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Center for Global Democracy Awarded $12.5 million from USAID
Oct. 10, 2024—The College of Arts and Science’s Center for Global Democracy has been awarded $12.5 million from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to expand its research on democratic governance in Latin America and the Caribbean. The funds will be dispersed over the next five years to support activities related to the AmericasBarometer survey, a...
Center for Global Democracy extends the work begun by LAPOP Lab
Sep. 18, 2024—The College of Arts and Science has launched the Center for Global Democracy, a premier social science institute dedicated to pioneering research and innovation in democratic politics around the world. Noam Lupu, professor of political science, directs the new center. Public support for democracy and trust in democratic institutions is eroding across many parts of...
LAPOP Receives $10 Million USAID Grant to Support AmericasBarometer Survey
Dec. 4, 2019—Vanderbilt’s LAPOP lab for international survey research has received a $10 million, five-year U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) grant to support its influential AmericasBarometer survey and related activities. The grant is the third received from USAID, which has a long-standing collaborative relationship with LAPOP. LAPOP Director and Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Political Science Elizabeth...