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Brown Institute of Public Affairs - A policy center offering programs on community development and family empowerment.

Democracy (CSID) - A think tank dedicated to studying the relationship between Islam and democracy.

Development - ICPD conducts research projects on a wide range of issues concerning global security, conversion of resources from military to civilian purposes, food security, employment, economic development, and the environment.
Meta Description: [ The ICPD carries out research projects on a wide range of issues concerning global security, conversion of resources from military to civilian purposes, food security, employment, economic development, and the environment. ]

Exchanges Board - A US-based public policy organization committed to international education in academic research, professional training and technical assistance.

International Studies - A public policy research institution dedicated to analysis and policy impact. It maintains resident experts on all the world's major geographical regions and covers key functional areas, such as international finance, U.S. domestic and economic policy, and U.S. foreign policy and national security issues.
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Reason Institute - The institute aims at bringing both faith and reason to bear on all the issues that confront people. It addresses questions of economics, politics, public policy, science, technology, the environment, and public culture, from perspective of both faith and reason.

Acton Institute - Promotes a free society informed by religious faith and moral absolutes.
Meta Description: [ The Mission of the Acton Institute is to promote a free and virtuous society characterized by individual liberty and sustained by religious principles. The Acton Institute organizes seminars aimed at educating religious leaders of all denominations, business executives, entrepreneurs, universit... ]

Adam Ferguson Institute - An Ohio based policy institute supporting the voluntary, therefore peaceful, development of a free, beneficent, and prosperous civil society.

Alabama Policy Institute - A conservative think tank addressing a wide range of emerging policy issues in the areas of economics, education, the environment, government, family and society.

Alexis de Tocqueville Institution - A research foundation conducting, publishing and publicizing research on the promotion and perfection of economic liberty, political freedom, opportunity and democracy in the United States and around the world.

Allegheny Institute - Pennsylvania-based conservative think tank devoted to local government issues. Site includes recent papers on key issues, information about events and publications, and related links.

America's Future Foundation - America's Future Foundation exists to train the next generation of conservative leaders and winning the hearts and minds of young Americans.

American Enterprise Institute - Conducts policy research supportive of limited government, private enterprise, vital cultural and political institutions, and a strong US foreign policy and national defense. Profiles of scholars, publications and commentary, research area descriptions, annual report, newsletter, and bookstore available.

American Foreign Policy Council - A policy organization dedicated to bringing information to those who make or influence the foreign policy of the United States and to assisting world leaders, particularly in the former USSR and Asia, with building democracies and market economies.

American Freedom Center - A policy institute dedicated to educating the public about the ideas of economic freedom and individual liberty on which the United States was founded.

American Policy Center - Conservative policy group that believes the free market and private ownership of property is the best method for improving education, employment, goods and services, and protecting the environment.
Meta Description: [ Property Rights and Back-to-Basics Education Grassroots Internet Headquarters ]

Anderson Economic Group - Provides public policy analysis for private, public and government sectors.

Applied Information Resources - A public policy research and community information organization dedicated to citizen education on public issues.

Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs - An academic forum for the study, research and discussion of the principles and practices of American constitutional government and politics at Ashland University. Archive of publications and RealAudio speeches.

Atlas Economic Research Foundation - Offers events, workshops, and courses.

Beacon Hill Institute - BHI is a free-market think tank based in Suffolk University Boston, MA. It studies the public policy areas of state tax policy, privatization, welfare reform, compassion tax credits, regulatory reform and other areas from a market perspective.

Belcher Foundation - A think tank focusing on public policy, church and state, education, law, and history.
Meta Description: [ Home Page of the Belcher Foundation, a research think tank focusing on public policy, church and state, education, law, and history. ]

Bradley Foundation - Private foundation established by Lynde and Harry Bradley to support individualism, self-government, and free-market causes. Describes publications, staff and directors, grantee showcase, application process, and the Lion House.

Brookings Institution - A research and policy institute. Web site contains briefing papers, analyses, and other resources related to many current political issues.

Buckeye Institute - Seeking to improve the lives of all Ohioans by promoting free market ideas and limited government.

California Institute of Public Affairs - Research, convening and public information on California issues and international environmental affairs. Founded in 1969 and affiliated with Claremont Graduate University.

Calvert Institute for Policy Research - An educational institution dedicated to the research and propagation of solutions to Maryland state and local public-policy concerns based upon the principles of free markets and personal responsibility.

Carey Center for Democratic Capitalism - Works to educate students, citizens, and leaders in the fundamentals upon which the American republic was constructed - democracy and capitalism.

Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs - A policy organization dedicated to research and education at the nexus of ethics and international affairs. Provides speech transcripts, articles, reviews and other materials on a variety of subjects.
Meta Description: [ The Carnegie Council is the world’s leading voice promoting ethical leadership on issues of war, peace and global social justice. Its mission is to be the voice for ethics in international policy. The Council focuses its efforts on three broad themes: Ethics, War and Peace, Global Social Justic... ]

Carter Center - A policy organization founded by Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter to fight disease, hunger, poverty, conflict, and oppression around the world.
Meta Description: [ The Carter Center is guided by a fundamental commitment to human rights and the alleviation of human suffering; it seeks to prevent and resolve conflicts, enhance freedom and democracy, and improve health. ]

Cascade Policy Institute - Oregon based free market think tank.

Cato Institute - Promoting public policy based on individual liberty, limited government, free markets, and peaceful international relations. Thousands of studies and articles available online as well as streaming audio and video of institute events. Site updated daily.
Meta Description: [ Promoting an American public policy based on individual liberty, limited government, free markets and peaceful international relations. Extensive library of studies, articles and monographs available ]

Center for American Progress - Liberal think tank offers policy proposals, talking points, events, news and columns. Weekly email newsletter Progress Report.

Center for Defense Information - An institute monitoring the military. CDI provides analysis in the form of research papers, educational videos, and free e-mail and print newsletters.

Center for Economic and Policy Research - A research center that seeks to promote democratic debate on important economic and social issues.

Center for Entrepreneurship - Resources from the Pacific Research Institute presenting the case that entrepreneurial spirit, economic growth, and economic opportunity are stifled by onerous taxes, regulations, and health care policies.
Meta Description: [ Pacific Research Institute Business and Economics Policy Home Page ]

Center for Law and Social Policy - CLASP is a policy organization with expertise in both law and policy affecting the poor. It seeks to improve the economic security of low-income families with children and secure access for low-income persons.

Center for National Policy - CNP undertakes research and analysis to frame options and to formulate policy recommendations, focusing activities in economic analysis, equal opportunity, community studies and foreign policy.
Meta Description: [ Center for National Policy ]

Center for Policy Alternatives - StateAction.org - A progressive public policy and leadership development center serving state legislators, state policy organizations, and state grassroots leaders.
Meta Description: [ The Center for Policy Alternatives (CPA) is the nation's only nonpartisan nonprofit organization working to strengthen the capacity of state legislators to lead and achieve progressive change. ]

Center for Public Justice - A Christian civic education and public policy research organization.
Meta Description: [ An independent organization for policy research and civic education, whose mission is to equip citizens, develop leaders, and shape policy. ]

Center for Public Leadership - The Center for Public Leadership (John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University) seeks to improve the practice of leadership and citizenship, through research, education and outreach. The Center aims to strengthen the positive effect of those engaged in improving the quality of public life.

Center for Public Policy Priorities - A research organization committed to improving public policies and private practices that influence the economic and social prospects and conditions of individuals, families, and communities.
Meta Description: [ The Center for Public Policy Priorities (CPPP) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit think tank committed to using research and analysis to improve Texas public policy. ]

Center for Retirement Research - Organization dedicated to the research and dissemination of retirement policy issues as well as to widening access to related data sources.

Center for Security Policy - A policy organization promoting international peace through American strength.

Center for the Advancement of Capitalism - Public policy institute dedicated to advancing individual rights and economic freedom throughout America. Website features the Center's philosophical defense of business and profit-making, and opportunities for activism.
Meta Description: [ The Center for the Advancement of Capitalism is dedicated to advancing individualism and economic freedom throughout America. Site includes the Center's articles and essays, opportunities for activism and more. ]

Center for the Study of Democratic Societies - CSDS is a research and educational institution dedicated to the examination and explanation of the properties and possibilities of democratic societies and democratic-socialist economic systems.
Meta Description: [ The Center for the Study of Democratic Societies is a research and educational institution dedicated to the examination and explanation of the properties and possibilities of democratic societies. ]

Center for the Study of Popular Culture - Los Angeles-based center founded by David Horowitz, focusing on political correctness and other cultural issues through publications and legal defense.

Center for the Study of Technology and Society - A research and educational organization which considers the social effects of technological change.
Meta Description: [ A nonprofit educational and research organization based in Washington, D.C. that studies the social effects of technology. ]

Center of the American Experiment - A conservative think tank in Minnesota, focusing in improving education, strengthening free market economy and reducing poverty and crime.
Meta Description: [ Center for the American Experiment is a nonpartisan, tax-exempt, public policy and educational institution, which brings conservative and free market ideas to bear on the most difficult issues facing Minnesota and the nation. ]

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities - A public policy advocacy organization specializing in federal budget issues from a low-income perspective.
Meta Description: [ The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities is a nonpartisan research organization and policy institute that conducts research and analysis on a range of government policies and programs. ]

Central Massachusetts Liberty Coalition - Central Massachusetts based pro-liberty political education organization.

Centrists.Org - Policy think tank for centrist and moderate policymakers. Main topics include health care, medicare, wealth-building, pensions and social security, federal budget and taxes, entitlement reform, and economic growth.
Meta Description: [ Centrists.Org - The Think Tank for Centrist Policymakers. Health, Wealth-Building, Budget and Tax, Economy, Public Trust ]

Century Foundation - A research foundation that undertakes timely and critical analyses of major economic, political, and social institutions and issues
Meta Description: [ The Century Foundation conducts public policy research and analyses of economic, social, and foreign policy issues, including inequality, retirement security, election reform, media studies, homeland security, and international affairs. The foundation produces books, reports, and other publicatio... ]

Citizens Research Council of Michigan - A public affairs research organization established in 1916 to provide analysis of state and local government organization and finance in Michigan.

Civil Society Institute - The institute seeks to serve as catalysts for change, especially in five areas of critical need: kids and learning, health care reform, science policy and regenerative medicine, climate change and global security and economic change.

Civil Society Institute - A classical liberal / libertarian institute within Santa Clara University, dedicated to educating students in the classic themes of political economy and their relevance to contemporary policy issues.
Meta Description: [ Civil Society Institute ]

Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute - Established to prepare young women for effective conservative leadership and to promote school choice opportunities for all K-12 children in America. Information about speakers, anti-feminist resources, and current issues available.
Meta Description: [ The goal of the Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute is to engage, inform, and connect conservatives across the country who will lead and shape the future of our nation. We have a special focus on young women. ]

Claremont Institute - Projects, recent writings, event and publication information, and news releases from the Californian think tank.

Committee for Economic Development - CED is an organization of business and education leaders dedicated to public policy research.

Commonweal Institute - A multi-issue think tank committed to advancing moderate and progressive principles.
Meta Description: [ The Commonweal Institute is a multi-issue public policy research and education institute - a think tank - and strategic marketing and communications organization committed to advancing moderate and progressive principles. Our goals: to restore balance to the marketplace of ideas; to revitalize a... ]

Commonwealth Foundation - A free-market public policy organization based in Pennsylvania which promotes the principles of limited government, economic freedom, and individual responsibility.

Competitive Enterprise Institute - Publications on the institute's research in free-enterprise, as well as internships.

Council for Emerging National Security Affairs - Seeks to become the premier venue for virtual collaboration in addressing emerging national security affairs and policy renewal.

Council on Foreign Relations - A research center dedicated to understanding the world by better comprehending global trends and contributing ideas to U.S. foreign policy. Publisher of the journal Foreign Affairs.
Meta Description: [ A nonpartisan resource for information and analysis ]

Council on Hemispheric Affairs - Encourages the formulation of rational and constructive U.S. policies towards Latin America.
Meta Description: [ Monitoring Political, Economic and Diplomatic Issues Affecting the Western Hemisphere ]

Demos - A public policy organization working to improve democracy and to foster greater economic opportunity and less disparity.

Discovery Institute - The institute discovers and promotes ideas in the common sense tradition of representative government, the free market and individual liberty.
Meta Description: [ Discovery Institute is a nonpartisan public policy think tank conducting research on technology, science and culture, economics and foreign affairs. ]

Drum Major Institute - A progressive think tank founded in the civil rights movement and dedicated to social and economic justice.

Economic Opportunity Institute of Seattle - Details new policies dealing with issues faced daily by middle income and low income families, and fosters economic security through research and media.

Economic Policy Institute (EPI) - A nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank that seeks to broaden the public debate about strategies to achieve a prosperous and fair economy.
Meta Description: [ EPI is a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank that seeks to broaden the public debate about strategies to achieve a prosperous and fair economy. ]

404 Employment Policy Foundation - Publications on the labor market and the living wage.

Entertainment Industries Council, Inc. - EIC's mission is to lead the entertainment industry in bringing its power and influence to bear on health and social issues.
Meta Description: [ Entertainment Industries Council, Inc......to lead the entertainment industry in bringing it's power and influence to bare on health and social issues. ]

Ethan Allen Institute - Vermont's free-market-oriented public policy think tank.
Meta Description: [ The Ethan Allen Institute is Vermont's independent, nonpartisan, free-market-oriented public policy think tank. ]

Ethics and Public Policy Center - Seeks 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. Located in Washington, DC.
Meta Description: [ The Ethics and Public Policy Center was established in 1976 to clarify and reinforce the bond between the Judeo-Christian moral tradition and the public debate over domestic and foreign policy issues. ]

Evergreen Freedom Foundation - A policy institute advancing individual liberty, free enterprise and responsible government in Washington State and nationwide.

Family First - Nebraska's pro-family public policy think tank, associated with Focus on the Family. Family First provides timely research on issues of interest to Nebraska families.

Financial Markets Center - An institute that provides research and education resources to grassroots groups, unions, policymakers and journalists interested in the Federal Reserve System and financial markets

Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) - Offers online education, a bookstore, and links to its seminars and publishes Ideas on Liberty, a magazine on free markets and individual liberty.

Free Congress Foundation - A Washington, D.C. conservative research institute and policy education organization with policy centers on technology, law and democracy, cultural conservatism, and governance.

Frontiers of Freedom - Founded in 1995 by Malcolm Wallop, Frontiers seeks to lead the conservative movement against an ever more powerful and intrusive federal government, and to restore and maintain individual rights.

Future of Freedom Foundation - A think tank advancing the libertarian philosophy.

George C. Marshall Institute - Information on science and public policy issues such as global warming and defense technology.

Georgia Public Policy Foundation - Research and education foundation dedicated to limited government, private enterprise, and individual responsibility. Press releases, publications, current research and iitiatives, and related links available.

Goldwater Institute' - A conservative research and educational organization advocating public policy founded upon the principles of limited government, economic freedom, and individual responsibility.

Grassroot Institute of Hawaii - A public policy think tank providing detailed study, analysis, investigation and reporting on the impact on the individual citizen by government and its procedures and departments in Hawaii.

Great Plains Public Policy Institute - GPPPI is a public policy and educational institution in South Dakota. It conducts educational events, public forums and scholarly research to give citizens and policy makers qualified recommendations.
Meta Description: [ Great Plains Public Policy Institute is a nonpartisan, tax exempt, public policy and educational institution in South Dakota. GPPPI conducts educational events, public forums and scholarly research to give citizens and policy makers qualified recommendations. ]

Heartland Institute - Chicago based think tank promoting public policy based on individual liberty, limited government, and free markets.
Meta Description: [ The Heartland Institute is devoted to discovering and promoting free-market solutions to social and economic problems. Those solutions include parental choice in education, choice and personal responsibility in health care, market-based approaches to environmental protection, privatization of pub... ]

Heritage Foundation - A conservative think tank publishing research on domestic, economic, foreign and defense policy.
Meta Description: [ The Heritage Foundation - Policy Research and Analysis ]

Hispanic American Center for Economic Research - Promotes the study about the countries of Hispanic America and Hispanic Americans living in the United States, as they relate to the values of personal and economic liberty.
Meta Description: [ The Hispanic American Center for Economic Research engages in and promotes the study of issues pertinent to the countries of Hispanic America as well as Hispanic Americans living in the United States, especially as they relate to the values of personal and economic liberty, limited government und... ]

Hoover Institution - Conservative policy analysis group at Stanford University. Site provides library and archives of papers and seminars, description of research areas, publication links, and background on activities.
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Hudson Institute - U.S. domestic and foreign policy institute. Includes profiles of scholars, event information, published research and policy center information, and current headlines.
Meta Description: [ Internationally recognized think tank and public policy research organization that forecasts trends and develops solutions for governments, businesses and the public. Hudson Institute addresses domestic and international policy issues. ]

Independence Institute - Free-market think tank investigating private and community-based solutions to issues in Colorado and the United States. News, event information, policy center profiles, publications, and searchable archive of papers.
Meta Description: [ Of course the really big scandals go unnoticed. ]

Independent Institute - A scholarly research and educational organization which sponsors comprehensive studies on political economy.

Information for Decision Making (IFDM) - Provider of information and resources to support decision-making that produces and sustains good results for children, families, and communities.

Institute for American Values - A public policy organization devoted to contributing intellectually to the renewal of marriage and family life and the sources of competence, character, and citizenship.

404 Institute for Contemporary Studies - Committed to promoting self-government. Projects include facilitating conflict prevention discussion, producing op-ed's, and publication. Located in Oakland, CA.

500 Institute for Policy Innovation (IPI) - A public policy institute based in Lewisville, Texas. IPI's focus is on approaches to governing that harness the strengths of individual liberty, limited government, and free markets.

Institute for Policy Studies - Combats poverty, war, corporate globalization, and ecological destruction through research and activist education.
Meta Description: [ Combats poverty, war, corporate globalization, and ecological destruction through research and activist education. ]

Institute for the Study of Civic Values - ISCV - Works to foster a renewed commitment to America's historic civic ideals. Includes projects and an e-mail list.

Institute for Women's Policy Research - A public policy organization dedicated to researching policy issues of critical importance for women. IWPR's policy areas include poverty and welfare, family and work, health care and domestic violence, and employment.

Institute of Science, Technology and Public Policy - Founded at Maharishi University of Management in Fairfield, Iowa, to identify, scientifically evaluate, and implement through public policy, promising new technologies and programs that offer practical solutions to problems facing the United States.
Meta Description: [ Founded to identify, scientifically evaluate, and implement through public policy promising new technologies and programs that offer practical solutions to problems facing our nation. ]

Institute on the Constitution - A project of the American College for Cultural Studies which seeks to educate the public about the moral and philosophical principles behind the creation of the U.S. Constitution. Features quotes, research resources, historical documents, constitutional myths, and discussion form.

International Relations Center - A public policy organization whose mission is to provide information and analysis that increase social and economic justice throughout the world.

Iowa Public Interest Research Group - Iowa PIRG is a public interest organization dedicated to preserving the environment, protecting consumers and holding government accountable to the public interest. Located in Des Moines, Iowa.

James Madison Institute - A Florida-based public policy research organization dedicated to promoting economic freedom, limited government, federalism, traditional values, the rule of law, and individual liberty coupled with individual responsibility.

John Locke Foundation - A North Carolina based think tank conducting research based on the principles of individual liberty, a free-market economy, and limited government.

Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies - A national institution that conducts research on public policy issues of special concern to African Americans.
Meta Description: [ 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 parti... ]

Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy - A think tank group focused on state and local public policy issues that affect the quality of life of New Hampshire's citizens.

Levy Economics Institute - The Levy Economics Institute of Bard College is a research organization devoted to public service, generating public policy responses to important economic problems that profoundly affect the quality of life in the United States and abroad.

Lincoln Institute of Public Opinion Research - A conservative Pennsylvanian think tank conducting polling, focusing groups, and educating lawmakers, policy makers, media, and the public on key issues and the views of Pennsylvania's citizens on those issues.
Meta Description: [ Taking the Pulse of Pennsylvania ]

Locke Institute - A Virginian think tank advocating the Lockean view of government deriving sovereignty through the people.
Meta Description: [ Named for the philosopher and political theorist John Locke, the Institute ascribes to his theory that society is based on the law of nature and that the individual is the ultimate source of political sovereignty. ]

Mackinac Center for Public Policy - A policy institute devoted to improving the quality of life for all Michigan citizens by promoting sound solutions to state and local policy questions. Provides reports, commentaries and educational programs.
Meta Description: [ Home Page: the latest and greatest articles on liberty and free markets as sound public policy for Michigan. ]

Maine Heritage Policy Center - A research and educational organization which formulates and promotes conservative public policies in the U.S. state of Maine. Includes text of op-eds and links to other New England policy institutes.
Meta Description: [ The Maine Heritage Policy Center is a research and educational organization whose mission is to formulate and promote conservative public policies. ]

Manhattan Institute - The mission of the institute is to develop and diseminate new ideas that foster greater economic choice and individual responsibility.
Meta Description: [ The Mission of the Manhattan Institute is to develop and disseminate new ideas that foster greater economic choice and individual responsibility. ]

Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation - A social policy research organization dedicated to learning what works to improve the well-being of low-income people.
Meta Description: [ MDRC is a nonprofit, nonpartisan social policy research organization. We are dedicated to learning what works to improve the well-being of low-income people. ]

Mathematica Policy Research - Public policy research organization based in New Jersey.
Meta Description: [ Mathematica, a nonpartisan firm, conducts policy research and surveys in healthcare, education, welfare, employment, nutrition, and early childhood. ]

McGregor Consulting Group - Carries out research and education on a variety of issues including consumer, family and home economics, education, peace, citizenship and human rights.

Mercatus Center - The Mercatus Center at George Mason University is an education, research and outreach organization. The aim of its work is to enable individuals to live free, prosperous, and peaceful lives.

Minaret of Freedom Institute - A Muslim libertarian think tank. Advocates free markets and civil liberties for the world of Islam.
Meta Description: [ Exposing Muslims to free market thought and the value of liberty to Islam; educating non Muslims about Islamic beliefs, practices, and contributions. ]

Morrison Institute for Public Policy - An Arizona State University's institute for policy analysis and expertise. The Institute researches public policy issues, informs policy makers and residents, and advises leaders on choices and actions.

Nation Institute - A liberal-left public policy organization committed to a just society and the principles of the First Amendment.

National Bureau of Economic Research - A 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 - Research organization that advocates free-market solutions to public policy problems, primarily on the issues of health care, Social Security, energy and the environment, taxes, and growth.
Meta Description: [ NCPA is a non-profit public policy research institute seeking innovative private sector solutions to public policy problems ]

National Center for Public Policy Research - A conservative think tank and policy institute covering Congress, insider political information, global warming and the environment, legal reform, Social Security, and campaign reform.

National Democratic Institute for International Affairs - A policy institute associated with the U.S. Democratic Party, working to strengthen and expand democracy worldwide.
Meta Description: [ An introduction to the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs. ]

National Institute for Labor Relations Research - The institute provides the supplementary analysis and research necessary to expose the inequities of compulsory unionism.
Meta Description: [ The Institute provides the supplementary analysis and research necessary to expose the inequities of compulsory unionism., The Institute provides the supplementary analysis and research necessary to expose the inequities of compulsory unionism. ]

National Legal Foundation - A Christian constitutional litigation firm and policy think tank committed to restoring America's Biblical foundations.
Meta Description: [ non-profit, public interest law firm, dealing with religious liberty issues ]

National Priorities Project - Offers citizen and community groups tools and resources to shape federal budget and policy priorities which promote social and economic justice. Includes databases, charts, opportunities for action and a newsletter.
Meta Description: [ National Priorities - The place to go to find out about what are our national priorities. ]

National Sociale Norms Resource Center - Promotes and provides assistance in applying the social norms approach to various health, safety and social justice issues, including alcohol and tobacco risk-reduction.

Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainable Development - A policy-oriented research and consulting organization. Promotes international cooperation for security and ecologically sustainable development. Programs embrace both global and regional issues, with a focus on the Asia-Pacific region.

Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government - The institute is the public policy research arm of the State University of New York. It is actively involved in public policy research on the role of state and local governments in American federalism and the management and finances of states and localities in major areas of domestic public affairs.
Meta Description: [ The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government is the public policy research arm of the State University of New York. It is actively involved in public policy research on the role of state and local governments in American federalism and the management and finances of states and localities in ... ]

Nevada Policy Research Institute - Conducts research on public policy issues affecting the state and the US. Site includes FAQs, papers on current research areas, and extensive link list.
Meta Description: [ NPRI's chosen mission is to conduct documented research on public policy issues important to Nevada and the nation and to disseminate this information by means of television, radio, print and electronic media to legislators, elected officials, academicians, business leaders, NPRI members and inte... ]

New America Foundation - Attempts to bring new voices and new ideas to the fore of America's public discourse and seeks to reshape the American public debate by investing in outstanding individuals and ideas that transcend the conventional political spectrum.

New Jersey Policy Perspective (NJPP) - A public policy organization that conducts research on public policy issues in New Jersey.
Meta Description: [ New Jersey Policy Perspective is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that conducts research on public policy issues in New Jersey.  We produce reports, commentary, and statistical compilations which we publish ourselves and also provide to the media.  NJPP has a strong focus on issues relatin... ]

500 Ohio Roundtable - An education and research organization dedicated to restoring traditional, Judeo-Christian principles to American public policy.
Meta Description: [ The American Policy Roundtable is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to restoring Judeo-Christian principles to American Public Policy ]

Oregon Center for Public Policy - A Silverton, Oregon-based research institute advocating policies and practices that improve the economic and social prospects of low- and moderate income Oregonians.

Pacific Council On International Policy - A leadership forum bringing together live wires from around the Pacific Rim to exchange information and analysis on major international trends and policy choices. Based in Los Angeles, CA.
Meta Description: [ The Pacific Council on International Policy ]

Pacific Research Institute for Public Policy - San Francisco-based public policy organization advocating for personal responsibility and individual liberty in national and state issues. Site offers extensive archive of papers and presentations from PRI research centers, as well as event information, publications link, and voter education resources.
Meta Description: [ Pacific Research Institute is a public policy think tank promoting free markets. ]

Palmer R. Chitester Fund - The goal of the fund is to create entertaining media programs and material of an intellectual nature on a range of subjects, and illuminating the prerequisites of a free society. It places some emphasis on projects that examine the role of government and explain the interrelationship of economic, personal and political freedom.

Palmetto Institute - A public policy organization dedicated to creating a business, political and educational environment that increases the personal wealth of every citizen of South Carolina as measured by per capita income.
Meta Description: [ Organization whose mission is to create a business, community, political and educational climate that will produce dramatic and sustained growth in the creation, distribution and retention of wealth for every person in South Carolina, as measured by the per capita income of its citizens. ]

Pioneer Institute - A Boston-based public policy research institute advocating individual freedom and responsibility, limited and accountable government, and expanded application of free-market principles.

Political Research Associates - Monitors and analyzes the organizations, leaders, ideas, and activities of the US political Right.
Meta Description: [ The Public Eye web page from Political Research Associates provides in-depth information, analysis, and news about threats to democracy and diversity. ]

Priorities Institute - Explores regional land use planning, sustainable, carfree city design, 21st century constitutions, and holistic indexing.

Progressive Policy Institute - A public policy institute shaping the Third Way agenda with progressive legislative solutions.
Meta Description: [ The Progressive Policy Institute is a public policy institute shaping the Third Way agenda with progressive legislative solutions for environmental policy (second generation environmentalism), education policy (school choice, standards and accountability), work-based welfare reform, federal budge... ]

Project for the New American Century - A neoconservative organization supporting greater American militarization, challenging hostile governments, advancing democratic and economic freedom, and promoting American hegemony in the 21st century.

Public Interest Institute - Located on the campus of Iowa Wesleyan College in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, the institute promotes the importance of a free-enterprise economic system and limited government in society based upon individual freedom and liberty.

Public Policy Forum - A Milwaukee, Wisconsin based public policy research organization examining issues that impact the community, state and nation.

Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) - A public policy organization dedicated to research on California's economic, social, and political issues.

500 Quixote Center - A faith-based, social justice center working with people who have few resources for their struggles. Programs, photographs, news and how you can help.
Meta Description: [ Welcome to the Quixote Center ]

Rand Corporation - Rand Corporation conducts research on important issues such as science and technology, methodology, national security, public policy, justice, health, education, drug policy, and demographics.
Meta Description: [ RAND Corporation is the original non-profit think tank helping to improve policy and decision making through objective research and analysis. RAND consults with both the public and private sector and conducts independent research on national and global public policy issues. Expertise includes sci... ]

Reason Foundation - A public policy think tank promoting choice, competition, and a dynamic market economy as the foundation for human dignity and progress.
Meta Description: [ Reason Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to individual liberty, limited government, and advancing free minds and free markets. Reason produces public policy research on a variety of issues and publishes the critically-acclaimed monthly magazine on politics and culture, Reason. ]

Rio Grande Foundation - A New Mexico based free market research and educational organization dedicated to the study of public policy.
Meta Description: [ Rio Grande Foundation ]

South Carolina Policy Council - Reports on current issues, profiles of notable public figures, and text of publications on a variety of local and national issues.

Sutherland Institute - An Utah-based public policy research organization supporting limited government, private property rights, and personal responsibility.

The Arab American Institute - Promotes the concerns of the Arab American community in the U.S. society and abroad.
Meta Description: [ The Arab American Institute (AAI), a membership organization founded in 1985, plays a central role in promoting the concerns of the Arab American community in the U.S. society and abroad. ]

Thoreau Institute - Seeks ways to protect the environment without regulation, bureaucracy, or central control.

Today Foundation - A Dallas-based public policy organization with interests in education, criminal justice and tax reform.

Urban Institute - An institute investigating and analysing U.S. social and economic problems and issues, including the New Federalism, welfare and welfare-to-work, Medicare, and disabilities issues.
Meta Description: [ Welcome to Urban ]

Urban Renaissance Institute - Urban Renaissance Institute, a division of Energy Probe Research Foundation, is dedicated to helping cities flourish, both by removing the many impediments to their proper functioning and by improving urban planning.
Meta Description: [ Urban Renaissance Institute, a division of Energy Probe Research Foundation, is dedicated to helping cities flourish, both by removing the many impediments to their proper functioning and by improving urban planning. Today's fact. ]

Virginia Institute for Public Policy - A research organization committed to the principles of individual liberty, dynamic entrepreneurial capitalism, private property, the rule of law, and constitutionally limited government.
Meta Description: [ The Virginia Institute for Public Policy is an independent, nonpartisan, education, and research organization committed to the principles of individual liberty, dynamic entrepreneurial capitalism, private property, the rule of law, and constitutionally limited government. ]

Weidenbaum Center - 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.

Wildflowers Institute - The mission of the institute is to design and develop frameworks, processes, and tools that help individuals and groups build productive interfaces between diverse cultures and to strengthen the cultural formation, quality of life, and social health within the community.

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars - A presidential memorial that fosters scholarship and dialogue in the humanities and the social sciences. The Center pursues work on three interregional, interdisciplinary themes: ethnicity, comparative urban studies, and governance.

Worldwatch Institute - Analyzes interdisciplinary environmental data from around the world, providing information on how to build a sustainable society. Website has articles on a broad range on topics.