The Graduate Program in International Affairs (GPIA) embodies the distinctive tradition of critical and engaged social thought of the New School. Faculty members combine practical experience in development work, the third sector, or in public advocacy with academic research that engages core problems of globalization and international affairs today. The student body is a diverse, vibrant combination of recent college graduates and professionals who are changing careers or adding to their qualifications.

 

 



announcements

  • Monday, January 25, 2010

     

    2nd International Call 2009-2010 Essays and Audiovisual Presentations for "Bicentennials in Action" Conference

    The aim of this Call is to join efforts to understand how the bicentennial commemorations are affected by the important current economic, political, and social processes, and how, at the same time, the Bicentennials affect these processes.

    The 5 awarded authors will present their work at an international conference in Mexico in 2011. The awarded works and the mentions will be published in a book in 2011.

    More information about guidelines and the conference.

  • Friday, January 23, 2009

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news

  • Friday, February 5, 2010

    Pens and Swords

    What is the role of the writer in a conflict zone? Three authors and poets writing from three continents tackle this weighty question in the latest virtual roundtable offered by The Mantle. Started in 2009 by GPIAers, The Mantle provides a platform for young and emerging voices from the around the world to further dialogue on pressing political and social issues. Roundtables provide a venue for deep, prolonged conversation on issues that cannot be parsed in shorter essays. Pens and Swords can be read here.

  • Thursday, February 4, 2010

    GPIA student, Priyanka Rao, just secured an internship at Women's Refugee Commission, a division of the IRC. There she will work with the Reprodutive Health Program. Congrats Priyanka!

  • Tuesday, January 26, 2010

    Professor Sakiko Fukuda-Parr has been appointed to the Committee on Development Policy, a body of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).  The committee, comprised of 24 internationally leading economists and social scientists, advises the Council on major global development challenges, and over the years has been the source of many innovative policy proposals.  

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upcoming gpia events

Below are some of the upcoming events happening in our department.  Please check the calendar for more details.  For an RSS feed click here.

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The Observatory on Latin America (OLA) creates new opportunities for multiple narratives and public debate on hemispheric processes of reform and change. The broad theme for the OLA is "Social Democracy in a Globalized World: Anticipating Futures in Latin America."

The OLA seeks to support and disseminate the development and articulation of new models of political, social, and economic development in Latin America and to facilitate their communication and dissemination in the United States. The OLA has two programs: Latin America on the Move and Building Latin American Bicentennials in the Age of Globalization.

 

 


Equity for Children is an online learning tool and resource sharing initiative, based out of the Graduate Program in International Affairs (GPIA).

It seeks to engage students, scholars, practitioners, governmental and non-profit organizations, and the media with promoting awareness, increased knowledge and action about issues affecting equity for children and the realization of their rights worldwide.