MIT Center for International Studies
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Center for International Studies (CIS), founded in 1952, conducts research and teaching in a wide range of international subjects, among them international relations, international migration, human rights and justice, and political economy and technology policy. The CIS seeks to bridge the worlds of the scholar and the policymaker by offering each a place to exchange perspectives with the other, and by encouraging academics to work on policy-relevant problems.
CIS includes 160 members of the MIT faculty and staff, mainly drawn from the departments of political science and urban studies, and visiting scholars from around the world. We sponsor formal programs, multidisciplinary working groups and numerous public events. While CIS does not offer teaching programs, the Center's faculty and staff engage with students as colleagues in research, audiences in public events, and enthusiastic participants in the MISTI international internship program. MIT also assists students in obtaining external funds for international activities through the CIS fellowship database.
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
Center for International Studies (CIS), founded in 1952, conducts research and teaching in a wide range of international subjects, among them international relations, international migration, human rights and justice, and political economy and technology policy. The CIS seeks to bridge the worlds of the scholar and the policymaker by offering each a place to exchange perspectives with the other, and by encouraging academics to work on policy-relevant problems.
CIS includes 160 members of the MIT faculty and staff, mainly drawn from the departments of political science and urban studies, and visiting scholars from around the world. We sponsor formal programs, multidisciplinary working groups and numerous public events. While CIS does not offer teaching programs, the Center's faculty and staff engage with students as colleagues in research, audiences in public events, and enthusiastic participants in the MISTI international internship program. MIT also assists students in obtaining external funds for international activities through the CIS fellowship database.
Notable Members
- John Tirman - Executive Director and a Principal Research Scientist
- Alice AmsdenAlice AmsdenAlice Amsden is researcher in the field of heterodox political economy. She is currently the Barton L. Weller Professor of Political Economics at MIT, in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning and Researcher at MIT Center for International Studies...
- Robert J. ArtRobert J. ArtRobert J. Art is Christian A. Herter Professor of International Relations at Brandeis University, and Fellow at MIT Center for International Studies....
- Bakyt BeshimovBakyt BeshimovBakyt Beshimov is a leader of parliamentary fraction and deputy chairman of Social Democratic Party of Kyrgyzstan. Bakyt Beshimov is a prominent opposition leader, famous for his liberal views, and speaking out against Bakiev's and Akaev's regimes....
- Ali Banuazizi
Sources
- International Relations and Security Network, MIT CIS Profile.
- MIT CIS site
- MIT CIS Facebook Page
- Will Any Iraq Regionalization Strategy Work?, By John Tirman, AlterNet, January 16, 2007.
- Does Globalization Bring War or Peace?, By P.R. Goldstone, AlterNet, September 25, 2007.