The School of Politics and Government has positioned itself as a national and regional reference point in political science undergraduate and graduate programs and scientific production. Its goals are the following:

• To support the development of research projects accredited and funded by national and international agencies.
• To promote outreach activities and technical assistance projects with State and social actors.
• To foster dialogue and exchange among its members by carrying out monthly research seminars and annual workshops.
• To guide researchers and PhD candidates as regards publishing strategies and venues, as well as the circulation of their research findings and outputs.

The School is also home to five centers that undertake teaching, research and technical assistance activities:

• Territory and Development Studies Center (CEDET)
• Political History Studies Center (CEHP)
• Federal and Electoral Studies Center (CEFE)
• Economic Development Research Center (IDeAS)
• Sports Studies Center (CED)

Past and ongoing research projects cover five major areas:

• Public policies: Policy areas such as health, welfare, environment, education, transportation, development, and gender at different scales (municipal, provincial, national, and cross-country)
• Political parties, public opinion, and elections: Federalism and party systems, multilevel electoral governance, public opinion and electoral behavior, executive leadership, and media and political discourse in Argentina and Latina America
• Social movements and participation: Grassroots organizations and welfare policies, social protest and mobilization around environmental and gender issues, and citizen participation in the formulation and implementation of public policies
• Economy, development, and regional integration: Development strategies, small-firm’s initiatives, Mercosur integration, Argentina-China exchange strategies, and public purchase transparency
• Political history: Historiographic projects on elite formation, electoral traditions, cultural cooperation, party and mass media, development models, and political ideas such republicanism, democracy, and liberalism

Continuing with the development of the research areas mentioned above and building upon its cooperation with the Università degli Studi Roma Tre and other European universities, the School is currently committed to develop three main areas in cooperation with European institutions:

• Comparative studies of leadership and political parties: This research line will be devoted to study the transformations in political representation both in Europe and in Latin America, focusing on the similarities and differences between the two regions. Phenomena of interest include the transformations of political parties and electoral politics and the emergence of new types of leadership.
• Comparative studies of social mobilization and citizen participation: This research line will aim to study the new forms of mobilization and participation that have emerged in Europe and Latin America, which call for a renewed theoretical approach to participation. This approach should include a new view on the relationship between State and society, as well as a novel consideration of such phenomena as the increasing resort to direct democracy mechanisms and the use of new communication and information technologies.
• Transnational issues: Relying on the recently-created international relations area within the School, this research line will address transnational issues such as environmental protection, transnational infrastructure projects, international security markets, and human rights advocacy and regulation.

CONTACT US
+54 11 2033 1400 (ext. 6063)
epyg@unsam.edu.ar

School of Economics and Business
The School of Economics and Business offers high-level education in economics, economic development, management and tourism. It has several research centers and programs, devoted to specific areas: macroeconomics for development, economic theory and applied mathematics, SMEs, innovation, financial risk, tourism and development, and energy planning.
The School of Economics and Business has experience in applied research projects in economic development, local and regional development, promotion of small and medium enterprises, tourism development, technological innovation, open innovation, open science, industrial development, macroeconomic studies, and economics math.

CONTACT US
+54 11 4580 7250
secdireccioneeyn@unsam.edu.ar

Since 2014, the research area of UNSAM’s Institute of Architecture and Urbanism has worked to create new opportunities for its team of researchers, and, with that in mind, two different platforms were set up to foster research projects and apply to funding from national and international institutions.
The first one (“Ríos urbanos: hábitat, medioambiente e infraestructura en la cartografía problemática de la cuenca del río Reconquista”) deals with the social, environmental and infrastructural problems of the Reconquista river basin, the second largest fluvial basin in Buenos Aires metropolitan region.
The second one (“Inter-escalaridad y Patrimonio: Territorio, Ciudad y Arquitectura”) studies architectural heritage from several perspectives: territorial, urban, objectual.

Projects:

• Freight railroads in Argentina
• Institutions and transport policies in Argentina (2002-2015)
• Urban railroad services in Buenos Aires
• Energy efficiency in the transportation sector

CONTACT US
+54 11 4006 1500 (ext. 1301)
ITransporte@unsam.edu.ar

The Institute of Research and Environmental Engineering (3iA) of the National University of San Martín carries out teaching and research activities mainly oriented to the study of the impacts of human activities on the environment, health, ecosystems, and climate change. At the same time, it offers outreach activities in these areas.

The Institute has 12 research groups, which work in four main areas:

1. Climate change and sustainability: Studies of climate change, modifications of land use, pollution processes, and degradation of natural resources—including atmosphere, water, soils and ecosystems in general—.
2. Technologies for sustainable development: Developments applied to remediation processes, sustainable development, clean energy, biodegradable materials, environmental monitoring in situ and through quantitative remote sensing, development of indicators for resource management.
3. Environment and human health: Studies of carcinogenesis derived from the influence of environmental factors, pest control, and development of distribution models of species and vectors transmitting diseases.
4. Physical and chemical processes of global reach: Atmospheric dynamics, radioactive tracers and markers, Antarctic environmental geology, physical chemistry of interfaces of environmental relevance.

The UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs Programme (http://en.unesco.org/unitwin-unesco-chairs-programme) promotes interuniversity cooperation and networking to enhance institutional capacities through knowledge sharing and collaborative work. The UNESCO-Cousteau Ecotechnie Chair at the University of San Martin is currently headed by Jorge Fernández Niello, dean of the Environmental Research and Engineering Institute.
Since its beginning, this chair has aimed to promote interdisciplinary education and research, and to put forward policy and management strategies in the field of natural resources and sustainable development. Its goals also involve the development of networks on environmental issues at regional level, strengthening the exchange of undergraduates, doctoral and postdoctoral fellows and expanding South-South dialogue in the field.

Telephone: +54 11 2033 1400 | +54 11 4326 5581
E-mail: 3ia@unsam.edu.ar | gestionambiental3ia@unsam.edu.ar

Institute of Advanced Social Studies
The Institute of Advanced Social Studies (IDAES) has been created as a center of academic excellence of international level by UNSAM and the Foundation of Advanced Social Studies. Its aim is to contribute to the elaboration and circulation of knowledge from a humanistic, pluralistic, and critical perspective.
The research is carried out in several thematic areas: social and cultural anthropology, sociology of culture, economic sociology, political sciences, history, and art history. It has several research centers: Center of Studies in Anthropology; Center for Sociopolitical Studies; Center for Studies in History and History of Art; Center for the Studies in Economic Development; Center of Social Studies of Economy; Center for Socio-Territoriality, Identities and Environmental Studies; And the Public Research Center.

CONTACT US
+54 11 2033 1456 (ext. 6204)
idaes@unsam.edu.ar