Starting Points
- PolicyFileProvides online access to abstracts and if available, links to full-text articles on public policy research and analysis from think tanks, university research programs, research organizations and publishers.
- Ciao : Columbia international affairs online This link opens in a new windowA comprehensive source for research in international affairs with scholarship ranging from university research institutes, NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, conferences proceedings, books, journals and policy briefs.
- PAIS index This link opens in a new windowContains references to journal articles, books, government documents, statistical directories, grey literature, research reports, conference reports, publications of international agencies, microfiche, Internet material, and more about public policy and work affairs. The archive provides a historical perspective on many of the 20th century's public and social policies.
Policy Organizations
- The Brookings InstitutionNonpartisan research policy organization that conducts research in areas including: public policy, foreign policy, and economics. Also find publications available at KU Libraries in the KU Library Catalog.
- The Pew Research Center"Nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world."
- The RAND CorporationNon-profit policy organization originally established to conduct research related to US military policy. However, their research is now international in scope, and includes business, education, and health.
- Center for Governmental ResearchNon-profit organization that provides research to non-profit organizations and local, state, and regional governments.
- Annenberg Public Policy CenterCenter that produces research on the role of communication in politics. The center also produces research on many more topics, including: health communication and adolescent risk.
- Urban Institute"The Urban Institute gathers data, conducts research, evaluates programs, offers technical assistance overseas, and educates Americans on social and economic issues — to foster sound public policy and effective government."
http://www.urban.org/about/ - The Cato InstituteA libertarian public policy research organization founded in 1977.
- National Institute for Public Policy (NIPP)"Nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy research organization, established in 1983. Our goal is to develop and promote private, free-market alternatives to government regulation and control, solving problems by relying on the strength of the competitive, entrepreneurial
private sector."
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