Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies
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The Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IR/PS), at the University of California, San Diego
, is devoted to the study of international affairs, economics, and policy education. Its research and education focus is the Pacific Region. It stands as the only professional school of international affairs that is exclusively focused on Asia and the Americas.
IR/PS 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.
IR/PS is a full member of the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs and is ranked in the top ten for its Master's and PhD programs.
Full list of IR/PS faculty available here.
University of California, San Diego
The University of California, San Diego, commonly known as UCSD or UC San Diego, is a public research university located in the La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego, California, United States...
, is devoted to the study of international affairs, economics, and policy education. Its research and education focus is the Pacific Region. It stands as the only professional school of international affairs that is exclusively focused on Asia and the Americas.
IR/PS 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.
IR/PS is a full member of the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs and is ranked in the top ten for its Master's and PhD programs.
Prominent faculty
- Peter F. Cowhey - Dean; QualcommQualcommQualcomm is an American global telecommunication corporation that designs, manufactures and markets digital wireless telecommunications products and services based on its code division multiple access technology and other technologies. Headquartered in San Diego, CA, USA...
Endowed Chair in Communications and Technology Policy - Roger E. Bohn - Professor of Management; Director of the Global Information Industry Center (GIIC)
- Thomas Baranga - Assistant Professor of International Economics
- Marsha Chandler - Political Scientist; Professor Emeritus
- Alberto Diaz-Cayeros - Associate Professor; Director, Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies
- Paul Drake - Professor Emeritus of Political Science
- Jesse Driscoll - Assistant Professor of Political Science
- Richard E. Feinberg - Professor of International Political Economy; Director of the APEC Study Center; Chair of the Global Leadership Institute
- Peter GourevitchPeter GourevitchPeter Gourevitch is a Harvard University trained political scientist with expertise in international relations and comparative politics. In 2005-06, he was a visiting fellow at the Russell Sage Foundation where he worked on a book comparing managerial oversight with institutional investors from...
- Professor of Political Science; List of Guggenheim Fellowships awarded in 2005 - Josh Graff Zivin - Associate Professor of Economics
- Emilie M. Hafner-Burton - Associate Professor; Director, Laboratory on International Law and Regulation
- Stephan M. Haggard - Lawrence and Sallye Krause Professor of Korea-Pacific Studies; Director of the Korea-Pacific Program (KPP)
- Gordon Hanson - Professor of Economics; Director, Center on Emerging and Pacific Economies
- Takeo Hoshi - Professor; Pacific Economic Cooperation Chair in International Economic Relations
- Miles Kahler - Rohr Professor of Pacific International Relations
- Alex Kane - Professor of Finance and Economics
- Lawrence B. KrauseLawrence B. KrauseLawrence B. Krause is an economist.Krause received his B.A. from the University of Michigan in 1951; his M.A. in Economics from the University of Michigan in 1952; and his Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University in 1958....
- International Economist and Professor Emeritus - Ellis Krauss - Professor of Japanese Politics and Policy-making
- Bruce N. Lehmann - Professor of Economics and Finance
- Edmund Malesky - Assistant Professor of Political Science
- Gordon C. McCord - Assistant Professor
- Mathew D. McCubbins - Adjunct Professor of Political Science
- Craig McIntosh - Assistant Professor of Economics
- Barry NaughtonBarry NaughtonBarry Naughton is the So Kwanlok Chair of Chinese International Affairs at the Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies at the University of California, San Diego. He specializes in the Chinese economy and is a recognized expert in the field...
- Professor of Chinese Economy; Sokwanlok Chair of Chinese International Affairs - Krislert Samphantharak - Assistant Professor of Economics
- Ulrike SchaedeUlrike SchaedeUlrike Schaede is Professor of Japanese Business at the Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies at the University of California, San Diego. She specializes in Japanese business organization, strategy and management, including Japan's political economy, antitrust, financial...
- Professor of Japanese Business - Susan ShirkSusan ShirkSusan L. Shirk is an expert on Chinese politics and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State during the Clinton administration. She was in the Bureau of East Asia and Pacific Affairs . She is currently a professor at the Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies at the...
- Ho Miu Lam Endowed Chair in China and Pacific Relations; Director of the Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC) - Matthew ShugartMatthew Søberg ShugartMatthew Søberg Shugart is an orchardist and professor of political science at the University of California, San Diego. Shugart is an expert on the subjects of electoral systems and constitutional design, particularly with regard to the nations of Latin America. He is also known for his voting...
- Professor of Political Science - Yasu-Hiko Tohsaku - Professor; Director, Laboratory on International Law and Regulation
- David G. VictorDavid G. VictorDavid G. Victor is a professor at the Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies and director of the School’s new Laboratory on International Law and Regulation. His research focuses on how the design of regulatory law affects issues such as environmental pollution and the...
- Professor; Director, Laboratory on International Law and Regulation - Barbara F. Walter - Professor of Political Science
- Jong-sung You - Assistant Professor
- Junjie Zhang - Assistant Professor of Environmental Economics
Full list of IR/PS faculty available here.
Journals
- Japanese and International Economies
- Journal of East Asian Studies
- Journal of Environment & Development
- Journal of Financial Markets
- Journal of International Policy Solutions
External links
- School of International Relations and Pacific Studies
- Center for US-Mexican Studies
- Institute for International, Comparative, and Area Studies
- Center on Emerging and Pacific Economies
- Pacific Leadership Fellows Program
- Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC)
- Korea Pacific Program (KPP)
- 21st Century China Program
- Information Storage Industry Center
- Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs