Cambridge
Social Ontology Group, or CSOG, pursues social ontology, the systematic
study of the nature and basic structure of social reality. A motivating
belief is that there is much to be gained not only from the determination
of new social categories, where appropriate, but also from the systematic
study and elaboration of such familiar categories as process, change,
difference, space, time, law, internal-relationality, open and closed
systems, value, money, markets, firms, regions, power, authority, trust,
testimony, institutions, norms, rules, custom, convention, profit, output,
income, wealth, identity, social evolution, development, human flourishing,
probability, society and economy. The purpose is not only to increase
understanding of the nature of social reality but also to be explicit
about how results in social ontology are able to make a difference,
especially to more substantive forms of social theorising.
Canadian
Centre for Policy Alternatives offers an alternative to the message
that we have no choice about the policies that affect our lives. Undertakes
research on issues of social and economic justice. Produces research
reports, books, opinion pieces, fact sheets and other publications,
including The Monitor, a monthly digest of progressive research and
opinion.
Center
for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR): established to promote
democratic debate on the most important economic and social issues that
affect people's lives. In order for citizens to effectively exercise
their voices in a democracy, it is necessary that they be informed about
the problems and choices that they face. CEPR is committed to presenting
issues in an accurate and understandable manner, so that the public
is better prepared to choose among the various policy options.
Center
for Full Employment and Price Stability: a non-partisan, non-profit
policy institute at the University of Missouri - Kansas City dedicated
to promoting research and public discussion of issues related to macroeconomic
and monetary policy, especially employment and budgetary policy. In
an effort to incorporate research into policy, the Center sponsors interdisciplinary,
non-partisan research, collaborates with universities, organizes symposia,
conferences, and lectures, and participates in community programs.
Citizens
for Tax Justice: a public interest research and advocacy organization
focusing on federal, state and local tax policies and their impact upon
our nation. CTJ's mission is to give ordinary people a greater voice
in the development of tax laws. Against the armies of special interest
lobbyists for corporations and the wealthy, CTJ fights for: Fair taxes
for middle and low-income families
Requiring the wealthy to pay their fair share, closing corporate tax
loopholes, adequately funding important government services, reducing
the federal debt, and taxation that minimizes distortion of economic
markets.
Economic
Policy Institute: a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank that seeks
to broaden the public debate about strategies to achieve a prosperous
and fair economy. Publishes the State of Working America.
Global
Development and Environment Institute: combines the research and
curricular development activities of two Tufts programs: the Program
for Sustainable Change and Development in the School of Arts and Sciences.
Institute
for Research on Poverty (IRP): national, university-based center
for research into the causes and consequences of poverty and social
inequality in the United States.
Levy
Economics Institute of Bard College: public policy research organization.
The Institute is encourages diversity of opinion in the examination
of economic policy issues while striving to transform ideological arguments
into informed debate.
Media
Education Foundation: educational organization devoted to media
research and production of resources to aid educators and others in
fostering analytical media literacy.
Public
Citizen: national, nonprofit consumer advocacy organization founded
by Ralph Nader in 1971 to represent consumer interests in Congress,
the executive branch and the courts.
Redefining
Progress: measures the real state of our economy, our environment,
and social justice with tools like the Genuine Progress Indicator and
the Ecological Footprint. Designs policies—like environmental
tax reform—to shift behavior in these three domains (economy,
environment, and equity) towards sustainability.
The
Century Foundation (TCF): formerly the 20th Century Foundation,
The Century Foundation has sponsored and supervised research on economic,
social, and political issues. As a nonpartisan, but not neutral, organization,
our underlying philosophy regards government as an instrument, not an
enemy, of the people, and therefore we strive, in the words of our bylaws,
for the improvement of economic, industrial, civic, cultural, and educational
conditions.
United
for a Fair Economy: raises awareness that concentrated wealth and
power undermine the economy, corrupt democracy, deepen the racial divide,
and tear communities apart. Supports and helps build social movements
for greater equality.
Web
Site for Critical Realism (WSCR): articles, reviews, messages, etc.,
collected from various sources in an effort (a) to provide visitors
to this Web site with positive examples of critical realist work and
(b) to encourage critical realists to engage in a dialogue with their
critics (and others).
