriculum blends a mix of three professional school traditions-schools of international relations, public policy, and management. Interdisciplinary yet integrated curricula prepare students to perform with distinction in senior policy positions in the public and non-profit sectors, as well as in the top management of multinational firms and financial institutions. In May 2015, UC San Diego announced that IR/PS would expand its focus and become the School of Global Policy and Strategy, and that its Center on Emerging and Pacific Economies would become the Center for Global Transformation. GPS is a full member of the

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'' magazine's 2015 rankings of the top international affairs schools placed UCSD at 7th, 13th and 13th worldwide for its PhD, master's and bachelor's programs, respectively.

Prominent faculty

* Caroline Freund - Dean of the UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy, former Global Director of Trade, Investment and Competitiveness of the

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* Peter Gourevitch - Political Scientist and Professor Emeritus * Stephan Haggard - Lawrence and Sallye Krause Professor of Korea-Pacific Studies; Director, Korea-Pacific Program * Lawrence B. Krause - International Economist and Professor Emeritus * Barry Naughton - Professor of Chinese Economy; Sokwanlok Chair of Chinese International Affairs *

Ulrike Schaede Ulrike Schaede ( ja, ウリケ・シェーデ) is Professor of Japanese Business at thSchool of Global Policy and Strategy (GPS)at the University of California, San Diego. She is a leading scholar of Japanese business, management, and the Japanese e ...

- Professor of Japanese Business; Executive Director, Center on Emerging and Pacific Economies * Susan Shirk - Ho Miu Lam Endowed Chair in China and Pacific Relations; Director of the Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC); Chair, 21st Century China Program *

Barbara F. Walter Barbara F. Walter is an American political scientist who is the Rohr Professor of International affairs at the School of Global Policy and Strategy at the University of California, San Diego. She is known for her work on bargaining theory and po ...

- Professor, Political Scientist, and member of the

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* Emilie Hafner-Burton - John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Professor of International Justice and Human Rights, Co-director, Laboratory on International Law and Regulation *Tai Ming Cheung - Professor, Director UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation *

Gordon Hanson Gordon Howard Hanson (born August 5, 1964) is the Peter Wertheim Professor in Urban Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School. Education Hanson received his A.B. from Occidental College in 1986 and his Ph.D. from Massachusetts Institute of Technolo ...

- Professor, Pacific Economic Cooperation Chair in International Economic Relations, Director on Global Transformation *Peter Cowhey - former dean and Qualcomm Endowed Chair in Communications and Technology Policy

Journals

Japanese and International Economies
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Journal of East Asian Studies The ''Journal of East Asian Studies'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal published triannually by Lynne Rienner Publishers. It was established in 2001 and is abstracted and indexed by Academic Search Premier, EBSCOhost, International Bibliograp ...

Journal of International Policy SolutionsSinosphere

References

External links

UC San Diego School of Global Policy and StrategyCenter for US-Mexican Studies21st Century China ProgramFudan-UC CenterCenter on Emerging and Pacific EconomiesPolicy Design and Evaluation LabKorea Pacific Program (KPP)Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC)Institute for International, Comparative, and Area StudiesAssociation of Professional Schools of International AffairsCenter on Global Transformation

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