PROGRAMS
GLOBAL PEACE & SECURITY MINOR - ABOUT
The Global Peace and Security (GPS) Program was established at UCSB in
1982 as part of a system-wide effort to develop peace and security studies.
Its programs have been supported in part by the UC systemwide Institute
of Global Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC). With IGCC funds allocated
yearly, it provides speakers, administrative, program and classroom support.
Matching funds from the College
of Letters and Science have allowed the GPS to offer courses on global
conflict and cooperation.
Mark Juergensmeyer serves as Chair, and in addition the program supports
a half-time Lecturer, Marguerite Bouraad-Nash, who teaches the core courses
for the program and also serves as Vice-Chair. Approximately 30 faculty
from various departments and colleges in the University serve on the Advisory
Committee. Currently, around 40 students are pursuing the Global Peace
and Security Minor.
In 1987, the GPS Program began offering a Certificate to undergraduates
who had completed a course of study approved by the GPS committee, and
in 1994 the Certificate program was offered as a Minor. The Minor in Global
Peace and Security Studies gives students the opportunity to complement
their major with an interdisciplinary minor relating to contemporary international
affairs and policy issues.
For more information about this program, contact:
Mark Juergensmeyer
Chair
Global Peace and Security
Global & International Studies
Tel: (805) 893-7898
Email: juergens@global.ucsb.edu
Marguerite Bouraad-Nash
Vice-Chair, Advisor
Global Peace and Security
Political Science
Tel: (805) 893-3159
Email: bouraad@polsci.ucsb.edu
Jodi Cutler
Undergraduate Advisor
Global & International Studies
Tel: (805) 893-7860
Email: cutler@global.ucsb.edu