Comprising four specific areas of study, the NHIOP Research Center (RC) is led by a director and four faculty coordinators, each chosen through a peer review process. The research center utilizes many Saint Anselm students who work closely with faculty members to produce publicly relevant research results.

Activities in the RC include a political lunchbox series of talks, where scholars and politicians can discuss their work with faculty and students; the editing and publishing of two online undergraduate e-journals (Global Topics and Religion and Politics); a working paper series; and a survey of the political behavior of the citizens in Bedford, New Hampshire.

The RC also enjoys the resources and expertise of Saint Anselm College faculty. Offices are located in the Institute, and courses from a number of academic disciplines are taught in the Institute's state-of-the-art classrooms. Faculty teaching, research, and publishing enrich the intellectual life of the NHIOP.

NHIOP Research Center supports research by students and faculty through its four study centers (the Jeanne D. Smith Center for American Democracy; the Center for New Hampshire Politics; the Center for Religion and Public Life; the Center for International Affairs), and its Consortium on Justice and Society. The NHIOP offers research support to faculty and students, and sponsors a Working Paper Series.

The Institute sponsors research in eight general areas:

1) elections and voting behaviors; institutions of national, state and local government; public administration and bureaucratic decision-making; political parties and interest groups

2) the politics of science, technology and environmental policies

3) foreign policy and international security; social movements and patterns of political development

4) historical approaches to the studies of political institutions, political leadership and political development

5) political economy, regulation and trade

6) political psychology and personality; law and criminal justice; political sociology; political communication

7) political themes in literary and artistic works; the political processes and contexts which support and produce art; classical, modern political theory; theories of justice and power

8) theological approaches to political thought; the role of religion in comparative politics and international affairs; the effect of religion on American political development, Catholic social thought

Research Grants
Research Grants and academic conferences have explored the political role of the Roman Catholic Church in the contemporary world, health care policy, the European Union, the American civil rights movement, postcolonial literature, American foreign policy, faith and foreign policy, education policy and New Hampshire politics.

Research Partnerships
The NHIOP has partnered with other leading institutions with these initiatives, including the Brookings Institution, the New Hampshire Humanities Council, the U.S. Center for Global Engagement, the Council for Faith and International Affairs, the Center for the Humanities at the University of New Hampshire, the New England Political Science Association and the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies at Harvard University.

Research Center Coordinators

	Paul Christopher Manuel, Ph.D. Executive Director, NHIOP; Professor, Politics Department (603) 222-4118 pmanuel@anselm.edu
	Jeanne D. Smith Center for the Study of American Democracy and Citizenship examines civic education and political life, public attitudes, political activities, and community dimensions. Research Coordinator: Dr. Elizabeth Ossoff Professor of Psychology (603) 641-7133 Visit Center's Web Site
	Center for the Study of New Hampshire Politics and Civic Life examines state and local government, campaigns, elections, and the United States presidency. The center also maintains data on New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation Presidential Primary. Research Coordinator: Dr. Anne Marie Cammisa Professor of Politics (603) 222-4107 Visit Center's Web Site
	Center for the Study of Religion and Public Life analyzes the relationships among religion, civic activity, and liberal democracy. The center also addresses contemporary ethical and public policy issues. Religion and Politics - An Online Undergraduate Journal Research Coordinator: Dr. Bindu Malieckal Associate Professor of English (603) 641-7039 Visit Center's Web Site
	Center for International Affairs studies the international dimensions of politics and the role of citizens in an ever-changing global community. The center emphasizes foreign policy and international relations. Global Topics - An online undergraduate journal Research Coordinator: Dr. Barbara Baudot Professor of Politics (603) 222-4106 Visit Center's Web Site