Public Policy - Political Science

Library : Online Resources : Political Science : Public Policy


	Assessing the New Federalism: State Database (includes data on the 50 states & the District of Columbia concerning income security, health, child well-being, demographics, fiscal & political conditions, & social services; Urban Institute research project)
	Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) (an independent, nonpartisan public policy research organization dedicated to providing world leaders with strategic insights on, & policy solutions to, current & emerging global issues)
	Ethics and Public Policy Center (includes information related to the bond between the Judeo-Christian moral tradition & the public debate over domestic & foreign policy issues; includes free PDF-format access to publications such as "Center Conversations" & "Center Newsletter")
	Evergreen Freedom Foundation (a nonprofit public policy research organization based in Olympia, Washington with a mission to advance individual liberty, free enterprise, & responsible government)
	FactCheck.org: Annenberg Political Fact Check (a nonpartisan, nonprofit, "consumer advocate" for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception & confusion in U.S. politics by monitoring the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews, & news releases; University of Pennsylvania--Annenberg Public Policy Center)
	Pew Research Center for the People & the Press (an independent opinion research group that studies attitudes toward the press, politics & public policy encompassing five broad topic areas: (1) business and economics, (2) domestic policy and social issues, (3) foreign policy, (4) the news media, and (5) politics; includes survey reports, commentary, datasets, news, & polls)
	PIPA: Program on International Policy Attitudes (a joint program that carries out research on public opinion on foreign policy & international issues by conducting nationwide polls, focus groups, & comprehensive reviews of polling conducted by other organizations; University of Maryland)
	Political Science and Public Policy Resources (Michigan State University)
	STATS (a non-profit, non-partisan organization that monitors the media to expose the abuse of science & statistics before people are misled & public policy is distorted; includes the policy areas of education & child rearing, drug use & abuse, public health & disease, polls & surveys, gender issues, & crime & defense; affiliated with The Center for Media and Public Affairs)

rev. 01/13/05