UC Berkeley
For The Center On Political Economy
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Amount$9,500,000
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Program
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Date Awarded11/7/2022
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Term60 Months
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Type of SupportGeneral Support/Program
Overview
This grant will support the launch of University of California, Berkeley’s new Center on Political Economy. The center will focus on political economy in the context of addressing a wide range of global challenges, such as climate change, inequality, the governance of new technologies, and the health of democracy. The new center will support student training and faculty research, creating an active and diverse interdisciplinary forum for the development and exchange of ideas. The mission is to make Berkeley a leading institution in the development of usable knowledge in the field of political economy, enhance its training of the next generation of scholars, and promote engagement on vital issues with relevant communities beyond the academy.
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