Research in International and Global Studies

International Studies expertise at UC Irvine spans the social sciences, humanities, social ecology and law. RIGS sponsors a number of specific activities but also coordinates with a rich array of other research institutes to facilitate a vibrant research network at UC Irvine and beyond.

RIGS Activities

• RIGS Research Seminar Series
• RIGS Lunch Groups
• RIGS Workshops

Affiliated Research Center and Institutes in Social Sciences

• Center for Asian Studies
• Center for Citizen Peacebuilding
• Center for Demographic & Social Analysis
• Center for Ethnography
• Center for Global Peace and Conflict Studies
• Center for Organizational Research
• Center for Research on Immigration, Population and Public Policy
• Center for Research on Latinos In A Global Society
• Center for the Study of Democracy
• UCI Interdisciplinary Center for the Study of Ethics and Morality

At UCI

• Center for Law, Society & Culture
• Center for Unconventional Security Affairs
• Critical Theory Institute
• International Center for Writing & Translation
• Newkirk Center for Science & Society
• Samuel M. Jordan Center for Persian Studies and Culture
• UC-Cuba Academic Initiative

At University of CA

• UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC)
• University of California Humanities Research Institute