Our Mission
Bridging the Gap promotes engagement between the scholarly, policy, and public spheres to inform debate and decision making on U.S. foreign policy and evolving global challenges.
We equip scholars of all levels with the skills to produce influential policy-relevant research and theoretically grounded policy work. We also promote and facilitate the dissemination of cutting-edge research on problems of concrete importance to governments, think tanks, international institutions, non-governmental organizations, the private sector, and the broader public. Within the academy, we are driving changes in university culture and processes designed to incentivize public and policy engagement.
What We Do
Connect the knowledge and expertise of university-based scholars to the responsibilities and concerns of policy practitioners and the broader public.
Conduct professional training programs that prepare scholars of all ranks, from undergraduates to senior professors, to develop policy-relevant research projects and disseminate their findings to audiences beyond academia.
Bring together scholars and practitioners to exchange ideas on important international issues through the New Voices in National Security workshops.
Create new opportunities for policy-relevant scholarship, including through the Bridging the Gap Series with Oxford University Press, that are deeply respected inside research universities as well as useful to decision makers.
Engage with university leaders and funding partners to bolster the role of policy-relevant scholarship and public outreach within academia.
Foster progress on issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion within the academy and in public and policy engagement.