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Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty
http://www.acton.org/
Our mission is to promote a free and virtuous society characterized
by individual liberty and sustained by religious principles.
| Alexis de Tocqueville Institution
http://www.adti.net/
Since 1988, the Alexis de Tocqueville Institution has studied
the spread and perfection of democracy around the world.
~ In this, we follow the principles of Tocqueville himself,
while claiming no unique mandate to represent them. Among
these liberal ideas are civil liberty, political equality,
and economic freedom and opportunity.
American Enterprise Institute
http://www.aei.org/
The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
is dedicated to preserving and strengthening the foundations
of freedom--limited government, private enterprise, vital
cultural and political institutions, and a strong foreign
policy and national defense--through scholarly research,
open debate, and publications.
American Policy Center
http://www.americanpolicy.org/
The American Policy Center (APC), located in suburban Washington,
D.C., is a privately funded, nonprofit, 501 c (4), tax-exempt
grassroots action and education foundation dedicated to
the promotion of free enterprise and limited government
regulations over commerce and individuals.~~APC believes
that the free market, through its inherent system of checks
and balances, including private ownership of property, is
the best method yet devised for creating individual wealth,
full employment, goods and services, and protecting the
natural environment.
Annenberg Public Policy Center
http://www.appcpenn.org/
The Annenberg Public Policy Center was established by publisher
and philanthropist Walter Annenberg in 1994 to create a
community of scholars within the University of Pennsylvania that would address
public policy issues at the local, state and federal levels.
Consistent with the mission of the Annenberg School for Communication,
the Center examines a number of public policy issues including:
Information and Society; Media and the Developing Mind;
Media and the Dialogue of Democracy; and Health Communication.
The Center supports research and sponsors lectures and conferences
in these areas.
Aspen Institute
http://www.aspeninst.org/
The Aspen Institute is an international non-profit organization
dedicated to informed dialogue and inquiry on issues of
global concern. Founded in 1950, it has pursued its mission
of fostering enlightened leadership through seminars, policy
studies and fellowship programs.
Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM)
http://www.appam.org
APPAM is dedicated to improving public policy and management
by fostering excellence in research, analysis, and education.
Brookings Institution
http://www.brookings.org/
The Brookings Institution is an independent, nonpartisan
organization devoted to research, analysis, education, and
publication focused on public policy issues in the areas
of economics, foreign policy, and governance. The goal of
Brookings activities is to improve the performance of American
institutions and the quality of public policy by using social
science to analyze emerging issues and to offer practical
approaches to those issues in language aimed at the general
public.
Bureau of Governmental Research
http://www.bgr.org/
BGR is a private, non-profit, independent research organization
dedicated to informed public policy making and the effective
use of public resources for the improvement of government
in the New Orleans metropolitan area. BGR also addresses
state and national public policy issues, which affect the
metropolitan area.
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
http://www.ceip.org/
The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace is a private,
nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing cooperation
between nations and promoting active international engagement
by the United States. Founded in 1910, its
work is nonpartisan and dedicated to achieving practical
results.
Cato Institute
http://www.cato.org/
The Cato Institute seeks to broaden the parameters of public
policy debate to allow consideration of more options that
are consistent with the traditional American principles
of limited government, individual liberty, and peace. Toward
that goal, the Institute strives to achieve greater involvement
of the intelligent, concerned lay public in questions of
policy and the proper role of government.
Center for American Woman and Politics (CAWP)
http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~cawp/
The Center for the American Woman and Politics is a university-based
research, education, and public service center. Its mission
is to promote greater understanding and knowledge about
women's relationship to politics and government and to enhance
women's influence and leadership in public life. CAWP is
a unit of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University.
Center for Democracy and Technology
http://www.cdt.org/
The Center for Democracy and Technology works to promote
democratic values and constitutional liberties in the digital
age. With expertise in law, technology, and policy, CDT
seeks practical solutions to enhance free expression and
privacy in global communications technologies. CDT is dedicated
to building consensus among all parties interested in the
future of the Internet and other new communications media.
Center for Equal Opportunity
http://www.ceousa.org/
As the only think tank devoted exclusively to the promotion
of colorblind equal opportunity and racial harmony, the
Center for Equal Opportunity is uniquely positioned to counter
the divisive impact of race conscious public policies. CEO
focuses on three areas in particular: racial preferences,
immigration and assimilation, and multicultural education.
Center for International Earth Science Information Network
http://www.ciesin.org/
CIESIN's mission is to provide access to and enhance the
use of information worldwide, advancing understanding of
human interactions in the environment and serving the needs
of science and public and private decision making.
Center for Nonproliferation Studies
http://cns.miis.edu/
The Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) strives to
combat the spread of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) by
training the next generation of nonproliferation specialists
and disseminating timely information and analysis. CNS at
the Monterey Institute of International Studies is the largest
nongovernmental organization in the United States devoted exclusively
to research and training on nonproliferation issues.
Center for Policy Alternatives
http://www.cfpa.org/
While the progressive movement has been stymied by the conservative
stranglehold in Washington, progressives have quietly won
a series of surprising, proactive victories in the states.
For progressives, both the policies and leaders of tomorrow
are developing in state capitals today.
Center for Politics
http://www.centerforpolitics.org/
In order to strengthen American democracy, the Center for
Politics promotes the value of politics and seeks to improve
civic education and increase civic participation through
comprehensive research, pragmatic analysis, and innovative
educational programs.
Center for Public Integrity
http://www.publicintegrity.org/dtaweb/home.asp
The mission of the Center for Public Integrity is to provide
the American people with the findings of our investigations
and analyses of public service, government accountability
and ethics related issues.
Center for Strategic and International Studies
http://www.csis.org/
For four decades, the Center for Strategic and International
Studies (CSIS) has been dedicated to providing world leaders
with strategic insights on -- and policy solutions to --
current and emerging global issues.
Center for the Study of Technology and Society
http://www.tecsoc.org/
Through original research and in-depth analysis, the Center
examines the interaction of technological change and society.
The Center will strive to emphasize and clarify the point
that advances in technology are neither inherently good
nor inherently evil - but that every new technology has
the potential to cause problems, and the capacity to solve
problems.
Center for Women Policy Studies
http://www.centerwomenpolicy.org/
The Center for Women Policy Studies is an independent, national
multiethnic and multicultural feminist policy research and
advocacy institution. The Center addresses cutting edge
issues that have significant implications for women and
seeks to incorporate the perspectives of women, in all their
diversity, in the formulation of public policy that ensures
the just and equitable treatment of women.
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
http://www.cbpp.org/
CBPP is a non-partisan research organization and policy
institute that conducts research and analysis on a range
of government policies and programs, with an emphasis on
those affecting low and moderate-income people.
Century Foundation
http://www.tcf.org/
Our mission is to persuade those who care about issues such
as economic inequality, population aging, and the public's
discontent with government and politics that significant
improvements are possible even when the mainstream says
they are not.
Combustion Institute
http://combustioninstitute.org
The Combustion Institute is an educational non-profit, international,
scientific society whose purpose is to promote and disseminate
research in combustion science.
Conference Board
http://www.conference-board.org/
The Conference Board creates and disseminates knowledge
about management and the marketplace to help businesses
strengthen their performance and better serve society. ~~Working
as a global, independent membership organization in the
public interest, we conduct research, convene conferences,
make forecasts, assess trends, publish information and analysis,
and bring executives together to learn from one another.
Congressional Institute
http://www.conginst.org/
The Congressional Institute, Inc. is dedicated to helping
Members of Congress better serve the nation and to helping
the public better understand public policy debates and the
operations of the national legislature.
Council on Foreign Relations
http://www.cfr.org
The Council on Foreign Relations is dedicated to increasing
America's understanding of
the world and contributing ideas to U.S. foreign policy. The
Council accomplishes this mainly by promoting constructive
debates and discussions, clarifying world issues, and publishing
Foreign Affairs, the leading journal on global issues.
Eagleton Institute of Politics
http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~eagleton/
The Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University
explores state and national politics through research, education,
and public service, linking the study of politics with its
day-to-day practice.~~The Institute focuses attention on
how contemporary political systems work, how they change,
and how they might work better. Eagleton's faculty, centers
and programs specialize in the study of: state legislatures;
public opinion polling and survey research; women's participation
in politics; minority and immigrant political behavior;
campaigns, elections and political parties; civic education
and political engagement; young elected leaders; electronic
democracy; and New Jersey politics.
East-West Center
http://www.eastwestcenter.org/
The East-West Center is an internationally recognized education
and research organization established by the U.S. Congress
in 1960 to strengthen understanding and relations between
the United States and the countries of the Asia Pacific
region. The Center helps promote the establishment of a
stable, peaceful and prosperous Asia Pacific community in
which the United States is a natural, valued and leading
partner.
Economic Policy Institute
http://epinet.org/
The mission of the Economic Policy Institute is to provide
high-quality research and education in order to promote
a prosperous, fair, and sustainable economy. The Institute
stresses real world analysis and a concern for the living
standards of working people, and it makes its findings accessible
to the general public, the media, and policy makers.
Education Policy Institute
http://www.educationpolicy.org/
EPI seeks to improve education through research, policy
analysis, and the development of responsible alternatives
to existing policies and practices. In these activities,
EPI strives to promote greater parental choice in education,
a competitive education industry, and other policies that
address the problems of both public and private schools.
Employee Benefit Research Institute
http://www.ebri.org/
The Institute's mission is to advance the public's, the
media's and policymakers' knowledge and understanding of
employee benefits and their importance to our nation's economy.
Employment Policies Institute
http://www.epionline.org/
EPI is a non-profit research organization dedicated to studying
public policy issues surrounding employment growth.
Ethics and Public Policy Center
http://www.eppc.org/
The Ethics and Public Policy Center was established to clarify
and reinforce the bond between the Judeo-Christian moral
tradition and the public debate over domestic and foreign
policy issues. Its program includes research, writing, publication,
and conferences. The Center affirms the political relevance
of the great Western ethical imperatives--respect for the
dignity of every person, individual freedom and responsibility,
justice, the rule of law, and limited government. It maintains
that moral reasoning is an essential complement to empirical
calculation in the shaping of public policy.
Families and Work Institute
http://www.familiesandwork.org/
Families and Work Institute (FWI) is a non-profit center
for research that provides data to inform decision-making
on the changing workplace, changing family and changing
community.
Future of Freedom Foundation
http://www.fff.org/
The mission of The Future of Freedom Foundation is to advance
the libertarian philosophy by providing an uncompromising
moral and economic case for individual liberty, free markets,
private property, and limited government.
Heartland Institute
http://www.heartland.org/
The mission of The Heartland Institute is to help build
social movements in support of ideas that empower people.
Such ideas include parental choice in education, choice
and personal responsibility in health care, market-based
approaches to environmental protection, privatization of
public services, and deregulation in areas where property
rights and markets do a better job than government bureaucracies.
Heritage Foundation
http://www.heritage.org/
The Heritage Foundation is a research and educational institute
whose mission is to formulate and promote conservative public
policies based on the principles of free enterprise, limited
government, individual freedom, traditional American values,
and a strong national defense.
Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace
http://www-hoover.stanford.edu/
The principles of individual, economic, and political freedom;
private enterprise; and representative government were fundamental
to the vision of the Institution's founder. By collecting
knowledge, generating ideas, and disseminating both, the
Institution seeks to secure and safeguard peace, improve
the human condition, and limit government intrusion into
the lives of individuals.
Hudson Institute
http://www.hudson.org/
Hudson Institute's mission is to be America's premier source
of applied research on enduring policy challenges.
Independent Institute
http://www.independent.org/
The mission of The Independent Institute is to transcend
the all-too-common politicization and superficiality of
public policy research and debate, redefine the debate over
public issues, and foster new and effective directions for
government reform.
Initiative and Referendum Institute
http://www.iandrinstitute.org/
The Institute, a 501(c)(3) non-profit non-partisan research
and educational organization, is dedicated to educating
the citizens about how the initiative and referendum process
has been utilized and in providing information to the citizens
so they understand and know how to utilize the process.
Institute for Contemporary Studies
http://www.icspress.com
ICS believes that men and women who control their lives
through self-governing institutions live more productive
lives. These possibilities will only be realized when we
have the necessary knowledge, practical information and
leadership. ICS is committed to promoting self-governing
ways of life by working on all three of these important
components
Institute for International Economics
http://www.iie.com
The Institute for International Economics is a private,
nonprofit, nonpartisan research institution devoted to the
study of international economic policy.
Institute for Policy Innovation
http://www.ipi.org/
IPI's focus is on approaches to governing that harness the
strengths of individual liberty, limited government, and
free markets. IPI emphasizes getting its studies into the
hands of the press and policy makers so that the ideas they
contain can be applied to the challenges facing us today.
Institute for Public Accuracy
http://www.accuracy.org/
As a nationwide consortium of policy researchers, the Institute
for Public Accuracy seeks to broaden public discourse by
gaining media access for those whose perspectives are commonly
drowned out by corporate-backed think tanks and other influential
institutions.
Institute for Women's Policy Research
http://www.iwpr.org/
The Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR) is a public
policy research organization dedicated to informing and
stimulating the debate on issues of critical importance
to women and their families. IWPR focuses on issues of poverty
and welfare, employment and earnings, work and family issues,
health and safety, and women's civic and political participation.
International Institute for Energy Conservation (IIEC)
http://www.cerf.org/iiec/
IIEC has worked to bring the power of sustainable energy
solutions to developing countries and economies in transition
since 1984. These solutions include energy efficiency, renewable
energy, and integrated transport planning.
International Institute for Strategic Studies
http://www.iiss.org/home.php
Provide, from an international perspective, to IISS members
and the wider public, through publications and other activities,
the best possible objective information on military and
political developments relevant to the prospects, course,
and consequences of conflict having an important military
dimension.~Provide, to the same audience, and by similar
means, the best possible analysis of the policies to be
pursued by various governments and other actors to further
and maintain international peace and security. Convene government
ministers, officials, international civil servants, independent
analysts, business people and journalists in different formats,
public and private, to advance understanding of political,
military, technological, business, economic, environmental,
social, religious and other trends that could have an impact
on the prospects, course and consequences of conflict having
an important military dimension. Maintain, nurture and continually
enlarge an international network of influential and knowledgeable
individuals, corporate entities, governments and other bodies
to ensure the effective dissemination of information, analysis
and understanding of the subjects and activities addressed
by the Institute's work.~Aim, through these activities,
to influence and promote the adoption of sound policies
to maintain and further international peace and security
and civilised international relations by all actors able
to realise this aim.
International Property Tax Institute
http://www.ipti.org/index.asp
To internationally promote and foster property taxation
and assessment ideals founded upon the general principles
of fairness and equity within the partnership of practicioners,
governments and taxpayers
Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public
Policy
http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/~presspol/
The Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public
Policy is a Harvard research center dedicated to exploring
the intersection of press, politics and public policy in
theory and practice. The Center strives to bridge the gap
between journalists and scholars and, increasingly, between
them and the public.
Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies
http://www.jointcenter.org
The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies informs
and illuminates the nation's major public policy debates
through research, analysis, and information dissemination
in order to: improve the socioeconomic status of black Americans
and other minorities; expand their effective participation
in the political and public policy arenas; and promote communications
and relationships across racial and ethnic lines to strengthen
the nation's pluralistic society.
Justice Research Association
http://cjcentral.com/jra/
A private consulting firm and 'think-tank' focusing on issues
of crime and justice. JRA serves the needs of the nation's
civil and criminal justice planners, researchers, practitioners,
academicians, and administrators through professional consulting
services in all areas of criminal justice -- including the
on-going evaluation and professionalization of police services,
courts and jury selection, correctional administration,
and criminal justice policy planning.
Kaiser Family Foundation
http://www.kff.org/
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation is an independent
philanthropy focusing on the major health care issues facing
the nation. The Foundation is an independent voice and source
of facts and analysis for policymakers, the media, the health
care community, and the general public.
McKeever Institute of Economic Policy Analysis
http://www.mkeever.com/welcome.html
The McKeever Institute Of Economic Policy Analysis (hereafter
MIEPA) is a small, privately funded organization dedicated
to the betterment of mankind through the promotion of sound
economic policies. MIEPA's has created a list of government
policies which promote both commercial activity and safety
when they are followed.
Mercatus Center
http://www.mercatus.org/
The Mercatus Center at George Mason University is an education,
research and outreach organization. We work with scholars,
policy experts, and government officials to bridge academic
learning and real world practice. The aim of our work is
to enable individuals to live free, prosperous, and peaceful
lives.
Moving Ideas: The Electronic Policy Network
http://movingideas.org/
The Moving Ideas Network is dedicated to explaining and
popularizing complex policy ideas to a broader audience.
Our goal is to improve collaboration and dialogue between
policy and grassroots organizations, and to promote their
work to journalists and legislators.
National Bureau of Economic Research
http://www.nber.org/
The National Bureau of Economic Research is a private, nonprofit,
nonpartisan research organization dedicated to promoting
a greater understanding of how the economy works. The NBER
is committed to undertaking and disseminating unbiased economic
research among public policymakers, business professionals,
and the academic community.
National Center for Policy Analysis
http://www.ncpa.org/
The NCPA's goal is to develop and promote private alternatives
to government regulation and control, solving problems by
relying on the strength of the competitive, entrepreneurial
private sector. Topics include reforms in health care, taxes,
Social Security, welfare, criminal justice, education and
environmental regulation.
National Center for Public Policy Research
http://www.nationalcenter.org/
The National Center for Public Policy Research is a communications
and research foundation dedicated to providing free market
solutions to today's public policy problems. We believe
that the principles of a free market, individual liberty
and personal responsibility provide the greatest hope for
meeting the challenges facing America in the 21st century.
National Institute on Money in Politics
http://www.followthemoney.org
The Institute on Money in State Politics is a national nonpartisan,
nonprofit organization dedicated to accurate, comprehensive
and unbiased documentation and research on campaign finance
at the state level. The Institute develops searchable databases,
makes them available to the public online, and analyzes
the information to determine the role campaign money plays
in public policy debates in the states. The Institute also
publishes studies and provides technical assistance and
resources to reporters, academic researchers and state groups
that work on campaign-finance issues.
Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government
http://rockinst.org/
The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government conducts
studies and special projects to assist government and enhance
the capacity of states and localities to meet critical challenges.
Through its conferences, research, and publications, the
Institute works with the best experts and top officials
at all levels of government to forge creative solutions
to public problems. The work of the Institute focuses on
the role of state governments in the American federal system.
New America Foundation
http://www.newamerica.net/
The purpose of the New America Foundation is to bring exceptionally
promising new voices and new ideas to the fore of our nation's
public discourse. Relying on a venture capital approach,
the Foundation invests in outstanding individuals and policy
ideas that transcend the conventional political spectrum.
Through its Fellowship Program and Strategic Initiatives,
New America sponsors a wide range of research, published
writing, conferences and events on the most important issues
of our time.
Nixon Center
http://www.nixoncenter.org/
The specific goal of the Center is to explore ways of enhancing
American security and prosperity while taking into account
the legitimate perspectives of other nations.
Office of Tax Policy Research
http://www.otpr.org/
The Office of Tax Policy Research, established at the University
of Michigan Business School in 1987, has two missions. The
first is to encourage and facilitate joint research on the
tax system by economists and scholars of other disciplines.
The second is to serve as a liaison on tax issues among
the academic, business, and policymaking tax communities.
Pension Research Council
http://prc.wharton.upenn.edu/prc/prc.html
The Pension Research Council of the Wharton School of the
University of Pennsylvania is an organization committed
to generating debate on key policy issues affecting pensions
and other employee benefits. ~~The Pension Research Council
sponsors interdisciplinary research on the entire range
of private pension and social security programs, as well
as related benefit plans in the United States and around
the world. Council projects are motivated by a need to address
the long-term issues that underlie contemporary concerns
and seek to broaden public understanding of these complex
arrangements through research into their social, economic,
legal,actuarial, and financial foundations of privately
and publicly-provided benefits. Members of the Council's
Board, appointed by the Dean of the Wharton School, are
leaders in the employee benefits field.
Performance Institute
http://www.performanceweb.org/
The Performance Institute is a private think tank that serves
as the nation's leading authority and repository on performance-based
management practices for government agencies. Our mission
is to identify, study and disseminate the leading management
innovations pioneered by 'best-in-class' public-sector organizations.
Political Economy Research Center
http://www.perc.org/
PERC - The Center for Free Market Environmentalism is the
nation's oldest and largest institute dedicated to original
research that brings market principles to resolving environmental
problems.
Population Reference Bureau
http://www.prb.org/
For more than 70 years, the Population Reference Bureau
has been informing people about the population dimensions
of important social, economic, and political issues. Our
mission is to be the leader in providing timely and objective
information on U.S. and international population trends
and their implications.
Progress & Freedom Foundation
http://www.pff.org/
The Progress & Freedom Foundation is a market-oriented
think tank that studies the digital revolution and its implications
for public policy. Its mission is to educate policymakers,
opinion leaders and the public about issues associated with
technological change, based on a philosophy of limited government,
free markets and individual sovereignty.
Progressive Policy Institute
http://www.ppionline.org/
PPI's mission is to define and promote a new progressive
politics for America in the 21st century. Through its research,
policies, and perspectives, the Institute is fashioning
a new governing philosophy and an agenda for public innovation
geared to the Information Age.
Public Agenda
http://www.publicagenda.org
The two-fold mission of Public Agenda is to: Help leaders
better understand the public's point of view on major policy
issues. Help citizens better understand critical policy
issues so they can make their own more informed and thoughtful
decisions.
RAND
http://www.rand.org/
Rand is a nonprofit institution that helps improve public
policy through research and analysis. Rand's broad research
agenda helps policymakers strengthen the nation's economy,
maintain its security, and improve its quality of life by
helping them make choices in education, health care, national
defense, and criminal and civil justice, among many other
areas.
Reason Foundation
http://reason.org/
Reason Foundation is a national research and educational
organization that explores and promotes the twin values
of rationality and freedom as a basic underpinning of a
good society.
Roosevelt Study Center
http://www.theodoreroosevelt.org/modern/rooseveltstudy.htm
Collecting and making accessible primary source materials
for research in American history. ~~Conducting research
in American history and Dutch-American relations. ~~Stimulating
research in American history in the Center's collections
by awarding grants. ~~Organizing symposia, seminars, exhibits,
film presentations, lectures, and publishing academic works
Sales Tax Institute
http://www.salestaxinstitute.com/
The Sales Tax Institute is dedicated to educating business
people about sales and use tax concepts and issues. We enable
companies to minimize the tax expenses and administrative
costs related to accurate compliance by offering three training
courses throughout the United States
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
http://www.sipri.se
The task of our Institute is to conduct research on questions
of conflict and cooperation of importance for international
peace and security, with the aim of contributing to an understanding
of the conditions for peaceful solutions of international
conflicts and for a stable peace.
Taub Urban Research Center
http://urban.nyu.edu/
The Taub Urban Research Center explores issues and challenges
affecting cities and metropolitan regions. The Center issues
reports and conducts forums that include participants from
government, business, nonprofit organizations, and the academic
community.
Tax Policy Center
http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/
The Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center was created to fill
the growing need to clarify and analyze the nation's tax
policy choices. It provides timely, accessible analysis
and facts about tax policy to policymakers, journalists,
interested citizens, and researchers.
The Foundation for Economic Education
http://www.fee.org/
Throughout the years FEE's mission has remained resolute:
to study the moral and intellectual foundation of a free
society and to share its knowledge with individuals everywhere.
The Freedom Forum
http://www.freedomforum.org/
The Freedom Forum is a nonpartisan foundation dedicated
to free press, free speech and free spirit for all people.
The foundation focuses on three main priorities: the Newseum,
First Amendment freedoms and newsroom diversity.
The International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
http://www.iiasa.ac.at/
The International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
(IIASA) is a non-governmental research organization located
in Austria. The institute conducts inter-disciplinary scientific
studies on environmental, economic, technological and social
issues in the context of human dimensions of global change.
The Media Institute
http://www.mediainst.org/
The Media Institute is a nonprofit research foundation specializing
in communications policy issues. The Institute exists to
foster three goals: freedom of speech, a competitive media
and communications industry, and excellence in journalism.
The Weidernbaum Center
http://csab.wustl.edu/
The Weidenbaum Center at Washington University in St. Louis
supports scholarly research, public affairs programs, and
other activities in the fields of economics, government,
and public policy.
Tom's Rivera Policy Institute
http://www.trpi.org/
The Tom's Rivera Policy Institute (TRPI) is a freestanding,
nonprofit, policy research organization which has attained
a reputation as the nation's "premier Latino think
tank." Through its strong capacity to conduct primary
and secondary data analysis, TRPI is uniquely positioned
to fill the void in information that exists among policymakers
and political leaders regarding the complexities that characterize
the U.S. Latino population--e.g. its heterogeneous composition,
its bilingualism, and its diverse nativity.
Urban Institute
http://www.urban.org/
The Urban Institute is a nonprofit nonpartisan policy research
and educational organization established to examine the
social, economic, and governance problems facing the nation.
It provides information and analysis to public and private
decision makers to help them address these challenges and
strives to raise citizen understanding of the issues and
tradeoffs in policy making.
Water Environment Research Foundation
http://www.werf.org/
The Water Environment Research Foundation is dedicated to
advancing science and technology addressing water quality
issues as they impact water resources, the atmosphere, the
lands, and quality of life.
Wellesley Centers for Women
http://www.wcwonline.org
The Wellesley Centers for Women (WCW) unites the Center
for Research on Women and the Stone Center for Developmental
Services and Studies in an interdisciplinary community of
scholars engaged in research, training, analysis and action.
~~Our work is dedicated to looking at the world through
the eyes of women--because a world that is better for women
is better for everyone. We believe that only by thoroughly
investigating the what, why, and how of a problem can you
begin to create a lasting solution.
Women's Research and Education Institute
http://www.wrei.org/
WREI's mission is to identify issues affecting women and
their roles in the family, workplace, and public arena,
and to inform and help shape the public policy debate on
these issues.
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
http://wwics.si.edu/
The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars aims
to unite the world of ideas to the world of policy by supporting
pre-eminent scholarship and linking that scholarship to
issues of concern to officials in Washington.
World Future Society
http://www.wfs.org/
The Society strives to serve as a neutral clearinghouse
for ideas about the future. Ideas about the future include
forecasts, recommendations, and alternative scenarios. These
ideas help people to anticipate what may happen in the next
5, 10, or more years ahead. When people can visualize a
better future, then they can begin to create it.
World Resources Institute
http://www.wri.org/
The World Resources Institute's mission is to move human
society to live in ways that protect Earth's environment
and its capacity to provide for the needs and aspirations
of current and future generations. ~~Because people are
inspired by ideas, empowered by knowledge, and moved to
change by greater understanding, WRI provides -- and helps
other institutions provide -- objective information and
practical proposals for policy and institutional change
that will foster environmentally sound, socially equitable
development.
Worldwatch Institute
http://www.worldwatch.org/
The Worldwatch Institute is an independent research organization
that works for an environmentally sustainable and socially
just society, in which the needs of all people are met without
threatening the health of the natural environment or the
well-being of future generations.
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