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The Security and Political Economy (SPEC) Lab, based in the University of Southern California, conducts interdisciplinary, policy-relevant research on issues at the intersection of climate change, security, and economic development. Faculty and doctoral students collaborate with undergraduate students as they develop data science and other research skills and apply them directly to the policy challenges facing national governments and international institutions.

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Announcements

Professor Benjamin Graham was recently featured in an article by the Scientific American discussing the Everyday Respect Project. Click the link below to read more!

The World Bank as an Enforcer of Human Rights
SPEC Data Science Curriculum
Investing in the Homeland by Benjamin A.T. Graham

Explainer Videos

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