Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI)

http://fsi.stanford.edu
Director: Coit D. Blacker

The Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI) is Stanford University's primary center for rigorous and innovative research on major international issues and challenges. FSI appoints faculty and research staff, funds research and scholarly initiatives, directs research projects, and sponsors lectures, policy seminars and conferences. By tradition, FSI undertakes joint faculty appointments with Stanford's seven schools and draws faculty together from the University's academic departments and schools to conduct interdisciplinary research on international issues that transcend academic boundaries.

Asian Liver Center (ALC)

http://liver.stanford.edu/
Director: Dr. Samuel K. So

Relevant academic disciplines: Anthropology, International Area Studies, Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity, Human Biology, Public Policy, Medicine, Sociology

The Asian Liver Center seeks to end the health disparity experienced by Asian and Pacific Islanders all over the world as pertaining to hepatitis B and liver cancer through a three pronged approach: 1) outreach, 2) education, and 3) research.

Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies (CREEES)

http://creees.stanford.edu/
Director: John Dunlop, Acting Director 2008

Relevant academic disciplines: Politics, History, Literary Studies, Anthropology, Sociology, International Relations, History of Science, Drama, Film, Art & Art History, Economics, Religious Studies, International Studies, Libraries, Hoover Archives

The Center for Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies promotes and supports interdisciplinary study of the nations and peoples of the former Soviet Union, Central and Eastern Europe, and Central Asia. As part of a commitment to graduate and undergraduate training, research, and public outreach, CREEES runs interdisciplinary MA and undergraduate minor programs; sponsors over one hundred public programs each year (including lecture series, seminars, conferences); hosts distinguished visitors and visiting scholars; organizes teacher education workshops and resources; provides research travel support for Stanford faculty and graduate student researchers; and coordinates teaching and research at Stanford relating to this part of the world.

Program on Food Security and the Environment (FSE)

http://fse.stanford.edu/
Director: Rosamond Naylor

Relevant academic disciplines: Economics, Political Science, Atmospheric Science, Agronomy, Biology, Medicine

The Program on Food Security and the Environment, operating under the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI), aims to generate innovative solutions to the persistent problems of global hunger and environmental damage from agricultural practices worldwide, through a focused research portfolio and an interdisciplinary team of scholars. The program provides the educational foundation for graduate and undergraduate students at Stanford interested in issues of hunger, rural development, global resource and environmental degradation, agricultural technology, climate impacts on food security, and agricultural trade and policy. It also links food and resource issues to security issues more traditionally defined. The program provides direct science and policy outreach through international development and aid institutions, the international agricultural research centers (CGIAR), the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), environmental non-profit organizations, private sector firms, and other groups that play significant roles in the agricultural development and environment arenas.

Center for Health Policy / Center for Primary Care and Outcomes Research (CHP / PCOR)

http://healthpolicy.stanford.edu/
Director: Alan Garber

The Center for Health Policy (CHP) and the Center for Primary Care and Outcomes Research (PCOR) are jointly administered centers at Stanford University that offer educational programs and conduct innovative, multidisciplinary research on critical issues of health policy and healthcare delivery. Operating under the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and the Stanford School of Medicine, respectively, CHP and PCOR produce sophisticated research and timely information to guide health policy and improve clinical practice. The centers emphasize multidisciplinary interaction and research, with faculty from diverse fields including medicine, economics, statistics, business, law, engineering, sociology and psychology.

Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC)

http://cisac.stanford.edu/
Co-Directors: Siegfried Hecker and Scott Sagan

The Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC), part of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI), is an interdisciplinary university-based research and training center innovatively addressing some of the world's most vexing security problems with policy-relevant solutions. The Center is committed to scholarly research and to giving independent advice to governments and international organizations. In that effort, both parts of our name are crucial: we seek improvements in security for the United States and other countries and we recognize that international cooperation among peoples and governments is often the best way to achieve international security.

The Walter H. Shorenstein Asian-Pacific Research Center (Shorenstein APARC)

http://aparc.stanford.edu/
Director: Gi-Wook Shin

Relevant academic disciplines: Anthropology, Business, Economics, Education, History, Law, Political Science, Sociology

Stanford’s Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center, part of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI), is one of the premier centers for inter-disciplinary research on contemporary issues in the Asia Pacific region. It is unique among American academic research centers on Asia in combining academic research of the highest level of scholarship with contributions to the formation of public policy. The faculty and staff of Shorenstein APARC range from established scholars to policymakers who have participated in the formation of U.S. policy on the region. Shorenstein APARC is also distinctive in the range of its research work – geographically it encompasses the entire region from South Asia, through Southeast Asia to East and Northeast Asia. The Center’s work covers a wide array of subjects, including political economy, peace and security, governance, comparative health care, historical issues in East Asia, regionalism, globalism and the role of innovation and technology in development.

Stanford Center on International Conflict and Negotiation (SCICN)

http://www.law.stanford.edu/program/centers/scicn/
Directors: Allen Weiner and David Holloway

Relevant academic disciplines: Law, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, Graduate School of Business, Religious Studies, Environmental Studies, Education

The Stanford Center on International Conflict and Negotiation is an interdisciplinary center for the study of international and intergroup conflict and negotiation. Our primary foci are:

• The identification and analysis of the barriers—strategic, psychological, legal, and structural—to management or resolution of conflict.

• The development of strategies to overcome these barriers.

A joint project of the Stanford Law School and the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, SCICN explores the intersection of international law, international relations, and social psychology in the context of international and intra-national conflict. In addition to our traditional concern for research and theory-building, we have a strong and growing interest in real world conflict, particularly with regard to bridging the gap between theory and practice.

Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education (SPICE)

http://spice.stanford.edu/
Director: Gary Mukai

Relevant academic disciplines: Environment, The Arts, History, International Studies

SPICE serves a bridge between Stanford University and K–14 schools. SPICE works primarily in three areas: (1) curriculum development; (2) teacher professional development; and (3) distance learning education. Through its curriculum, SPICE addresses all of the themes and cross-cutting drivers of the International Initiative. The following are some of the topics of curriculum units that were developed in consultation with faculty affiliated with the International Initiative: An Introduction to Humanitarian Intervention; Central Asia: Between Peril and Promise; Comparative Health Care: The United States & Japan; Democracy-Building in Afghanistan; Examining Human Rights in a Global Context; 10,000 Shovels: China’s Urbanization and Economic Development; Islamic Civilization and the Arts.

Stanford Archaeology Center

https://www.stanford.edu/dept/archaeology/cgi-bin/drupal/
Director: Ian Hodder

Relevant academic disciplines: Anthropology, Classics, Art and Art History, History, Ethics, Law, International Relations, Asian Languages, Earth Sciences, Biological Sciences, Material Sciences

The Stanford Archaeology Center, founded in 2000, extends across disciplines to study the material remains of the past. Through outstanding and cutting-edge research carried out in its research laboratories, through its program of distinguished visiting scholars, workshops and public lecture programs, the Center aims to set new standards of multi- and interdisciplinary research in archaeology and related fields in the arts, humanities, social sciences, earth sciences, and biological sciences.

Global Climate and Energy Project (GCEP)

http://gcep.stanford.edu/
Director: Sally Benson

Relevant academic disciplines: Geological Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Geophysics, Energy Resources Engineering, Bioengineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Management Science and Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Physics, Genetics, SLAC

GCEP conducts fundamental, pre-commercial research to lay the foundations for energy options that reduce greenhouse gas emissions. GCEP’s primary efforts fall into two complimentary categories: research and analysis. In our research area, we develop the science and technology that could lead to a global energy system with significantly reduced greenhouse gas emissions. In the analysis area, we assess the potential of processes and technologies to deliver useful energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS)

http://ceas.stanford.edu
Director: Chaofen Sun

The Center for East Asian Studies supports interdisciplinary research and teaching on historical, contemporary, social science, and cultural issues involving greater China, Japan, and/or Korea, with emphasis on specialized understanding of the region. The Center administers B.A. and M.A. degree programs in East Asian Studies.

Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages Research Unit

http://dlclresearch.stanford.edu
Director: Roland Greene

Relevant academic disciplines: African Studies, Art History, Asian Languages, Comparative Literature, CREEES, English, French and Italian, German Studies, History, Jewish Studies, Linguistics, MTL, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Slavic Languages and Literatures, Spanish and Portuguese

The Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages Research Unit currently embodies the collective work of over a hundred scholars. Many of our participants are faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates in our six departments—Asian Languages, Comparative Literature, French and Italian, German Studies, Slavic Languages and Literatures, and Spanish and Portuguese—and the Stanford Language Center. Our projects also draw participants from numerous institutions and communities in the Bay Area and around the world. The unit's work addresses the fundamental issues of literary and linguistic scholarship, and rethinking the premises of such scholarship. Our projects serve as engines for the research, both individual and collaborative, of our participants. In that spirit, projects typically attend to broad topics, invite innovative approaches, and define their agendas according to the interests of the participants. Each project exists for up to three years. Colleagues and graduate students from Bay Area institutions are welcome to join. The Research Unit's Curriculum Development Initiatives speak to the future of the division, identifying areas of pedagogy new to Stanford or to the discipline of literature. The unit's Writer in Residence Program hosts a distinguished writer from outside the United States for an intensive period of readings, colloquia, and informal conversations. Finally, the unit sponsors Mantis, an internationally renowned journal of poetry, criticism, and translation, edited by Stanford graduate students.

Stanford Program in International Law (SPIL)

http://www.law.stanford.edu/program/centers/spil/
Directors: Thomas Heller and Allen Weiner

Relevant academic disciplines: Law, Economics, Sociology, Political Science, Business, IPS

The objectives of the Stanford Program in International Law are to develop an innovative curriculum of legal, business organization, and policy studies responsive to the changing context of international legal practice and the academic needs and professional interests of Stanford Law School students and faculty; to organize complementary programs of research, policy analysis, and continuing education in the field of international law and institutions; and to establish and maintain a program of multiple interactions in these areas between Stanford Law School faculty, students and graduate fellows, lawyers, policy makers, multinational corporations, and other interested participants in international legal practice.

Stanford Center for International Development (SCID)

http://scid.stanford.edu
Director: Nicholas C. Hope

Relevant academic disciplines: Economics and Finance, Political Science, International Relations

SCID's mission is to foster scholarly research on issues pertaining to economic policy reform in developing economies and economies in transition.

Human-Sciences and Technologies Advanced Research Institute (H-STAR)

http://hstar.stanford.edu
Directors: Roy Pea and Byron Reeves

Relevant academic discplines: Campus-wide

H-STAR is an interdisciplinary research center focusing on people and technology - how people use technology, how to better design technology to make it more usable (and more competitive in the marketplace), how technology affects people's lives, and the innovative use of technologies in research, education, art, business, commerce, entertainment, communication, national security, and other walks of life. It promotes and supports international collaborations. Though just over a year old, H-STAR already has signed faculty exchange agreements with the university systems of Scotland, Finland and Denmark, and negotiations are underway with Sweden, Ireland, and Japan. SCIL, CSLI, WGLN, and Media X are all subunits within H-STAR.

International Outreach Program (IOP)

http://iop.stanford.edu
Director: Reinhold Steinbeck

IOP supports the extension and adaptation of Stanford educational content and teaching programs for collaborative partnerships with tertiary institutions in Africa, Asia, and Central and South America. IOP's approach is closely aligned with The Stanford Challenge, which seeks to make the university a partner in designing solutions to interdisciplinary global challenges. Innovative teaching and learning approaches, multidisciplinary curriculums, appropriate uses of Information and Communication Technologies, in conjunction with building teaching capacity among partners provide the framework for directing IOP's program activities.

Taube Center for Jewish Studies

http://www.stanford.edu/dept/jewishstudies/overview/index.html
Directors: Charlotte Fonrobert and Vered Shemtov

Relevant academic disciplines: History, Religious Studies, Comparative Literature, Division of Literatures, Cultures and Languages, English, Education, German Studies, Slavic Languages and Literatures

The Taube Center for Jewish Studies is an interdisciplinary center that collaborates with various departments and programs at Stanford in order to support and promote a wide variety of studies related to the Jewish world, including Jewish history, literature, language, religion, education and politics.

Stanford Technology Ventures Program (STVP)

http://stvp.stanford.edu/
Directors: Kathleen M. Eisenhardt and Tom Byers

Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law (CDDRL)

http://cddrl.stanford.edu/
Director: Michael McFaul

Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies

http://www.stanford.edu/dept/islamic_studies
Director: Robert Gregg

The Mediterranean Studies Forum

http://www.stanford.edu/group/mediterranean
Director: Aron Rodrigue

Stanford Humanities Center

http://shc.stanford.edu
Director: Aron Rodrigue

The Stanford Humanities Center sponsors advanced research into the historical, philosophical, and cultural dimensions of human experience. The Center's research workshops, fellowships, and public programs strengthen the intellectual and creative life of the University, foster innovative scholarship and teaching, and enrich the community's understanding of our common humanity. 

Center for African Studies

http://africanstudies.stanford.edu
Director: Richard Roberts

The Center for African Studies (CAS) is an intellectual hub for faculty and students interested in Africa. CAS seeks to bridge disciplinary and institutional divides through interdisciplinary research collaborations both on campus and with students and scholars at African institutions.

Forum on Contemporary Europe

http://fce.stanford.edu
Director: Amir Eshel

The Forum on Contemporary Europe has created a program for new thinking about Europe in the new millennium. The increasingly complex challenges facing Europe and its global relations-including labor migrations, strains on welfare economies, local identities, globalized cultures, expansion and integration, and threats of terrorism-coupled with Europe's recent struggle to ratify a single constitution, underline the challenges that Europe and the United States share, and the need to bring Stanford's finest multidisciplinary research into practical policy dialogue with an engaged public.

Program on Global Justice

http://globaljustice.stanford.edu
Director: Joshua Cohen

The Program on Global Justic (PGJ) explores issues at the intersection between political norms and global political-economic realities. The aim is to build conversations and research that integrate political values- toleration, fairness, and the common good- into discussions about issues of human rights protections, global governance, and access to such basic good as food, clean water and education. These issues of global politics are all ethically consequential and addressing them well requires a mix of philosophical thought with the best current research in the social sciences.

Sub-Saharan Orphans and Vulnerable Children Working Group

Faculty Convener: Hugh Brent Solvason

A group of investigators in the Department of Psychiatry, Geographic Medicine and Infectious Disease, and Sociology focused on the care and outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa of orphans and vulnerable children. Specifically, cross sectional research studies will be conducted of orphanages that use different strategies to provide care of the children's physical wellbeing as well as foster the normal emotional and social development so crucial to youth.

Program on Energy and Sustainable Development

http://pesd.stanford.edu/
Director: David Victor

The Program on Energy and Sustainable Development (PESD) is a multi-year, interdisciplinary program that draws on the fields of political science, law and economics and whose mission is to investigate how the production and consumpion of energy affect sustainable development. It sponsors world-class research on the political, legal, and economic aspects of the world's energy system and is catalyzing the creation of a funded, worldwide network of researchers working on these issues.