Democracy, Elections, and Human Rights

AI - Amnesty International
CDD - Center for Democracy and Development, UK
ELE - Database on Elections Worldwide
FH - Freedom House (see Freedom House Report)
ICHR - International Council on Human Rights Policy
IDI - Israel Democracy Institute


Economics and Social Development

AEI - American Enterprise Institute
CEPR - Center for Economic Policy Research
EPI - Economic Policy Institute
ESRI - Economic and Social Research Institute Japan
FMN - Free Market Network
IMF - International Monetary Fund
MDRC - Manpower Demonstration Resource Center
NBER - National Bureau of Economic Research
OECD - Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development
OWAC - OECD Washington Center
SES - Institute for Socioeconomic Studies


Elderly and Aging

COAGE - Centre on Ageing, The University of Hong Kong
IFA - International Federation on Ageing
HAGE - Help Age
NCAS - National Center on Aging Society


Environmental Policy

CIEP - Canadian Institute for Environmental Law and Public Policy
CCER - Center for International Climate and Environment Research
GAEP - Governmental Agencies for Environmental Policy
SEI - Stockholm Environment Institute
WWI - Worldwatch Institute


Family and Children

AIFS - Australian Institute for Family Studies
CN - Children Now Organization
IFCW - International Forum for Child Welfare
NNCC - National Network for Child Care
UC - UNICEF


Foundations

AECF - Amie E. Casey Foundation
BST - Bertelsmann Stiftung
CF - Century Foundation
CWF - Canada West Foundation
EEMF - Eni Enrico Mattei Foundation (on environment), Italy
ERF - Environment Research Foundation
FORD - Ford Foundation
FUT - The Future Foundation
GILL - Gill Foundation
HF - Heritage Foundation
NAF - New America Foundation
NSF - National Science Foundation, Political Science Program
NOW - Now Foundation, National Organization for Women
NWF - The National Women's Foundation
PFF - Progress and Freedom Foundation
PWF - Public Welfare Foundation


General Social Sciences and Area Studies

AFSA - African Studies Association
ARC - Applied Research Center
ASSR - Arab Social Science Research Organization
AOB - Asian Observer
AAEAS - Austrian Association of East Asian Studies
DM - DMOZ (research links)
IEA - Instituto de Estudos Avançados, Brazil
NA - National Academy of Sciences
NIRA - Japan National Institute for Research Advancement
RA - RAND Organization
SEARC - South East Asia Research Centre, City University of Hong Kong
SDI - Seoul Development Institute
SRI - SRI International
TDRI - Thailand Development Research Institute
URB - Urban Institute
WZB - Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin (science center)


Governments and Welfare Provision

CLINK - Centrelink, Australia
CDC - The Centres for Disease Control, US
EUC - European Commission
EUP - European Parliament
MHLW - Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare Japan
USAID - US Aid


Health and Health Services

AIN - Initiative for Reprodcutive Health in Asia
WHO - World Health Organization


International Organizations

ADB - Asia Development Bank
CWI - Commonwealth Institute
PFD - Partners for Development (on Somalia, Rwanda, Bosnia, Cambodia, Nigeria)
REL - Relief Web, UN
UN - United Nations
UNAP - United Nations Economic and Social Commission on Asia and the Pacific
OL - Online Lotteries
UR - UNRISD
WB - World Bank
WP - World Policy
WW - WTO Watch (poverty and social development)



Labor Market

AFL - American Federation of Labor
DOL - US Department of Labor
EDP - Employment Development Department, Canada
ILO - International Labor Organization
NJFO - National Job For All Coalition
RMON - Reform Monitor (on social policy, labor market policy, and industrial relations)
USWF - US Workforce


Other Helpful Links

APA - American Psychological Assocation
APC - Association for Progressive Communication
CAEC - Council for Asia Europe Cooperation
CIA - Central Intelligence Agency, World Fact Book 2001
CIP - Center for International Policy
ESOSC - European Social, Organisational and Science Consultancy
ETHN - Ethnologue, Database on All Languages Worldwide (also per country)
GADESW - Global Alliance for Deep Ecological Social Work
IFSW - International Federation of Social Workers
LIB - Liberalism Directory
MCH - Media Channel, Policy Center
PIRG - Public Interest Research Groups
SPVL - Social Policy Virtual Library
TERR - Terrorism Research Center
WSOC - World Socialist


Political Science

APSA - American Political Science Association
CONST - Constitutions Around the World
ZAP - Center for Applied Political Research, Vienna


Public Policy, Social Policy

CATO - a policy think tank organization
CBUD - Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
CIPP - Calvert Institute for Public Policy
CLASP - Center for Law and Social Policy
CPS - Centre for Policy Studies, UK
CPPP - Center for Public Policy Priorities
EUC - European Center (center on social policy, Vienna)
EPN - Electronic Policy Network
GI - Global Issues
GP - Global Policy
IEL - IEL Policy Exchange
IND1 - Independence Institute
IND2 - The Independent Institute
IPFB - International Policy Fellowships Budapest
IPS - Institute for Policy Studies, Singapore
MAC - The Mackinac Center for Public Policy
MATS - Matsushito Institute of Government and Management
MI - Manhattan Institute (public policy)
NC - National Center for Public Policy Research
NCPA - National Center for Policy Analysis
NPA - National Policy Association
PC - Population Council
PHC - Phoenix Center
PN - Policy Network
PPI - Progressive Policy Institute
PRA - Political Research Associates
RTI - Research Triangle Institute (public policy)
RUPRI - Rural Policy Research Institute
SEPI - Social and Economic Policy Institute
SPO - Social Policy Organization
TRPI - Tomas Riviera Policy Institute (Latinos and public policy)
VPC - Violence Policy Center
WIPP - Washington Institute for Public Policy


Social Exclusion and Poverty

JCPR - Joint Center for Poverty Research
NAPO - National Antipoverty Organization, Canada
PR - Poverty and Race Research Action Council


Social Insurance (Social Security)

ISSA - International Social Security Association
NASI - National Academy of Social Insurance
PSI - Center for Pensions and Social Insurance
SSA - Social Security Administration


Welfare NGOs

CCH - Catholic Charities in the US
CWIN - Child Workers in Nepal Concerned Center
NWJ - Northwest Justice Project (on justice, social welfare)
PNGO - Welfare NGO Project, Palestine
WIN - Welfare Information Network


Women and Gender

CWPS - Center for Women Policy Studies
FEM - Femminist Com
IWPR - Institute for Women's Policy Research
MA - MADRE (women's rigths organization)
NCWF - National Center for Policy Research for Women and Families
NGLTF - National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Policy Institute
NTF - Nine To Five National Association for Working Women
NWOJ - National Women's Organization, Jordan
RTF - Raise the Floor Organization (on working poor and women)
SNBW - Support Network for Battered Women
WEAP - Women's Economic Agenda Project

Research Links