Exploring and understanding the social, political, economic, and cultural  dimensions of global change.

CSTEP research focuses on science policy, scientific labor markets, education policy, state and local economic development, and economic policy.

In conjunction with the Department of Political Science, CIPA supports international research in areas of the world not covered by other university programs.

Engaging the social sciences, engineering studies, and legal studies, this group examines various dimensions of environmental policy.

This research group, including faculty from Political Science and Public Administration, studies the role of law in the administrative and policy process.

In addition to assisting in proposal preparation, grant staff will identify funding opportunities for current research staff, as well as faculty outside the core research centers.

The computing capacity at IPSR provides multiple data processing resources to affiliated faculty and staff. IPSR is also a coordinating agency of the Kansas State Data Center and provides assistance in locating, interpreting, analyzing, and visualizing demographic and socio-economic data for researchers, faculty, and others.

These venues are used to disseminate research results and foster intellectual discourse and research on important social and policy issues.

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