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Latin America Policy Process Research Initiative


Latin America Policy Process Research Initiative/ Iniciativa de Investigación sobre el Proceso de Políticas en América Latina/Iniciativa de Pesquisa sobre o Processo de Políticas na América Latina (LAPPRI) convenes scholars dedicated to advancing research on the policy process in Latin America.

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Institutional Grammar Research Initiative


The IGRI convenes scholars from around the world who are advancing the study and application of the Institutional Grammar (IG), an analytical approach used to analyze the structure and meaning of institutions. IGRI affiliates research these key areas:

  • Advancing theory and conceptual measurement using the IG
  • Facilitating the study of social behavior using the IG
  • Using the IG in the study of institutional performance
  • Advancing the development of methods to support institutional analysis
  • Developing computational approaches to support institutional analysis

Computational Institutional Science Lab


The Computational Institutional Science Lab (CISL) supports the development of computational institutional science, an emerging stream of social science research that uses computational methods to perform institutional analysis. CISL serves as an international hub for developing and applying computational methods to the study of societal governance.

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Policy Studies Journal


CPDG is an institutional host to the Policy Studies Journal (PSJ), ranked #2 by Scopus for journals in public administration. In addition to editorial work, CPDG and PSJ collaborate on the Art of Science Podcast.

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