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Citizen Science at Bard College.
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Research Projects

OSUN supports scholarly and policy research collaborations across its partner institutions to advance knowledge on its core themes or contribute to student-centered pedagogy or greater access to higher education.

Projects

  • The Democracy Institute
    Led by CEU in close collaboration with OSUN and CIVICA, the Democracy Institute focuses on the decline and revival of democracies in the region and worldwide.
  • Economic Democracy Initiative
    Integrating rights into economic policy for a just and sustainable post-COVID world.
  • Engaged Scholarship
    OSUN offers financial and infrastructure support to faculty and graduate students at OSUN member institutions who are interested in engaged scholarship.
  • GEOHUB
    Building capacity to use geospatial methods and technologies in research and teaching. 
  • Global Corruption Observatory 
    Using datasets, analytical tools, and skills training to bolster anti-corruption advocacy efforts. 
  • Global Institute of Advanced Study
    Supporting and promoting the integration of research across OSUN and throughout its myriad activities
     
  • Research Creation
    Exploring the way research-based art-making generates new kinds of knowledge about migration and displacement as urgent global challenges.
  • Senior Projects
    Students design and develop projects as they transition to engaged scholars and citizens.

Past Projects