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| publisher = Hudson Institute | | publisher = Hudson Institute | ||
}}</ref> While it is officially non-partisan, it tends to be more associated with | }}</ref> While it is officially non-partisan, it tends to be more associated with American conservatism]] and the Republican Party (United States)]], but, regardless of ideology, it emphasizes futures studies]] rather than immediate issues of partisan interest. | ||
The Institute was founded, in 1961, by the futurist | The Institute was founded, in 1961, by the futurist Herman Kahn]], who had been at the RAND Corporation. The original location was in Croton-on-Hudson, New York (disambiguation)|New York]], which provided the name. | ||
Its public statements emphasize "In the 1970s, Hudson’s scholars helped turn the world away from the no-growth policies of the | Its public statements emphasize "In the 1970s, Hudson’s scholars helped turn the world away from the no-growth policies of the Club of Rome]]; in the early 1990s, we helped the newly-liberated Baltic nations become booming market economies; at home, we helped write the pioneering Wisconsin welfare reform law that became the model for successful national welfare reform in the mid-1990s. Today, as part of our research agenda, we are developing programs of political and economic reform to transform the Muslim world." | ||
==Research areas== | ==Research areas== | ||
Hudson is organized into Centers with (directors) | Hudson is organized into Centers with (directors) | ||
* American Common Culture ( | * American Common Culture (John Fonte]]) | ||
* Bradley Center for Philanthropy & Civic Renewal ( | * Bradley Center for Philanthropy & Civic Renewal (William Schambra]]) | ||
* Economic Policy Studies | * Economic Policy Studies | ||
* Employment Policy ( | * Employment Policy (Diana Furchtgott-Roth]]) | ||
* Eurasian Policy ( | * Eurasian Policy (Zeyno Baran]]) | ||
* European Studies | * European Studies | ||
* Political-Military Analysis ( | * Political-Military Analysis (Richard Weitz]]) | ||
* Global Food Issues ( | * Global Food Issues (Alex Avery]]) | ||
* Global Prosperity ( | * Global Prosperity (Carol Adelman]]) | ||
* Housing & Financial Markets | * Housing & Financial Markets | ||
* Islam, Democracy and the Future of the Muslim World ( | * Islam, Democracy and the Future of the Muslim World (Hillel Fradkin]]) | ||
* Latin American Studies ( | * Latin American Studies (Jaime Daremblum]]) | ||
* Middle East Policy ( | * Middle East Policy (Meyrav Wurmser]]) | ||
* National Security Strategies | * National Security Strategies | ||
* Religious Freedom ( | * Religious Freedom (Nina Shea]]) | ||
* Science in Public Policy | * Science in Public Policy | ||
==Funding== | ==Funding== | ||
RightWeb]] cites no-longer-online material from the Center for Media Transparency about Hudson's funding. "The Hudson Institute received close to $25 million between 1987 and 2003 in foundation, corporate, and government grants, according to Media Transparency and the Capital Research Center. In 2005, the Scaife Foundations|Sarah Scaife Foundation]] gave Hudson $150,000 for projects, and the Shelby Cullom Davis Foundation]] gave $75,000 "toward general support for the U.S., China, Russia, and Iran Diplomacy and Security project, and the work of Russian scholar and writer Dr. Andrei Piontkovsky]]," according to Media Transparency. In 2004, the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation]] gave Hudson hundreds of thousands for various projects. Other top Hudson funders have included John M. Olin Foundation]], Smith Richardson Foundation]], Pew Charitable Trusts]], the Donner Foundation]], and the U.S. Department of Justice]]. <ref name=RightWeb>{{citation | |||
| url = http://www.rightweb.irc-online.org/profile/Hudson_Institute | | url = http://www.rightweb.irc-online.org/profile/Hudson_Institute | ||
| title = Hudson Institute | | title = Hudson Institute | ||
| publisher = | | publisher = RightWeb]] | ||
| date = November 08, 2007}}</ref> | | date = November 08, 2007}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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The Hudson Institute is a US think tank that "challenges conventional thinking and helps manage strategic transitions to the future through interdisciplinary and collaborative studies in defense, international relations, economics, culture, science, technology, and law."[1] While it is officially non-partisan, it tends to be more associated with American conservatism]] and the Republican Party (United States)]], but, regardless of ideology, it emphasizes futures studies]] rather than immediate issues of partisan interest. The Institute was founded, in 1961, by the futurist Herman Kahn]], who had been at the RAND Corporation. The original location was in Croton-on-Hudson, New York (disambiguation)|New York]], which provided the name. Its public statements emphasize "In the 1970s, Hudson’s scholars helped turn the world away from the no-growth policies of the Club of Rome]]; in the early 1990s, we helped the newly-liberated Baltic nations become booming market economies; at home, we helped write the pioneering Wisconsin welfare reform law that became the model for successful national welfare reform in the mid-1990s. Today, as part of our research agenda, we are developing programs of political and economic reform to transform the Muslim world." Research areasHudson is organized into Centers with (directors)
FundingRightWeb]] cites no-longer-online material from the Center for Media Transparency about Hudson's funding. "The Hudson Institute received close to $25 million between 1987 and 2003 in foundation, corporate, and government grants, according to Media Transparency and the Capital Research Center. In 2005, the Scaife Foundations|Sarah Scaife Foundation]] gave Hudson $150,000 for projects, and the Shelby Cullom Davis Foundation]] gave $75,000 "toward general support for the U.S., China, Russia, and Iran Diplomacy and Security project, and the work of Russian scholar and writer Dr. Andrei Piontkovsky]]," according to Media Transparency. In 2004, the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation]] gave Hudson hundreds of thousands for various projects. Other top Hudson funders have included John M. Olin Foundation]], Smith Richardson Foundation]], Pew Charitable Trusts]], the Donner Foundation]], and the U.S. Department of Justice]]. [2] References
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