An institute is a permanent organizational body created for a certain purpose. Often it is a research organization (research institution) created to perform investigations in a certain area or it is a Professional body.
The word comes from the Latin word institutum meaning facility or habit, from instituere meaning build, create, raise or educate.
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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.
Alabama Policy Institute - Viewpoints on principles and policy, event information, and related links.
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.
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.
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. News and information about sponsored projects, including Frontpage Magazine, the Wednesday Morning Club, Restoration Weekend, Heterodoxy, and the Individual Rights Foundation.
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. ]
Centre for Policy Studies - The institute develops and publishes public policy proposals and arranges seminars and lectures on topical policy issues, as part of its mission to influence policy around the world.
Meta Description: [ The Centre For Policy Studies - London UK - (+44) 020 7222 4488 ]
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. ]
Discovery Institute - A Christian institute discovering and promoting 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. ]
Edmund Burke Foundation, The Netherlands - The Burke Foundation seeks to promote conservative philosophy, develop policy proposals, bring together those interested in conservatism in The Netherlands and to change public opinion in the notoriously 'progressive' country.
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. ]
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. Articles and releases, publications, and store available online.
Frontiers of Freedom Institute - 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.
Goldwater Institute - Studies public policy with an emphasis on privitization.
Meta Description: [ The Goldwater Institute is a non-profit research organization developing policy solutions that foster economic and educational freedom. ]
Heritage Foundation - A leading conservative think tank which publishes research on domestic, economic, foreign and defense policy, as well as thejournal Policy Review.
Meta Description: [ The Heritage Foundation - Policy Research and Analysis ]
Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace - 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 tank. 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. ]
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.
Konrad Adenauer Foundation - Offers political education, conducts scientific fact-finding research for political projects, grants scholarships to gifted individuals, researches the history of Christian Democracy. Some information in English.
Meta Description: [ Die Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung setzt sich national und international durch politische Bildung, Dialog und Beratung für Frieden, Freiheit und Gerechtigkeit ein. ]
Leadership Institute - Arlington, VA-based organization which identifies, recruits, trains, and places conservatives within the public policy process in the US and abroad.
Meta Description: [ Empowering tomorrow's conservative leaders through political training. ]
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. ]
Media Research Center - Exposes the bias, abuses, and irresponsibility of the liberal media
Meta Description: [ Media Research Center (MRC) is a conservative media watchdog group dedicated to bringing political balance to the news and entertainment media. ]
National Center for Policy Analysis - NCPA is a non-profit public policy research institute seeking innovative private sector solutions to public policy problems.
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.
Pacific Research Institute for Public Policy - San Francisco-based non-profit advocating for personal responsibility and individual libery 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. ]
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.
The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (AEI) - 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.
The 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, the Lion House, and
Meta Description: [ Welcome to The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation. The Bradley Foundation is a private, independent grantmaking organization based in Milwaukee. Its grants support research and educational projects, programs, and other activities that effectively further the Bradley brothers' philanthropic inte... ]
The Claremont Institute for the Study of Statesmanship and Political Philosophy - Projects, recent writings, event and publication information, and news releases from the Californian think tank.
The 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.
The International Republican Institute - IRI conducts programs outside the United States to promote democracy and strengthen free markets and the rule of law.
Meta Description: [ International Republican Institute’s programs adhere to fundamental American principles such as individual liberty, rule of law, and entrepreneurial spirit that fosters economic development. IRI conducts programs outside the United States to promote democracy and strengthen free markets and the ... ]
The 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... ]
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