Department of Government

The Department of Government offers four MA Programs:

M.A. in American Government
Combining theoretical insights with practical application, the Georgetown M.A. Program in American Government offers its students a rich, stimulating environment in which to understand the nature of American politics – and to see it in action. The accelerated, twelve month program is designed to be small and intensive, and draws on its setting in the nation’s capital as well as the strengths of the Department of Government.

M.A. in Conflict Resolution
The Georgetown M.A. Program in Conflict Resolution seeks to equip its graduates with the theoretical and practical tools necessary to better understand the nature of, and solutions to, many types and degrees of conflict.

M.A. in Democracy and Governance
The goal of the Democracy and Governance Studies M.A. program is to provide graduate students with a systematic understanding of the history and theory of democracy, the forms and practices of democratic governance, the theory and practice of democratization, and the relationship between democracy and development.

M.A. in Development, Management and Policy
The Development Management and Policy Program is a two-year MA degree offered jointly by the Department of Government of Georgetown University (GU) and the School of Politics and Government of the Universidad Nacional de General San Martín (UNSAM) in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The program combines a focus on global management issues with training in social science methods and social policy analysis. Pursuit of academic excellence and instilling a sense of social responsibility are the twin pillars for this program. This program is offered in its entirety in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

M.A. in International Law
The M.A. in International Law is designed to explore international law from both a legal and political perspective.  The program housed in the Institute for International Law and Politics, which was established to promote teaching and research in the area of the intersection of international law and international relations. Recent developments such as the American refusal to ratify the Statue of the International Criminal Court, or the rejection of the Kyoto Agreement, or the efforts to gain particular language in a Security Council resolution on Iraq are difficult to assess in the absence of an understanding of legal rules and an appreciation of the ways in which these rules may affect behavior.