G8 Research Group
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The G8 Research Group's stated mission is to serve as the world’s leading independent source of information, analysis and research on the institutions, issues and members of the Group of Eight and the G8 Summit.
The G8 Research Group was founded in 1987 at the University of Toronto. It is a global network of scholars, professionals in the media, business, government and research communities, and students interested in the ongoing activity of the G7 and G8, and related bodies such as the G20 industrial nations.
The G8 Research Group is supported by the International Relations Program based at the University of Trinity College's Centre for International Studies within the Munk Centre for International Studies, Robarts Library, University of Trinity College’s John Graham Library and the Department of Political Science. The G8 Research Group was founded by Professor John Kirton, who is also the current director.
During the year, the G8 Research Group conducts programs of research, teaching, and information and public education.
The G8 Research Group maintains a student division that consists of more than 150 student analysts. The student division produces internationally-recognized reports on compliance by the G8+5 with commitments made at annual G8 Summits. The student division also studies the influence of civil society organizations and the media on the G8 Summit agenda and priorities. Each year, analysts from the student division of the G8 Research Group attend the G8 Summit to conduct research and analysis. The student division of the G8 Research Group is currently directed by Cliff Vanderlinden, a PhD candidate in the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto.
The G8 Research Group runs the G8 Information Centre, which is includes an electronic archive of documents related to the summit and its ministerial meetings as well as research and analysis. Trinity College's John Graham Library hosts a physical archive for G8 materials.
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- University of Toronto
- University of Toronto student groups
