Mark Johnson

Julien J. Studley Graduate Programs in International Affairs

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The Julien J. Studley Graduate Programs in International Affairs inaugural semester began one week before the attacks of September 11, 2001, events that brought international affairs into the daily lives of New Yorkers. In these programs, faculty and students work together to define and explain the new realities of the 21st century, which requires a new approach to mobility and migration, the global economy, politics and culture, and relations between the Global South and the Global North.

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Academics

The International Affairs programs challenge students to think critically and deeply about urgent global challenges, such as social and economic rights, urban and community development, new media and technology, environmental justice, migration and refugees, international law, conflict, and peacebuilding. Our curricula combine historical and theoretical foundations, training in methods, and specialization in a thematic area of international affairs.

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Faculty

International Affairs faculty represent a diverse range of academic and professional backgrounds. Hailing from countries including Argentina, Japan, South Africa, Russia, India, Latvia, Germany, Mexico, and the United States, these scholars bring region-specific experience in contemporary global issues and professional organizations to the classroom.

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Our Work

The Studley Graduate Programs in International Affairs are vibrant hubs of critical, heterodox, and innovative research. Following in the footsteps of John Dewey, the International Affairs programs are committed to combining engaged practice with cutting-edge scholarship on pressing contemporary issues.

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Community

Our International Affairs students take full advantage of New York City's incomparable resources in the field. The city's extraordinary range of international NGOs, intergovernmental institutions, and global companies provides unique opportunities for student research, internships, and practicums.

Outcomes

Graduates of our master’s programs in International Affairs go on to shape the future of their academic and professional fields around the world, bringing new knowledge, progressive approaches, and innovative ideas in the world of academia, non-profits, government, and business.

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Admissions & Funding

When you apply to the Julien J. Studley Graduate Programs in International Affairs, you take the first step toward joining an internationally diverse community of scholars and practitioners who are working to address complex global challenges. We look for students who have a clear sense of purpose, leadership potential, maturity, and a critical eye toward global studies. Our admission team is available to help you find an academic path that will make you grow exponentially on a professional and personal level.

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University

Mark Johnson

Associate Professor of International Affairs

Email
johnsonm@newschool.edu

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Mark Johnson is Associate Professor of Practice in the Julien J. Studley Graduate Programs in International Affairs, teaching skills courses that include Monitoring and Evaluation, Project Cycle Management, and supervising capstone Practicum projects. His course Worst and Better Practices in International Aid and Development was launched in response to his direct and indirect involvement during his years as an aid worker in projects that had negative unintended consequences. Johnson has led the Ethiopia International Field Program since 2008, bringing students to work with local NGOs on project work, monitoring and evaluation, and independent primary research. He also gives lectures at Addis Ababa University and runs capacity-building workshops for national NGOs. He serves as Monitoring and Evaluation director for Consortium of Self-Help Group Approach Promoters, an Ethiopian coalition of women's microenterprise groups.

Prior to joining The New School, Johnson worked in emergency relief, refugee resettlement and humanitarian aid for the International Rescue Committee, Center for International Rehabilitation, United Nations, and Human Rights Watch. He has worked in Pakistan, Sudan, Ethiopia, Cote d'Ivoire, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Bosnia, Croatia, Nicaragua, Guatemala, El Salvador, Burundi, and the U.S. He has a Master’s in International Affairs from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs.

Current Courses

Politics of Aid Evaluation
NINT 5472, Fall 2024

Project Cycle Management
NINT 6963, Fall 2024

Future Courses

Flat-fee IFP
NINT 5013, Summer 2025

Flat-fee IFP (BA/MA)
NINT 5014, Summer 2025

International Fieldwork
NINT 6000, Summer 2025

International Fieldwork (3)
NINT 6005, Summer 2025

International Fieldwork UG
UGLB 3013, Summer 2025

Monit & Eval-I: Setting Up M&E
NINT 5160, Spring 2025

Project Implementation: PIA II
NINT 6958, Spring 2025

Writing International Affairs
NINT 5156, Spring 2025

Past Courses

Flat-fee IFP
NINT 5013, Summer 2024

Flat-fee IFP (BA/MA)
NINT 5014, Summer 2024

International Fieldwork
NINT 6000, Summer 2024

International Fieldwork (3)
NINT 6005, Summer 2024

International Fieldwork UG
UGLB 3013, Summer 2024

Monit & Eval-I: Setting Up M&E
NINT 5160, Spring 2024

Project Implementation: PIA II
NINT 6958, Spring 2024

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