Global Policy Institute

Welcome to the Global Policy Institute
The Institute was founded in 2014 to conduct multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research focused on the scholarship, politics, and policy of pressing global collective action problems. Our network of world-class researchers, practitioners, and policymakers provides international intellectual leadership in the field of global challenges, and multilateral and transborder governance arrangements.
The Institute is hosted in the School of Government and International Affairs and is a joint venture with the Durham Law School.
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Study finds women politicians are judged more harshly than men
Women politicians in the United States who deviate from party expectations or views are judged more harshly than men by voters. That is according to the findings of a new study led by academics from our School of Government and International Affairs.

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Global Policy Institute
Durham University
The Al-Qasimi Building
Elvet Hill Road
Durham DH1 3TU, UK