POLS492 Politics & Policymaking in America

The Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania has been the premier communication policy center in the country since its founding in 1993. By conducting and releasing research, staging conferences and hosting policy discussions, its scholars have addressed the role of communication in politics, adolescent behavior, child development, health care, civics and mental health, among other important arenas.

ISPS advances interdisciplinary social sciences research that aims to shape public policy and inform democratic deliberation.

CSIS is a bipartisan, non-profit policy research organization that conducts policy studies and strategic analyses of political, economic, and security issues throughout the world, with a specific focus on issues concerning international relations, trade, technology, finance, energy, and geostrategy.

A side project of Transparify, search think tank sites grouped by topic and location.

Provides access to research reports, whitepapers, evaluations, case studies, and issue briefs that are published and/or funded by social sector organizations.

The Center for Responsive Politics is the nation's premier research group tracking money in U.S. politics and its effect on elections and public policy. Nonpartisan, independent, and nonprofit, the organization aims to create a more educated voter, an involved citizenry, and a more transparent and responsive government.

PolicyArchive is a digital archive of public policy research that includes summaries and full texts, videos, reports, briefs, and multimedia material from think tank, university, government, and foundation-funded policy research. Search by topic, author, funding agency, and more.

Search research briefs and other policy-oriented publications.

A Think Tank Search Engine from From Harvard Kennedy School Library.

A list of Non-U.S. think tanks compiled by the Harvard Kennedy School.

A global collection of think tanks and related organizations.

List of non-profit research institutes and NGOs around the world.

The World Bank's Policy Research Report series brings to a broad audience the results of World Bank research on development policy. The reports are designed to contribute to the debate on appropriate public policies for developing economies

Free access to Congressional Research Service Reports. Arranged by broad topics.

Find information about current major policy issues.

Policy briefs produced by the Center’s scholars on issues pertaining to democracy, government innovation, and Asia to communities of practice and the general public.

Policy briefs on a wide range of topics related to science and international affairs.