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SIPA Institute of Global Politics
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Transforming ideas into global policy action
At the Institute of Global Politics (IGP), we develop and advance evidence-based solutions to today’s pressing global challenges.
We drive real-world impact by convening leading scholars and practitioners, developing policy solutions, and training the next generation of leaders.
Recent Event
AI's Impact on Elections
In partnership with Aspen Digital, IGP convened political affairs experts, tech executives, and leading academics to discuss the growing threat of artificial intelligence and its potential to disrupt the integrity of elections in the United States and worldwide.
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NEW AT SIPA
Women's Initiative Launch
On March 4, we launched the IGP Women's Initiative, a comparative policy initiative that will produce quality, actionable research and ideas on domestic and global women’s issues. Watch the launch of the Women's Initiative, featuring distinguished panelists, thought leaders, and policymakers.
Semester in Review
IGP’s Fall 2023 Update
The Institute of Global Politics at Columbia SIPA launched on October 2, 2023. IGP has had a robust first few months of activity—we’ve hosted five Distinguished Fellows; offered intellectually rich programming in the form of major events, rapid response webinars and conversations, and policy roundtables; and are advancing a number of project streams. There is much more to come.
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Research for impact
Based at the world’s top school for global public policy, the nonpartisan Institute of Global Politics harnesses the deep expertise and experience of leading scholars and practitioners through a dynamic program of initiatives—from signature speaker series to dynamic editorial pieces.
Discover our work
IGP’s signature speaker series offer a vital platform to exchange ideas, find common ground, and model civil discourse for the next generation of policy leaders.
Our publications provide non-ideological, evidence-based research and recommendations to help leaders around the world navigate current policy challenges.
To train the next generation of leaders, IGP will host small, closed-door Policy Roundtables and Skills Workshops for Columbia students with the Inaugural Carnegie Distinguished Fellows and other leading practitioners.
Bridging academia and policy
We convene top practitioners from around the world to collaborate with faculty and students from Columbia University and beyond. Our Inaugural Carnegie Distinguished Fellows include a former head of state, high-ranking policy officials, diplomats, activists, and other distinguished leaders from across the globe.
Advancing open dialogue
IGP provides a forum for the open exchange of ideas and respectful discourse through its signature speaker programs. From Spotlight Interviews to the Across the Aisle series, IGP brings leaders from the public and private sectors into dialogue to share lessons learned, discuss global challenges, and find commonalities across partisan and ideological divides.
Training the next generation of leaders
The IGP Student Scholars Program helps prepare Columbia students to understand and find solutions to today's global challenges. Students selected for the program benefit from the mentorship of leading practitioners and scholars, gain hands-on experience in policy making, and engage in dialogue on the world’s toughest problems.
