Princeton School of Public and International Affairs Annual Report Fiscal Year 2023

PRINCETON SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

ANNUAL REPORT | FISCAL YEAR 2023

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A MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN

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MISSION AND STRATEGIC PRIORITIES

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INTERNATIONALIZATION

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SPIA IN DC

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SPIA IN NJ

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DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION

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THE SPIA COMMUNITY

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DATA SCIENCES

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FACULTY

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CURRICULUM

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ENROLLMENT

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CAREER DESTINATIONS AND INTERNSHIPS

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LEADERSHIP THROUGH MENTORSHIP

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SPECIAL PROGRAMS

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PROGRAMS, CENTERS, AND INITIATIVES

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A MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN

My second year as dean of the Princeton

We hosted displaced Ukrainian and

Central and South America. Regardless of

School of Public and International Affairs

Afghan scholars, and relaunched vital

specific areas, SPIA’s internationalization

was an eventful one.

research centers. Our scholars continued to

initiatives span the entire globe.

publish groundbreaking work of significant We launched SPIA in New Jersey, a bold

importance and influence. We welcomed

In the pages that follow, you will read more

new initiative to connect us more closely

important and influential speakers and

about all we accomplished in 2022-23.

with policymakers in our home state, as

visitors from around the world. And we

I couldn’t be prouder of our students,

well as SPIA in DC, which saw us open

made big strides in the area of diversity,

faculty, and staff, and look forward to

offices in the nation’s capital to give our

equity, and inclusion, including hiring the

continuing our great work together.

faculty and students greater access to

School’s first associate dean for DEI.

policymakers at the federal level. These

Amaney Jamal

were important steps in two of my highest

Seeking to expand our international

priorities as dean.

footprint, we began with a focus on Africa; for this year, we are training our lens on

Dean

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MISSION AND STRATEGIC PRIORITIES OUR MISSION

OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES

The Princeton School of Public and

Expanding internationalization efforts

International Affairs dedicates itself to integrating world-class scholarship and

Fostering greater diversity, equity, and inclusion

a commitment to service in order to make a positive difference in the world.

Expanding our influence in New Jersey and Washington, D.C.

Our faculty, staff, and students develop

Engaging more robustly with data sciences

and lead creative approaches to the challenges of public and international

Building a cohesive SPIA community

affairs, with particular emphasis on diverse scholarly perspectives and evidence-based analysis.

We welcome a robust exchange of ideas and strive to foster a close-knit community that values and supports every member.

We believe that public policy in the 21st century demands a passion for service, a respect for evidence of unsurpassed quality, a global perspective, and a multiplicity of voices.

In Service to the Nation & Humanity

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INTERNATIONALIZATION FOR THE 2022-23 ACADEMIC YEAR, AFRICA WAS A PRIMARY FOCUS OF SPIA’S GLOBAL EFFORTS, AND THE SCHOOL’S STAFF AND FACULTY ENGAGED WITH THE CONTINENT IN NUMEROUS WAYS. •School administrators traveled to Tunisia,

•Alyssa Sharkey, lecturer of public and

Ghana, Liberia, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali,

international affairs, an affiliate in the

and Benin to recruit students and make

Center for Health and Wellbeing, and

connections to build out relations with

an associate in the Office of Population

African institutions.

Research, organized and led a two-day conference entitled “Research and Policy

•Leonard Wantchekon, the James

to Support Health Equity in Africa.”

Madison Professor of Political Economy and professor of politics and international

•SPIA cosponsored “Accelerating Public

affairs, organized a lecture on whether

Service Leadership in Africa: The Next

Africa can rise to a world power,

Generation of US-Africa Opportunities

delivering prosperity to its citizens in the

for Education, Training, and Professional

process. Former Nigerian Prime Minister

Development.” Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the

Ibrahim Assane Mayaki presented a talk at

former president of the Republic of Liberia,

the gathering.

delivered the keynote address.

•The Julis-Rabinowitz Center for Public Policy & Finance launched a new initiative focused on macroeconomic policy in Africa.

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ADDITIONAL INTERNATIONALIZATION PROGRESS INCLUDED: •Three members of the Program on

•The Afghanistan Policy Lab engaged

Science and Global Security were

in a range of scholarly and public

appointed to the newly launched

affairs pursuits, including the publication

Scientific Advisory Group of the United

of numerous policy papers and research

Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of

reports; high-impact media appearances

Nuclear Weapons.

by Director Adela Raz; and the staging of talks and panel discussions on issues

•Over the 2023 Wintersession, SPIA

related to the Taliban’s takeover of

undergraduates visited The American

the country.

University in Cairo, and in the spring, a Policy Task Force took students to Panama.

•For the second straight year, students and faculty from the School of Public and

•Dean Amaney Jamal traveled to meet

International Affairs and the Department of

alumni in Paris and Argentina, where she

Politics joined those from the University of

was joined by Steven Petric, associate

Tokyo for an international workshop in the

dean for global outreach, admissions, and

Japanese capital.

alumni engagement, who also met with alumni in South Africa and Brazil.

•Representatives of the Graduate Admissions Office traveled to Mexico, Colombia, and Chile to promote greater awareness of SPIA’s graduate programs in public policy and international affairs.

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SPIA IN DC

SPIA has long had a significant presence

The initiative launched in May 2023

among and within the three branches of the

with a celebration at the site featuring a

federal government. Now the School has

bipartisan group of speakers, including

a zip code and office space – and a bold

U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer '96, former White

new outlook – to go with it.

House Chief of Staff Joshua Bolten '76, U.S. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, and

SPIA has secured space just off Dupont

U.S. Rep. John Sarbanes '84, all of whom

Circle in Washington, D.C., to be used for

emphasized the importance of establishing

a variety of educational, public-affairs,

a foothold in the nation’s capital.

and engagement purposes. It marks the first time the School has established

Even before the launch, the site had hosted

a permanent physical presence in the

numerous private School gatherings,

nation’s capital.

including receptions, planning meetings, several student visits, and meeting of the

“Actually being in Washington, the center

Public Affairs Committee of University’s

of policymaking in the country, will enable

Board of Trustees.

us to connect faculty members, researchers, and students directly with policymakers in ways we haven’t previously,” said SPIA Dean Amaney Jamal.

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SPIA IN NJ PRINCET N

The School formally launched its SPIA

A key part of SPIA in NJ is the Garden

in New Jersey initiative in April, convening

State Fellowship in the Public Interest

policy experts, legislators, state agency

(GSFPI), meant to enhance capacity in

executives, University faculty, and other

the state’s public interest sector to address

researchers who stressed the importance

critical systemic issues and launch young

of having valid data and analysis to

practitioners into public policy careers.

drive public policy decisions in the Garden State.

“With the Garden State Fellowship in the Public Interest, the School amplifies

“This morning you will hear from a

its commitment to democratic values and

distinguished group of New Jerseyans from

practice by investing in a cadre of high-

impact nonprofits working in New Jersey,” SPIA in made meaningful contributions to residents said Anastasia Mann, a SPIA lecturer and NJ Princeton of Public and who have across theSchool political spectrum International Affairs in New Jersey

and communities in our state,” SPIA Dean

the founding director of SPIA in NJ.

Amaney Jamal said in welcoming remarks at Robertson Hall. “Their presence here today reflects our commitment to take a research-driven, nonpartisan approach to promote policies that foster racial, economic, and social justice statewide.”

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DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION In its first year as an administrative unit

Freedom, and the 26th annual SAOC

at the School, the Office of Diversity,

symposium in the spring, themed

Equity, and Inclusion did much to create

Reclaiming Our Dreamspace.

a sense of belonging for all SPIA community members.

More than 120 MPA, MPP, and Ph.D. students in SPIA attended Community

Led by new Associate Dean Rayna

Building with DEI dinners. Themes and

Truelove, the DEI team partnered with

topics included racial equity analysis,

Princeton’s Office of Human Resources

managing communal grief, disability

to launch the multi-year DEI-Inclusive

allyship, and sharing lived experiences

Learning Path. All SPIA staff were

through storytelling.

eligible; about a third completed a survey to map out areas of interest and

Many of SPIA’s centers and programs

professional development. Workshops

added numerous DEI-related activities of

addressed developing psychological

their own.

safety, communicating inclusively, and digital accessibility.

The team also hosted signature events for two large affinity groups with over 100 alumni guests. The second annual FIRST+ retreat, co-hosted with the Career and Development and Alumni Relations team, explored ways to cultivate first-generation empowerment, through storytelling, community building, and legacy formation.

The Students and Alumni of Color engaged with the concept of rest as

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resistance with a fall retreat, Spaces of

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THE SPIA COMMUNITY

Efforts to strengthen the Schools sense of

the centers and programs together for

community proceeded on both the faculty

socializing and camaraderie. Tailgate

and staff sides.

events at Princeton sporting events helped foster a sense of University spirit.

Among the faculty, there was an increased

Receptions we held during the year to

focus on areas that cut across existing

mark celebratory occasions.

departments, as well as an exploration of reorganizing governance. Additionally,

The Public Affairs & Communications

greater faculty engagement in curricular

Office relaunched the School’s internal

matters was sought.

newsletter. The new SPIAnnouncements provided monthly updates on happenings

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On the staff side, food trucks and

in the centers and programs, scholarly

summertime fun events brought personnel

achievements, leadership news, media

from the central administrative units and

appearances, and more.

DATA SCIENCES Recognizing the increasing importance and influence of data in the public policy sphere, SPIA has identified data sciences as a strategic priority. Over the last year, the School continued building out its capacity in the area, by: •Enhancing certification and training for

•Working with Princeton’s Initiative

•Putting together a dedicated team

MPA students in data sciences.

for Data-Driven Social Science and

to support large data projects by

Princeton Research Computing to improve

keeping existing data sets updated

infrastructure for data-intensive scholarship.

and making them publicly available and easily accessible.

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FACULTY

BY THE NUMBERS

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FULL-TIME FACULTY

NEW FULL-TIME FACULTY

VISITING PROFESSORS, LECTURERS, PRACTITIONERS

FULL-TIME FACULTY Six new full-time faculty members joined the School of Public and International Affairs for the 2022-23 academic year.

ALLAN HSIAO

assistant professor of economics and public affairs

NAIMA GREEN-RILEY assistant professor of politics and international affairs

SEEMA JAYACHANDRAN professor of economics and public affairs

ALEKSANDRA (SASHA) KOROLOVA assistant professor of computer science and public affairs

SAAD GULZAR

assistant professor of politics and international affairs

TANUSHREE GOYAL

assistant professor of politics and international affairs

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HONORS, AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS

ALAN BLINDER

TANUSHREE GOYAL

Gordon S. Rentschler Memorial Professor of Economics and Public Affairs

assistant professor of politics and international affairs

Winner, Daniel Patrick Moynihan Prize, American Academy of Political and Social Science

Winner, Mancur Olson Best Dissertation Award in the field of political economy, American Political Science Association

CHARLES CAMERON

professor of politics and public affairs

Named to the editorial board of the Journal of Law and Courts JANET CURRIE

Henry Putnam Professor of Economics and Public Affairs and co-director, Center for Health and Wellbeing

Elected president, American Economic Association RAFAELA DANCYGIER professor of politics and international affairs

Elected to Academy of Arts and Sciences

SAAD GULZAR

assistant professor of politics and international affairs

Winner, Best Article Award, American Journal of Political Science

Named to board of directors, National Endowment for Democracy HAROLD JAMES

Claude and Lore Kelly Professor in European Studies and professor of history and international affairs

KATHRYN EDIN

Elected to American Philosophical Society FILIZ GARIP

professor of sociology and public affairs

Selected for Census Bureau’s National Advisory Committee on Racial, Ethnic, and Other Populations

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Winner, Outstanding Publication Award, American Sociological Association Section on Aging & the Life Course ANDREW MORAVCSIK

professor of politics and international affairs and director, Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination

Winner, Berlin Prize, American Academy in Berlin

AMANEY JAMAL

Dean and Edwards S. Sanford Professor of Politics and Professor of Politics and International Affairs

Elected to Poland’s Copernican Academy William Church Osborn Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs and director, Bendheim-Thoman Center for Research on Child and Family Wellbeing

SANYU MOJOLA

Maurice P. During Professor of Demographic Studies, professor of sociology and public affairs, and director, Office of Population Research

SEEMA JAYACHANDRAN

professor of economics and public affairs

Appointed to National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, & Medicine Committee on Population Named to Vox Media’s inaugural “Future Perfect 50 List” (of “visionaries that have made an impact in their fields to improve lives now and in the future”)

LEONARD WANTCHEKON

James Madison Professor of Political Economy and professor of politics and international affairs

Winner, Global Economy Prize, science category, Kiel Institute for the World Economy JULIAN E. ZELIZER

Malcolm Stevenson Forbes, Class of 1941 Professor of History and Public Affairs

Named Lapidus-Weisberg Fellow, New York Historical Society

BOOKS

ALAN BLINDER

Gordon S. Rentschler Memorial Professor of Economics and Public Affairs “A Monetary and Fiscal History of the United States, 1961–2021” (Princeton University Press)

MIGUEL CENTENO

CHARLES CAMERON

professor of politics and public affairs

“Accountability Reconsidered: Voters, Interests, and Information in US Policymaking” (Cambridge University Press), co-editor

“Making the Supreme Court: The Politics of Appointments 1930-2020” (Oxford University Press), co-author

HAROLD JAMES

executive vice dean, Musgrave Professor of Sociology, and professor of sociology and international affairs

Claude and Lore Kelly Professor in European Studies and professor of history and international affairs

“How Worlds Collapse: What History, Systems, and Complexity Can Teach Us about Our Modern World and Fragile Future” (Routledge), co-editor

“Seven Crashes: The Economic Crises That Shaped Globalization” (Yale University Press)

JULIAN E. ZELIZER

CHARLES CAMERON

professor of politics and public affairs

JULIAN E. ZELIZER

Malcolm Stevenson Forbes, Class of 1941 Professor of History and Public Affairs

Malcolm Stevenson Forbes, Class of 1941 Professor of History and Public Affairs

“Myth America: Historians Take on The Biggest Legends and Lies About Our Past” (Basic Books), co-editor

“The Presidency of Donald J. Trump: A First Historical Assessment” (Princeton University Press), editor

ASHOKA MODY

Charles and Marie Robertson Visiting Professor in International Economic Policy “India Is Broken: A People Betrayed, Independence to Today” (Stanford University Press)

JULIAN E. ZELIZER

Malcolm Stevenson Forbes, Class of 1941 Professor of History and Public Affairs “Defining the Age: Daniel Bell, His Time, and Ours” (Columbia University Press), co-editor 16

CURRICULUM New curricular initiatives gave SPIA

presented it to Bush and her staff. A second

students more options to learn important

team worked for the ACLU of New Jersey

policymaking lessons and gain experience

and with civil rights advocates in the state

putting them into practice.

to draft a campaign plan to advance legislation that would create independent

One of the School’s 20 centers

civilian oversight of the police. The students

and programs, Law@Princeton was

produced a 101-page campaign plan that

reorganized to include two new

included strategies and tactics for use by

initiatives: the Law and Public Policy

the state’s civil rights organizations. The

Program, under new faculty member

third team worked with the ACLU Human

Deborah Pearlstein, the Charles and Marie

Rights Program to evaluate the United

Robertson Visiting Professor in Law and

States’ compliance with the International

Public Affairs, and a criminal justice cluster.

Covenant on Civil and Political Rights).

The ACLU was so impressed with the work

In its first year, the SPIA Policy Advocacy

that the Clinic team traveled to Geneva

Clinic, which teaches undergraduates how

to present it to the United Nations Human

to find policy solutions for social problems

Rights Committee.

and then engages them in advocacy campaigns to advance those policies, was

While not new, the Afghanistan Policy

a success. The first-of-its-kind program

Lab and the Ukraine Scholars program

divided students into three teams. One

continued to provide a place for displaced

worked as interns for U.S. Rep. Cori Bush,

academics from the respective countries to

of Missouri’s 1st congressional district,

engage in research and advocacy.

on juvenile-justice reform. They wrote

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a 140-page policy analysis memo and

ENROLLMENT 25

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76 MPA2s

69 MPA1s

25 SECURITY STUDIES

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MPA

MPP

Ph.D.

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CAREER DESTINATIONS UNDERGRADUATES

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112

10% FELLOWSHIP/INTERNSHIP

62% DOMESTICALLY FOCUSED

12% GRADUATE STUDY

7% INTERNATIONALLY FOCUSED

9% NONPROFIT SECTOR

4% DOMESTICALLY & INTERNATIONALLY FOCUSED

44% PRIVATE SECTOR

27% UNREPORTED

4% PUBLIC SECTOR 21% STILL SEEKING

MPAs

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55

3% FELLOWSHIP/INTERNSHIP

60% DOMESTICALLY FOCUSED

33% NONPROFIT SECTOR

18% INTERNATIONALLY FOCUSED

13% PRIVATE SECTOR

22% DOMESTICALLY & INTERNATIONALLY FOCUSED

51% PUBLIC SECTOR

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AND INTERNSHIPS MPPs

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4% GRADUATE STUDY

36% DOMESTICALLY FOCUSED

28% NONPROFIT SECTOR

16% INTERNATIONALLY FOCUSED

8% PRIVATE SECTOR

44% DOMESTICALLY & INTERNATIONALLY FOCUSED

60% PUBLIC SECTOR

4% UNREPORTED

INTERNSHIPS UNDERGRADUATE

FIRST YEAR MPAs

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43% NONPROFIT SECTOR

32% NONPROFIT SECTOR

57% PUBLIC SECTOR

66% PUBLIC SECTOR 2% PRIVATE SECTOR

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LEADERSHIP THROUGH MENTORSHIP The Leadership Through Mentorship Program brings high-profile policy leaders and practitioners to the School to share their experiences with students. Below are the visitors the School hosted through the 2021-22 academic year.

DEAN’S LEADERSHIP SPEAKERS KRISH O’MARA VIGNARAJAH

ELAYNE G. WHYTE

President and CEO of Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service

Former Ambassador, Former Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Costa Rica

DR. CARLA HAYDEN

JALINA PORTER

14th Librarian of Congress

Former Principal Deputy Spokeswoman, U.S. Department of State

DESIRÉE CORMIER SMITH

TJADA D'OYEN MCKENNA

Special Representative for Racial Equity and Justice, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, U.S. Department of State

Chief Executive Officer, Mercy Corps

AMINA J. MOHAMMED

LAURIE ADAMS

Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations

Chief Executive Officer, Women for Women International

SADAF JAFFER

DR. MORIBA JAH

Assemblywoman for New Jersey’s 16th Legislative District

Associate Professor of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, University of Texas at Austin

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SPECIAL PROGRAMS SCHOLARS IN THE NATION’S SERVICE INITIATIVE (SINSI)

SINSI GRADUATE FELLOWS

SINSI INTERNS

•Ella Gantman

•Kareena Bhakta

This scholarship program fully funds

•Morgan Lonergan

•Luke Chan

graduate fellowships and undergraduate

•Rooya Rahin

•Xander de los Reyes

summer internships within the U.S. federal

•Kathleen Song

•Sydney Eck

government. It’s designed to encourage,

•Faraaz Godil

support, and prepare students to pursue

•Ethan Magistro

careers in internationally and domestically

•Brandon McNeely

focused federal agencies.

•Grace Morris •Amber Rahman

During the 2022-23 academic year,

•Zoe San Martin

16 Princeton students were selected

•Isabella Shutt

to participate.

•Kathy Yang

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JUNIOR SUMMER INSTITUTE (JSI) For nearly 40 years, SPIA has hosted JSI, which prepares students from diverse backgrounds for graduate study and careers in public policy. In 2023, 27 students ventured across the United States to Princeton to develop the skills that are essential for the analysis, evaluation, and development of future public policy professionals. The cohort completed classes in microeconomics, statistics, public policy writing, and pursued a course centering on domestic or international policy. At the end of the summer program, students presented policy research on topics important to them and their future aspirations.

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PROGRAMS, CENTERS AND INITIATIVES The School’s research centers, programs, and initiatives provide a framework for organizing and elevating our faculty’s research interests: Bendheim-Thoman Center for Research on Child and Family Wellbeing Center for Health and Wellbeing Center for Information Technology Policy Center for International Security Studies Center for Policy Research on Energy and the Environment Center for the Study of Democratic Politics Education Research Section Empirical Studies of Conflict Project Initiative for Data Exploration and Analytics Innovations for Successful Societies Julis-Rabinowitz Center for Public Policy & Finance Kahneman-Treisman Center for Behavioral Science and Public Policy Law@Princeton Liechtenstein Institute on Self-Determination Niehaus Center for Globalization and Governance Office of Population Research Princeton Survey Research Center Program on Science and Global Security Research Program in Development Economics Research Program in Political Economy SPIA in DC SPIA in NJ

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Afghanistan Policy Lab

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