Research for Global Impact
Fletcher faculty are deeply immersed in meaningful research that supports innovation for impact in today's world. From climate change to cybersecurity, and rate hikes to refugees, Fletcher faculty bring responsive methodologies to bear on identifying—and solving—current global issues.
Business
Dedicated to preparing global leaders with essential contextual intelligence, the Institute for Business in the Global Context (IBGC) examines how business, politics, people and the planet intersect. Through research that combines academic rigor with actionable insight, IBGC informs strategy and policy in boardrooms, governments and institutions around the world.
Economy
Economics is too important to be understood by economists alone. EconoFact offers expert opinion in an easily understood and accessible manner for journalists, policymakers and the general public.
Environment and Development
Situated within our Center for International Environment and Resource Policy (CIERP), the Climate Policy Lab (CPL) seeks to better understand which climate policies work, which don't and why. Through its international and comparative approach, CPL addresses the issue of policy interaction and evaluates the cumulative effect of existing and newly implemented climate policies.
Gender Analysis
Every global problem has gender and intersectional components: the way power is wielded, manipulated and fought over directly corresponds to gender and intersectionality.
Gender analysis research at Fletcher solves problems at the theoretical, practical and policy levels.
Humanitarian Issues
The Henry J. Leir Institute for Migration and Human Security is a hub for interdisciplinary research and engagement at the intersection of migration, human security and policy innovation. Researchers explore the drivers of displacement, the impacts of migrations and the development of rights-based, effective policy responses.
Security
Fletcher is home to The Center for Strategic Studies and the International Security Studies Program—two initiatives at the forefront of advancing rigorous analysis and innovative approaches to global and U.S. security. Together, they strengthen Fletcher’s mission to produce professionals who can analyze, understand and respond to today’s security challenges and the crises of tomorrow.
Technology and Data
The world's first pulse check of the global digital economy dedicated to understanding the impact of digital innovation on the world, Digital Planet provides actionable insights for policymakers, businesses, investors and innovators.