Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
College of Humanities and Social Sciences • Schar School of Policy and Government
College of Humanities and Social Sciences • Schar School of Policy and Government
Steven Pearlstein, a Pulitzer-prize winning business and economics columnist for the Washington Post, joined the Mason faculty as Robinson Professor of Public Affairs in the fall of 2011. At Schar School of Policy and Government he has focused on teaching economic principles to non-economic majors. ...
Bassam Haddad is the Founding Director of the Middle East and Islamic Studies Program and Associate Professor at the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University. He is the author of Business Networks in Syria: The Political Economy of Authoritarian Resilience (Stanford University...
PPE at Mason provides one the best pathways to develop the skills you will need to gain admission to and succeed in law school. Students interested in law school are strongly encourage to consider the PPE program and to take advantage of the Schar School’s Patriot Prelaw Program (P3). In law school...
We are a monthly discussion composed of George Mason faculty and students. We are open to anyone interested in participating in an eclectic and serious discussion of contemporary problems under the broad rubric of political economy. All events for the 2020-21 academic year will be held by Zoom. Matt...
JS Mill Fellows Program George Mason's John Stuart Mill Fellows spend a semester at the Free University of Amsterdam (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam or VU). GMU's PPE program has partnered with the John Stuart Mill College for an annual student exchange program. Program Details Duri...
Part One: Authoritarianism With: Bassam Haddad This lecture examines the character and strategies of economic development in authoritarian regimes. It emphasizes state- business relations and the combination of neoliberal prescriptions, class, and institutions of authoritarian control. Readings, V...
PPE at George Mason prepares students to engage with today's most complex and multifaceted social problems -- climate change, global justice, economic development, institutional racism, globalization -- spanning the traditional concerns of Philosophy, Political Science, and Economics. Mason's PPE pro...