{"id":9840,"date":"2020-01-27T22:14:26","date_gmt":"2020-01-28T03:14:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/gdp\/?page_id=9840"},"modified":"2025-09-02T16:52:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T20:52:19","slug":"mission","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/gdp\/about-us\/mission\/","title":{"rendered":"Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Founded in 2017, t<span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">he Boston University Global Development Policy Center<\/span><span class=\"OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"> is a policy-oriented research center working to advance financial stability, human well-being and environmental sustainability across the globe through rigorous interdisciplinary research, policy engagement and strategic communications.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>To fulfill our mission, we conduct rigorous policy research; provide a convening place for scholars and stakeholders; engage in policy dialogue and strategic communications and offer experiential learning for Boston University students.<\/p>\n<h4>Strategic Plan and Annual Reports<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/gdp\/files\/2025\/09\/AR25-EN-636x358.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"618\" height=\"348\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-31151 \" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/gdp\/files\/2025\/09\/AR25-EN-636x358.png 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/gdp\/files\/2025\/09\/AR25-EN-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/gdp\/files\/2025\/09\/AR25-EN-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/gdp\/files\/2025\/09\/AR25-EN-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/gdp\/files\/2025\/09\/AR25-EN.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\" \/><\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/gdp\/2025\/09\/02\/global-development-policy-center-annual-report-2025\/\" class=\"button\">Read the 2025 Annual Report<\/a>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/gdp\/2023\/09\/01\/strategic-plan-2023-2028\/\" class=\"button\">Read the Strategic Plan, 2023-2028<\/a>\n<h5>Previous Annual Reports:<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/gdp\/2024\/08\/30\/global-development-policy-center-annual-report-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2024<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/gdp\/2023\/09\/01\/global-development-policy-center-annual-report-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2023<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/gdp\/2022\/09\/01\/global-development-policy-center-annual-report-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2022<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/gdp\/2021\/09\/07\/global-development-policy-center-annual-report-2021\/\">2021<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/gdp\/2020\/09\/25\/gdp-center-annual-report-2020\/\">2020<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/gdp\/2019\/11\/20\/global-development-policy-center-annual-report-2019\/\">2019<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/gdp\/2021\/09\/29\/global-development-policy-center-annual-report-2018\/\">2018\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>What we do:<\/h4>\n<h5><strong>Policy Research<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Drawing from Boston University professors from across schools and disciplines, the GDP Center conducts policy-oriented research that appears in peer-reviewed journals and books in a variety of languages.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Convening Place<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>The GDP Center brings the global conversation about development policy to Boston University through events, seminars and workshops that bring together scholars, policymakers and stakeholders.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Policy Dialogue and Strategic Communications<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>The GDP Center actively engages with policymakers, civil society and the media around the world through workshops, outreach, private briefings, research products, commentary, thought leadership and more.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Experiential Learning<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>The Center provides experiential learning to Boston University students, visiting scholars and affiliates who participate in the GDP Center\u2019s research and policy programs.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Global site tag (gtag.js) - Google Analytics --><script async src=\"https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=UA-118442141-1\"><\/script><script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);}gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'UA-118442141-1');<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Founded in 2017, the Boston University Global Development Policy Center is a policy-oriented research center working to advance financial stability, human well-being and environmental sustainability across the globe through rigorous interdisciplinary research, policy engagement and strategic communications. 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