Think Thanks
A collection of Liberal Democrat and other think tanks. If you know of any
other relevant think tanks that you would like to see added, please e-mail
martin.tod@btinternet.com or
andyms@cix.co.uk.
Liberal Democrat Think Tanks
- Centre for Reform
- The Centre for Reform is a public policy think tank founded in 1998 to
pursue the values of the Liberal Democrats, but open to all those who wish
to debate social, economic and political reform. Nothing published about
the internet yet.
- John Stuart
Mill Institute
- An independent policy think tank. Its starting point and core philosophy
is liberalism, based on the concepts of the freedom of the individual and
responsible democratic participation. Recently published a report called
"Freedom
in the electronic age" by Baroness Emma Nicholson MEP.
- Liberator
- A magazine rather than a formal think-tank - but a great source of Liberal
Democrat ideas and so it's included. You'll have to get them out of the
magazine itself rather than off the web site though since their web site
is currently under reconstruction. Contact Liberator at collective@liberator.org.uk.
- LiberalFuture
- Liberal Future seeks to bring together those within the Liberal Democrats
who believe that there should be less power for government and the state
and more power for individuals and communities. Nothing published about
the internet (or anything else) yet.
Other think tanks
- Demos
- Demos describes itself as "an independent think tank and research
institute based in London. Launched in 1993, its role is to help reinvigorate
public policy and political thinking and to develop radical solutions to
long term problems."
- Institute for Economic Affairs
- "The Mission of The Institute of Economic Affairs is to improve public
understanding of the fundamental institutions of a free society, with particular
reference to the role of markets in solving economic and social problems."
- Institute for Public Policy Research
- "The IPPR is Britain's leading centre-left think tank. Its aim is
to promote and contribute to a greater understanding of key social, economic
and political questions.
- Adam Smith Institude
- Libertarian think tank. As they see it, "a firm advocate of incentive,
choice, opportunity and moving decision-making from authority to individuals".
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