The Centers
| The UCLA Globalization Research Center
The overall aim of the UCLA Globalization Research Center-Africa (GRC-A) is to research the ways global forces impact upon African societies, investigate the ways in which African societies impact upon the globalization process, and conduct cross-national and cross-cultural comparisons of global processes as they relate to Africa. GRC-A currently supports projects focused on: conflict, conflict management and democracy; HIV/AIDS in Africa; and curriculum development. | |
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Director: Ed
Keller |
| The GW Center for the Study of Globalization
The GW Center for the Study of Globalization (GWCSG) was established
to promote research into and public education about the various forces
driving globalization, the implications of globalization for business
strategy and government policy, and the effects of globalization on people's
day-to-day lives. In doing so, GWCSG conducts research in three broad
areas; Globalization and Convergence, Global Financing and Investment,
and Globalization and Information Technology. The GWCSG supports a number
of initiatives, including studies with emphases on globalization's effects
in Europe and the Middle East. | |
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Director: John Forrer |
| The Globalization Research
Center at the University of Hawaii at Manoa
The goal of the Globalization Research Center (GRC) at Hawaii is
to identify and analyze the social, political, economic, and cultural
transformations that characterize globalization, paying particular
attention to their impact on Asia and the Pacific. GRC has developed
projects focusing on human rights and trafficking of persons, global
public health, urbanization and water, livable cities and global
governance. | |
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Director: Michael Douglass |
| Dr. Kiran C. Patel Center
for Global Solutions at the University of South Florida
The Dr. Kiran C. Patel Center for Global Solutions at the University
of South Florida was established in May 2005, incorporating the USF
Globalization Research Center as its research arm. The Patel Center
studies the dynamics and effects of globalization worldwide, building
on the Center's experience in Latin America and the Caribbean. The
Center's research focuses on: economics, trade, and development;
health; safety and human security; sustainable environments; and
culture and the arts. Given that the phenomenon of globalization
manifests itself in local contexts, the Center also sponsors several
projects that deal directly with the Tampa Bay region. | |
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Director: Mark Amen |