Centers & Institutes
The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs is a highly interdisciplinary environment. The facilities or the various professional and academic departments are housed in several internal research centers and institutes. All Public Administration doctoral students will have a faculty advisor under the direction of whom they will complete their research apprenticeship. Depending on the area of specialty, this research will most likely take place in one of the established research centers or institutes in Maxwell.
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The Alan K. Campbell Public Affairs Institute
The Campbell Institute has led an initiative central to the values of the Maxwell School – to improve the quality of democratic governance, government organizations, and citizen participation at all levels of government. The Institute has focused on assessing the performance of large municipal and state governments across the nation as well as selected federal agencies.
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The Center for Environmental Policy and Administration (CEPA)
CEPA explores environmental issues through a perspective that considers technical, social and humanistic aspects of environmental matters.
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The Center for Policy Research (CPR)
CPR conducts a broad range of empirically oriented research on major issues of public policy. Graduate students work closely with faculty to conduct important inquiries on public policy matters.
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The Center for Technology and Information Policy (C-TIP)
CTIP focuses its research activities on the technological dimensions of public policy. Created in 1983, the center has focused its talents on using technical information and computers in public policy making, technology transfer, and in the evaluation of technology and research-and-development policy.
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Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs
The Institute was created to integrate and focus Maxwell's international programs, research, service and training activities in an interdisciplinary setting that promotes global awareness. The institute supports interdisciplinary programs, including regional programs, the Program on Latin America and the Caribbean, and the European Union Center, within the Maxwell School.
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Program for the Advancement of Research on Conflict and Collaboration (PARCC)
This interdisciplinary center is dedicated to the enhancement of knowledge about social conflicts; and to collaborative governance and collaborative problem solving through theory building, research, education, and practice.
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*Also affiliated with other centers and institutes