Governance

Governance

Governance

With a faculty that includes preeminent scholars across disciplines, Georgetown is a leader around questions of global governance.

The Walsh School of Foreign Service, the Law Center, the McCourt School of Public Policy, and Georgetown’s other schools address the economic, political, social, and cultural dimensions of global governance from a range of disciplinary perspectives. Georgetown’s proximity to the U.S. government and international institutions, including the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, provide unparalleled opportunities for faculty and students to interact with leading practitioners.

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and Research Programs

O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law

O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health LawGeorgetown Unit

Founded in 2007, the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law is a research institute based at the Law Center focused on public and private law in health policy analysis.

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Center for Transnational Legal StudiesGeorgetown Unit

The Center for Transnational Legal Studies (CTLS) is a legal education program located in London, United Kingdom. CTLS is a global partnership of which the Law Center is a founding member.

Mortara Center for International Studies

Mortara Center for International StudiesGeorgetown Unit

Established in 2003, the Mortara Center for International Studies is a research center in the School of Foreign Service for policy related to international political, social, and economic issues.

Select Academic Programs

M.A. in Democracy and Governance

M.A. in Democracy and Governance

The Department of Government sponsors this M.A. program. Participants seek to understand the foundations of democratic and responsive government, and how policymakers can create and implement policies to achieve these objectives.

B.S. in Foreign Service

B.S. in Foreign Service

The B.S. in Foreign Service (BSFS) is the undergraduate program of the Walsh School of Foreign Service. The BSFS program offers an interdisciplinary liberal arts core curriculum grounding eight different majors.

M.S. in Foreign Service

M.S. in Foreign Service

This master of science program provides SFS graduate students with an understanding of the historical, political, social, cultural, and economic context of contemporary international relations through the acquisition of knowledge areas, critical skills, and strategic skills.

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Certificate in African Studies

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Certificate in Australian and New Zealand Studies

Certificate in Eurasian, Russian, and East European Studies

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Certificate in Health Policy Program

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Global Competitiveness Leadership Program

Global Trade Academy

Graduate Certificate in Arab Studies

Graduate Certificate in Asian Studies

Graduate Certificate in Eurasian, Russian, and East European Studies

Innovation and Leadership in Government Program

International Executive Programs

J.D./M.A. in Arab Studies

J.D./M.A. in German and European Studies

J.D./M.S. in Foreign Service

LL.M./Master of International Affairs Dual Degree Program - Sciences Po

M.A. in Arab Studies

M.A. in Arab Studies/Ph.D. in Arabic and Islamic Studies

M.A. in Arab Studies/Ph.D. in Government

M.A. in Arab Studies/Ph.D. in History

M.A. in Asian Studies

M.A. in Democracy and Governance

M.A. in European Studies

M.A. in German and European Studies/Master of Public Policy

M.A. in German and European Studies/Ph.D. in German

M.A. in German and European Studies/Ph.D. in Government

M.A. in Latin American Studies

M.A. in Latin American Studies/Ph.D. in Government

M.S. in Biomedical Science Policy and Advocacy

M.S. in Environment and International Affairs

M.S. in Environmental Metrology and Policy

M.S. in Foreign Service

M.S. in Foreign Service/Master of Business Administration

M.S. in Foreign Service/Master of Public Policy

Major in Business and Global Affairs

Major in Classics

Major in Government

Major in International Political Economy

Major in International Politics

Major in Political Economy

Master of Professional Studies in Urban and Regional Planning

Master of Public Policy

McCourt Executive Institute Short Courses

McCourt School Master in Policy Management/Global Masters Dual Degree Program - KDI School of Public Policy and Management

McCourt School Master of Public Policy/Master in Management Dual Degree Program - HEC Paris

Minor in Classics

Minor in Government

Minor in Religion, Ethics, and World Affairs

Nonprofit Management Executive Certificate

Ph.D. in Government

Ph.D. in Philosophy

Study Abroad in Paris, France: Economic Law - Sciences Po

U.S.-Middle East Partnership Initiative Student Leaders Program

Undergraduate Certificate in Asian Studies

Asia in Depth Series

Immigration and Labor Project

Journal of Globalization, Competitiveness, and Governability

Journal of National Security Law and Policy

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Stories of Democracy

American Druze Foundation Post-Doctoral Fellowship

Berkley Center Graduate Fellows

Carnegie Junior Fellows Program

Center for Transnational Legal Studies Programs

Graduate Exchange Program - Bocconi University (McCourt School of Public Policy)

Graduate Exchange Program - Sciences Po (McCourt School of Public Policy)

Mortara Undergraduate Research Fellows

Paul F. Pelosi Scholars Initiative

Qatar Post-Doctoral Fellowship - State of Qatar

Study Abroad Exchange Program in Wuhan, China: Wuhan University

Study Abroad in Auckland, New Zealand: University of Auckland - Institute for Study Abroad

Study Abroad in Australia and New Zealand

Study Abroad in Bath, United Kingdom - Advanced Studies in England

Study Abroad in Belfast, United Kingdom - Queen's University Belfast

Study Abroad in Berlin, Germany - Hertie School of Governance and McCourt School of Public Policy

Study Abroad in Bordeaux, France - Sciences Po Bordeaux/Middlebury

Study Abroad in Brighton, United Kingdom - University of Sussex

Study Abroad in Bristol, United Kingdom - University of Bristol

Study Abroad in Cambridge, United Kingdom - Pembroke College, University of Cambridge

Study Abroad in Canberra, Australia - Australian National University

Study Abroad in Canterbury, United Kingdom - University of Kent

Study Abroad in Cardiff, United Kingdom - Cardiff University

Study Abroad in Dijon, France - Sciences Po Paris - Central and Eastern Europe Campus

Study Abroad in Dublin, Ireland - Trinity College Dublin

Study Abroad in Dublin, Ireland: College of Arts & Celtic Studies - University College Dublin

Study Abroad in Dunedin, New Zealand: University of Otago - Institute for Study Abroad

Study Abroad in Edinburgh, United Kingdom - University of Edinburgh

Study Abroad in Gaborone, Botswana: Arts and Sciences - University of Botswana/Council on International Educational Exchange

Study Abroad in Galway, Ireland - University of Galway

Study Abroad in Glasgow, United Kingdom - University of Glasgow

Study Abroad in Hong Kong - Chinese University of Hong Kong

Study Abroad in Kathmandu, Nepal: Tibetan and Himalayan Peoples - School for International Training

Study Abroad in London, United Kingdom - London School of Economics

Study Abroad in London, United Kingdom - Queen Mary, University of London

Study Abroad in London, United Kingdom - University College London

Study Abroad in Lyon, France - Sciences Po Lyon

Study Abroad in Lyon, France: Research - Sciences Po Lyon

Study Abroad in Madrid, Spain: G.U. in Madrid - Complutense University of Madrid

Study Abroad in Manchester, United Kingdom - University of Manchester

Study Abroad in Melbourne, Australia - University of Melbourne

Study Abroad in Nancy, France - Sciences Po Paris - European Franco-German Campus

Study Abroad in Norwich, United Kingdom - University of East Anglia

Study Abroad in Oxford, United Kingdom - University of Oxford

Study Abroad in Paris, France - Sciences Po Paris

Study Abroad in Poitiers, France - Sciences Po Paris - Europe-Latin America Campus

Study Abroad in Seoul, South Korea: Arts and Sciences - Yonsei University/Council on International Educational Exchange

Study Abroad in Shanghai, China: Social Sciences - Institute for Study Abroad

Study Abroad in Singapore - Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore

Study Abroad in St. Andrews, United Kingdom - University of St. Andrews

Study Abroad in Stirling, United Kingdom - University of Stirling

Study Abroad in Strasbourg, France - University of Strasbourg

Study Abroad in Sydney, Australia - University of New South Wales

Study Abroad in Sydney, Australia - University of Sydney

Study Abroad in Tokyo, Japan - International Christian University

Study Abroad in Tokyo, Japan - Keio University

Study Abroad in Tokyo, Japan - Waseda University

Study Abroad in Tokyo, Japan: Global Leadership Program - Waseda University

Study Abroad in Wellington, New Zealand: Victoria University of Wellington - Institute for Study Abroad

Summer in Fiesole, Italy: Models of Democracy - Villa Le Balze

Summer in Santiago, Chile: Political Economy, Government, Human Rights and Cultural Studies - Alberto Hurtado University

Center for Public and Nonprofit Leadership Visiting Scholars and Practitioners Program

Institute for the Study of Diplomacy Associates and Senior Fellows

Mortara Visiting Researchers

Georgetown University European Club

International Relations Club

Middle East and North Africa Forum

Colin McCollester Mission Fund

Horace Porter Travel Grant

Ken Okoth Award

Laidlaw Undergraduate Leadership and Research Scholarship Programme

Latin American Studies Travel Research Grants

Penner Family Experiences Award

Osama Abi-Mershed

Sahar Zahida Akhtar

Mustafa Aksakal

Jeffrey Anderson

Anthony Clark Arend

Thomas Banchoff

Daniel Brumberg

Nazmul Chaudhury

Jacobus Cilliers

Katherine Collin

Jeffrey Crowley

Michael David-Fox

Michael Diamond

James Feinerman

Erica Franzetti

Lawrence O. Gostin

Elizabeth Grimm

Jenny Guardado Rodriguez

Thane Gustafson

Toshihiro Higuchi

Charles B. Holmes

Lise Morje Howard

Noureddine Jebnoun

Rebecca Johnson

Diana Kapiszewski

Matthew M. Kavanagh

Charles Kupchan

Eric Langenbacher

Nicholas Lovegrove

Katherine Marshall

Kathleen McNamara

Charles McNelis

Rory David Miller

Joshua Mitchell

Fathali Moghaddam

Marta Molares de Halberg

Margaret Myers Mullinix

Constance Newman

Irfan Nooruddin

Felicitas Opwis

Seniha Ayse Orellana

Pauliina Patana

Danielle Pletka

Michael Reed-Hurtado

Henry Richardson

George Shambaugh

Apichai Shipper

Elizabeth Stanley

Shannon Stimson

Robert Stumberg

Carlos Vázquez

Anne Marie Whitesell

Asian Studies Program

BMW Center for German and European Studies

Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs

Center for Asian Law

Center for Australian, New Zealand, and Pacific Studies

Center for Contemporary Arab Studies

Center for Democracy and Civil Society

Center for Eurasian, Russian, and East European Studies

Center for International and Regional Studies

Center for Latin American Studies

Center for Public and Nonprofit Leadership

Center for Transnational Legal Studies

Center for the Advancement of the Rule of Law in the Americas

Center on National Security and the Law

Center on Transnational Business and the Law

Department of Government

Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service

Georgetown Climate Center

Georgetown Global Education Institute

Georgetown University Initiative on Innovation, Development and Evaluation

Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q)

Health Policy Institute

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Institute of International Economic Law

Landegger Program in International Business Diplomacy

Latin America Leadership Program

McCourt School of Public Policy

Mortara Center for International Studies

O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law

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Georgetown Students Expand from Virtual Dialogue to In-person Exchanges in Beijing and Shanghai

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Book Talk: “The Art of Going Up and Down the Mountain”

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Chinese and U.S. Students Exchange Views in Hong Kong and Shenzhen

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Georgetown University and Peking University Students Exchange Views on the Future of Global Development

Argentine Senators Cornejo and Schiavoni Discuss the Country’s 2023 Elections

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Mauricio Macri and Moisés Naím Reflect on Latin America’s Political and Foreign Policy Challenges

Former President of Argentina Visits Georgetown University to Share Lessons on Leadership and Governance

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Gandhi’s Grandson Discusses the Mahatma’s Legacy and Hindu Nationalism in Today’s India

Regional Initiatives Bring the Classroom to Life During Summer Trips to China, India

Student-led Immigration and Labor Project Fights for Immigrant Justice in DC

2018-2019 Student Fellows Visit Beijing in Tumultuous Times

Georgetown Students Advocate for Inclusion of Women in International Peace Processes on Capitol Hill

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International Religious Freedom: Toward a Model of Transatlantic Cooperation

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