Chairman
Charles J. LaCivita
Professor
Halligan Hall Room M5
831-656-2306
DSN 756-2306
Associate Chair
Frank Barrett
Professor
Ingersoll Hall Room 240
831-656-2328
DSN 756-2328
Mie Augier, Associate Professor, Ph.D., Copenhagen Business School, 2001.
Frank J. Barrett, Professor, Ph.D., Case Western, 1990.
Walter Christman, Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of Geneva, 2007.
Karen Guttieri, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of British Columbia, 1999.
Charles J. LaCivita, Professor and Chair, Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara, 1981.
Robert M. McNab, Associate Professor, Ph.D., Georgia State University, 2001.
Maria Pineda, Visiting Professor (UCLA).
Marc Ventresca, Associate Professor.
Brief Overview
The Global Public Policy Academic Group was established by the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), 1 January 2009, as an inter-disciplinary group to study the national security implications of globalization. The group conducts research and develops research-led educational programs. By broadening the understanding of the forces of globalization and their potential impact on U.S. national security policy, NPS endeavors to not only inform, but to also shape, national policy.
A core competency of NPS is the linking of traditional disciplines to national security and defense applications. NPS faculty provide a wide-range of relevant expertise on leadership, program management, economic development, strategy and planning, cross-cultural communications, conflict resolution, metrics, organizational learning and other relevant subjects. A core mission of the Naval Postgraduate School is to prepare security practitioners for the emerging security environment.
Program Development
In support of the National Security Strategy of the United States, the National Defense Strategy, the National Strategy for Homeland Defense, and the Navy's Maritime Strategy, the GPPAG develops a broad-based, interdisciplinary research program to investigate the interaction of globalization and national security. Initially, the GPPAG focuses on these key areas in the globalization and national security area: energy security, global governance and development, critical defense technologies, and terrorism.
The GPPAG also develops curricula for Master's and PhD level degrees in Global Public Policy. The GPPAG will integrate on-going efforts to provide certificate and Master's degree programs now resident in the Cebrowski Institute Security and Global Environment program with talent resident on campus.
Program Manager
Robert McNab, Ph.D.
Halligan Hall Room 233
831-656-3132
rmmcnab@nps.edu
Brief Overview
The purpose of the program is to provide a professional education program to the civil affairs community focusing on the relevant, requisite skills identified by the Department of Defense, as necessary for implementing Irregular Warfare, on a global scale. NPS faculty have studied post-9/11 shifts in operational environments and adaptations in the various CA doctrines, force structure, training and deployments. This program develops a conceptual framework for analyzing key civil affairs and psychological operations and provides graduate level education to participants in order to enhance their effectiveness as they plan and execute complex operations. The program aims to capture civil affairs and psychological operations operational and tactical innovations, and resulting lessons.
Requirements for Entry
A baccalaureate degree with above-average grades is desired. An academic profile code of 365 is required.
Program Length
One Quarter
Graduate Certificate Requirements
Requirements for the Certificate in Stability, Security, and Development in Complex Operations are met by successful completion of all three courses.
Program Phases
The Security, Stability and Development in Complex Operations (SSDCO) Certificate Program consists of three courses delivered in hybrid residence status.
Phase one of the certificate involves distance learning over a three to four week period.
Phase two entail four weeks of intensive in-residence coursework.
Phase three of the certificate includes three to four weeks of distance learning to complete required coursework for course grade (as opposed to a pass/fail).
The program content and projects challenges the student academically and addresses problems of interest to the DoD with specific emphasis on the challenges of civil-military relations and human dynamics.
Required Courses
(4-0) |
Global Change and International Governance |
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GP3200 |
(4-0) |
Security and Development |
GP3300 |
(4-0) |
Introduction to Analytic Methods |
GP3100 Global Change and International Governance (4-0) Winter/Summer
This course addresses principles that drive globalization and how and where the military and civilians address the civil dimension in pre-conflict, conflict, and post-conflict environments. Theories of regional economic development, location and trade are applied to the contemporary process known as "globalization" and used to decipher its effects on regional and national patterns of development, employment, income distribution, political institutions, and policymaking. Specific topics of discussion are: globalization and the production of risks, climate and environmental change, division of labor, power and governance, regional and international development, risks as drivers of change, financial and information flows, and capitalism and globalization.
GP3200 Security and Development (4-0) Winter/Summer
Complex security challenges including state failure, transnational terrorism, energy crisis and pandemics compel us to think about prevention and stability operations in new ways. The course seeks to develop analytic skills and empirical knowledge needed to assess requirements and capacities for stability, security and development, and to develop strategies for peace building. Students will gain expertise relevant to preventive engagement and counterinsurgency, and especially to civil-military operations such as humanitarian relief, peace and stability operations abroad and homeland security efforts at home. Specific areas of concentration are: stability in the global context, theories and strategies, implementation challenges, and practical applications.
GP3300 Introduction to Analytic Methods (4-0) Winter/Summer
GP3300 focuses on the use of analytical decision making techniques in the support of stability operations. The first part of the course focuses on the framework for analytical decision-making and accurate costing of projects. The second part of the course discusses multi-objective decision-making. In the final part of the course, we will discuss risk and the economics of stability operations.
GP4800 Directed Studies in Global Public Policy (V-V) Fall/Winter/Spring/Summer
Format and content vary. Normally involves extensive assigned readings, individual discussions with the instructor, papers and/or examinations. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.