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Princeton’s center for research, learning and dialogue on world cultures and global issues.

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Six-week immersive, undergraduate courses offered in countries around the world.

PIIRSGlobal Seminars
International early-career scholars come to Princeton for a year to research, write and collaborate.

PIIRSFung Global Fellows Program
Advancing the study of contemporary China.

Paul and Marcia Wythes Center On Contemporary China
Multi-disciplinary research and teaching hub to explore history, politics or culture, along with regional significance and international connections

Research Labs
On-campus seminar courses that incorporate a faculty-led international travel component

Exploration Seminars
A leading journal for political science.

World Politics Quarterly Journal

What's New at PIIRS

Dec12

Marginalized Economic Lives of Ethnic Minorities in Eastern Europe

Nina Bandelj, University of California Irvine and Stanford's Center for Advanced Study

12:00pm - 1:30pm | 165 Wallace Hall

Dec16

Social Movement and Dynamics of Identity in Hong Kong

Xiaogang Wu

4:30pm - 6:00pm | A71 Simpson

Feb3

Lecture

Damion Searls

12:00pm - 1:30pm | 144 Louis A. Simpson International Building

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​​​Stellenbosch University in South Africa will confer an honorary doctorate on Leonard Wantchekonm, professor of politics and international affairs, in recognition of his extraordinary efforts to change the world for the better in his respective field.

Wednesday December 11

Leonard Wantchekon to receive honorary doctorate from Stellenbosch University

Princeton graduate student Xiyue Wang, shown here with his wife and their young son before he was detained in Iran in 2016. Photo courtesy of Hua Qu

Tuesday December 10

Statement by President Eisgruber on the release of Xiyue Wang

This year, Princeton University is celebrating its 25th anniversary of research, teaching and collaboration at the Mpala Research Centre in Laikipia County, Kenya, while looking toward deepening engagement for the future.

Monday November 18

Princeton celebrates 25 years of research and teaching at Mpala, Kenya

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