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List Of Policy Institutes
This article is a list of notable think tanks sorted by country. Afghanistan * Afghanistan Institute of Peace Albania * Albanian Institute for International Studies Argentina * Balseiro Institute * Institute of Scientific and Technical Research for Defense * Leloir Institute *National Agricultural Technology Institute * National Atomic Energy Commission *National Institute of Industrial Technology *National Scientific and Technical Research Council Australia * Australia Institute (TAI) * Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA) *Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) * Brisbane Institute *Centre for Independent Studies *Centre for Policy Development * Chifley Research Centre * Committee for Economic Development of Australia *Development Policy Centre * East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) * Evatt Foundation * Grattan Institute * H.R. Nicholls Society * Institute of Public Affairs (Australia) (IPA) * Lowy Institute for International Policy *Menzies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Think Tank
A think tank, or public policy institute, is a research institute that performs research and advocacy concerning topics such as social policy, political strategy, economics, military, technology, and culture. Most think tanks are non-governmental organizations, but some are semi-autonomous agencies within a government, and some are associated with particular political parties, businesses, or the military. Think tanks are often funded by individual donations, with many also accepting government grants. Think tanks publish articles and studies, and sometimes draft legislation on particular matters of policy or society. This information is then used by governments, businesses, media organizations, social movements, or other interest groups. Think tanks range from those associated with highly academic or scholarly activities to those that are overtly ideological and pushing for particular policies, with a wide range among them in terms of the quality of their research. Later gener ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Committee For Economic Development Of Australia
The Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) is a bipartisan, non-profit organisation providing thought leadership and policy perspectives on the economic and social issues affecting Australia, established in 1960. Foundation The Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) was formed in 1960 by Sir Douglas Copland, one of the most influential figures in Australian economics. George Le Couteur OBE was president from 1968 until 1974. It was modelled on the US CED (Committee for Economic Development) but is now organised along lines more similar to the US Conference Board and the Conference Board of Canada. It is Australia's third-oldest think-tank, after the Institute of Public Affairs and the Australian Institute of International Affairs.James G. McGann and R. Kent Weaver (ed), ''Think Tanks and Civil Societies'', Transaction Publishers, 2002, at p395 In 1979, after a debate on CEDA's involvement in lobbying, it established a "Business Roundtable" as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Australia Policy Forum
The Western Australia Policy Forum (WAPF) was a think tank based in Western Australia. It was independently funded and was established in 2007. It was the first think tank in Australia, which has a federal system of government, concerned solely with the issues of one particular States of Australia, State. It is no longer currently active. WAPF papers and essays from its range of contributing authors were focused on those issues relevant to Western Australia. Its initial papers have been concerned with aviation, desalination and the State Budget. WAPF is also planning a 'WA 2025’ summit on policies for the future of Western Australia which will take place in November 2009, following the federal Australia 2020 Summit. Philosophy Although WAPF was not definitively aligned with any political party in Western Australia it had a broadly progressive stance. WAPF aimed to “Develop and promote evidence-based analysis and policy conducive to a vision of Western Australia as a well-gove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Studies Centre
The United States Studies Centre (USSC) is a think tank based at the University of Sydney. It is dedicated to the analysis of American foreign policy, economic security, emerging technology, politics, society and culture—and how it impacts Australia, the Indo-Pacific region and the world. The Centre aims to increase understanding of the United States in Australia and enrich the Australia–United States relationship. In addition to its policy-focussed research, it also teaches undergraduate and postgraduate students. History Then-Prime Minister John Howard announced in 2006 a $25 million endowment to establish a United States Studies Centre. After a national competition administered by the New-York-based American Australian Association (AAA), the University of Sydney won the right to form the centre in partnership with the AAA, with additional support from the NSW government and the private sector. The centre constituted its board of directors chaired by Malcolm Binks, AO ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The McKell Institute
The McKell Institute is an Australian public policy institute dedicated to developing practical policy ideas and contributing to public debate. History The McKell Institute was launched in April 2012. It is named after William McKell, the 27th Premier of New South Wales and 12th Governor-General of Australia. Research The McKell Institute released its first report in 2012 titled ''Homes for All: The 40 things we can do to improve supply and affordability''. The Institute conducts an annual survey, The State of New South Wales, which charts the views of NSW residents on a range of social and economic issues.NSW residents dreaming of Queensland http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-02-12/nsw-residents-dreaming-of-queensland/3825136 The Institute released a major report on productivity in November 2012 ''Understanding Productivity - Australia's Choice'' In July 2013 the McKell Institute released a report around work/life balance titled ''The Case for a National Portable Long Service Lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney Institute
The Sydney Institute is a privately funded Australian policy forum founded on the 23 of August, 1989. The institute took over the resources of the New South Wales division of the Institute of Public Affairs. Columnist and writer Gerard Henderson is the executive director of the institute. His wife, Anne Henderson, who is also an author, is the deputy director. The Sydney Institute has been described as a "right-aligned policy think tank", comparable to organizations such as the American Enterprise Institute and the Manhattan Institute. Gerard and Anne Henderson had previously run the South Australian branch of the Institute of Public Affairs, and run foul of the state Minister for Health who banned cigarette advertising. He branded South Australia as the "nanny state". The couple then shifted to Sydney where they set up the IPA's New South Wales branch. However, the Centre for International Studies had shared publishing resources and a territorial agreement with the Melbou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strategic And Defence Studies Centre
The Strategic and Defence Studies Centre (SDSC) is a university-based institute that is situated in the Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs at the Australian National University. It is Australia's oldest-established centre for the study of strategic, defence and wider security issues and a leading regional think tank on these topics. The centre was established in 1966 by Professor T.B. Millar, then a senior fellow at the ANU's Department of International Relations, in order to "advance the study of Australian, regional, and global strategic and defence issues". The current head of SDSC is Brendan Taylor. Previous Heads include Emeritus Professor Paul Dibb and Professor Hugh White, who both also served as the Deputy Secretary for Strategy and Intelligence of the Department of Defence. Focus The key priorities of the SDSC are to contribute to the national public debate on strategic, defence and wider security issues .. foster regional dialogue and interactions on sec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prosper Australia
Prosper Australia is a non-profit association incorporated in the State of Victoria, Australia dedicated to reforming taxes onto land as articulated by Adam Smith, the Physiocrats, John Stuart Mill, and most notably by Henry George in ''Progress and Poverty''. History Founded in 1890 as the Single Tax League of Victoria, it was later known as the Henry George League of Victoria, then as Tax Reform Australia, before adopting its present name in 2000. Its mission, as stated on its website, is " slash taxes on work, on enterprise and consumption. Instead, fund government from the economic rents that fall to land and monopoly. Its journal, ''Progress'', has been published since 1904. Activities Education At its North Melbourne, Victoria premises, Prosper Australia maintains a bookshop, a library, seminar and office facilities for staff and volunteers. Occasional public presentations, delivered by members, staff or guests, are held here or at external venues. Foreign academics an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menzies Research Centre
The Menzies Research Centre (MRC) is an Australian centre-right public policy think tank aligned with the Liberal Party of Australia, Liberal Party. History The Menzies Research Centre was founded in 1994 and is named in honour of Sir Robert Menzies, the founder of the Liberal Party of Australia and Australia's longest-serving prime minister. It is the think-tank of the Liberal Party of Australia. Aims and governance The Menzies Research Centre, abbreviated as MRC, "works to promote the principles of individual liberty, free speech, competitive enterprise, limited government and democracy". The Centre publishes books and monographs, and organises conferences and seminars throughout the year. David Hughes was appointed to the role of executive director in March 2023. Activities Its activities include: * consultations and other processes for debating and developing public policy, with a focus on economic, regulatory and energy policy * the annual John Howard Lecture, g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lowy Institute For International Policy
The Lowy Institute is an independent think tank founded in April 2003 by Frank Lowy to conduct original, policy-relevant research regarding international political, strategic and economic issues from an Australian perspective. It is based in Sydney, Australia, at 31 Bligh Street in the Central Business District. It is a heritage-listed historic building that formerly served as the New South Wales Club premises and sits adjacent to the Hunter Street and Martin Place driverless Sydney Metro train stations. The institute has been described as falling on the centre-right of the political spectrum.Barro, Christiane"The think tanks shaping Australia The Lowy Institute," ''The New Daily,'' retrieved 26 December 2019 It states that its research and analysis aim to be non-partisan, and its programme of conferences, seminars and other events are designed to inform and deepen the debate about international policy in Australia and to help shape the broader international discussion of thes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Institute Of Public Affairs (Australia)
The Institute of Public Affairs (IPA) is a conservative non-profit free market public policy think tank,About the IPA Retrieved 22 November 2015 ipa.org.au which is based in , . It advocates free-market economic policies, such as , of |
Grattan Institute
Grattan Institute is an Australian public policy think tank, established in 2008. The Melbourne-based institute is non-aligned, defining itself as contributing "to public policy in Australia as a liberal democracy in a globalised economy." It is partly funded by a $34 million endowment, with major contributions from the federal government, the Government of Victoria, the University of Melbourne and BHP. It is named after Grattan St, a street next to Melbourne University. Grattan Institute currently focuses on six key policy areas: Budgets and Government, Disability, Energy and Climate Change, Health, Education, and Economic Policy."Grattan Programs" . Its programs are chosen with the belief that research into these areas, in line with principles of |
