Jack A. Goldstone, Virginia E. and John T. Hazel, Jr., Professor of Public Policy and Eminent Scholar, Director
Jack A. Goldstone (PhD Harvard) is the Virginia E. and John T. Hazel, Jr., Professor of Public Policy at George Mason University, a Senior Fellow of the Mercatus Center, and a Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Center. Recognized as one of the world’s leading authorities on revolutions and social change, Goldstone’s research focuses on conditions for building democracy and stability in developing nations, particularly the impact of global population changes. He blogs on global trends and world events at www.newpopulationbomb.com.
Email: jgoldsto@gmu.edu
Justin Gest, Associate Director
Justin Gest is a Professor of Public Policy at George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government. His teaching and research interests include comparative politics, minority political behavior, and immigration policy. In the field of minority political behavior, his earlier research focused on Muslim political behavior in Western democracies. In the field of comparative immigration politics, his research compares immigration regimes across dozens of countries worldwide.
Email: jgest@gmu.edu
John May, Professor
John F. May, a U.S. and Belgian national, is a research professor in the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University. He was trained as a demographer and is a specialist in population policies.
Email: jmay21@gmu.edu
