Welcome
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Greetings and welcome to the Web site for the International Development (IDV) Ph.D. Program! Striving to meet the needs of working professionals, we feature a hybrid course delivery model that combines intensive three-day in-person sessions at the beginning and end of each semester on our picturesque Gulf Park Campus in Long Beach, Mississippi, with vigorous online discussions during the weeks in between. |
We are dedicated to examining the related fields of International Policy and Development from interdisciplinary perspectives and providing our students with the exceptional research, analytical and writing skills needed to enhance the existing knowledge in those fields in ways that are mutually beneficial to the academic and public policy communities.
Our distinguished faculty members have backgrounds in a complementary range of academic disciplines, including economics, geography, history, international studies and political science. Their talents are reflected in a curriculum that incorporates elements of each of those disciplines into research fields in Economic Development, Political Development, Security Studies and Social/Cultural Development.
We have a diverse student body whose membership is drawn from across the United States and the world. It includes academics, bankers, corporate executives, diplomats, law enforcement officers, military officers and representatives of non-governmental organizations.
Above all, it is the interaction between faculty and students with a variety of academic and professional interests and experiences—both in person and from thousands of miles apart in the online environment—that enable us to continue to make enduring contributions to the fields of International Policy and Development year after year.
Please do not hesitate to contact me by e-mail or telephone with any questions you may have regarding the program. I look forward to interacting with you in the future.
Have a great day!
Regards,
Dr. Robert J. Pauly, Jr.
Assistant Professor of Political Science, International Development and
Affairs
Director, International Development (IDV) Ph.D. Program
The University of Southern Mississippi
730 East Beach Boulevard
Long Beach, MS 39560
E-mail: Robert.Pauly@usm.edu
Phone: [228] 243-882