The African School of Economics aims to promote cutting-edge economic research, innovative public policy and to contribute to the emergence of world-class social scientists and business in Africa. The Department of Politics has a special relationship with the African School of Economics, which was founded in 2014 by Professor Leonard Wantchekon, acting as an incubator for its early development. 

The Center for International Security Studies provides a home for the study and debate of national and international security at Princeton University and supports a variety of educational, research, enrichment, and outreach activities with the intent of generating new knowledge on issues of fundamental importance and educating the next generation of strategic thinkers and decision makers. It also seeks to establish research and policy links with other institutions around the world. Professors Aaron L. Friedberg and G. John Ikenberry serve as Co-Directors of the Center.

The Center for the Study of Democratic Politics (CSDP) was created in 1999 as a research program within the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs. The Center supports research and educational programming on democratic political institutions and behavior. A major aim of the Center is to encourage rigorous social scientific analysis that informs our understanding of the public policy process, elections, and policy decisions.

The Niehaus Center for Globalization and Governance (NCGG) was created in the fall 2004 under the umbrella of the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs. The Center is a large and dynamic community of scholars and students interested in both the academic and policy dimensions of globalization and international governance. It directs a visiting fellows program, fosters greater integration among various parts of the social sciences at Princeton University and promotes engagement with the broader academic and policy community. It involves graduate students and faculty from the Politics Department, among other departments, in its conferences, workshops and research groups.  

The Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies (PIIRS) offers a variety of programs for students, faculty and visiting scholars that support research, learning and dialogue on world cultures and issues of global importance. 

The Program in Law and Public Policy (P*LAW) follows in the tradition of Princeton’s great law and public affairs programs, engaging leading legal scholars and practitioners in the work of solving the complex policy problems of the 21st century. Part of the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, P*LAW hosts distinguished law faculty fellows, supports interdisciplinary research on questions of law and public policy, and sponsors workshops and events aimed at advancing public understanding of law’s role in shaping policy decision-making in the United States and around the world.