Research Guides: U.S. Politics and Policy: Interest Groups and Lobbying (2024)

Think Tanks

Think tanks areinstitutions affiliated with universities, governments, advocacy groups, foundations, non-governmental organizations, and businesses that generate public policy research, analysis, and activity.

• Think Tank Search Engine

  Try this custom think tank Google search below to limit your results

• Think Tanks Index

  Provides lists of the largest and most influential think tanks around the world.

• Annenberg Public Policy Center

  Covers adolescent health and political communication, among others.

• Rand Corporation

  Focuses on such issues as health, education, national security, international affairs, law and business, the environment, and more.

• The Urban Institute

  Crime, nutrition, income and more are studied using independent research methods.

• Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

  Non-partisan policy forum for tackling global issues through independent research.

• Brookings Institute

  Conducts in-depth research for national and international social change.