List of Libertarian Think Tanks
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A think tank is an institute which conducts research in areas such as politics, economy, science and technology etc. This article lists think tanks which have libertarian views. The think tanks listed here may have a variety of views which include classical liberalism, minarchist libertarianism and anarcho-capitalism. For a list of think tanks and other organizations which promote Objectivism, see List of Objectivist organizations.
Name | Headquarters | Year of establishment | Founder | Website | Periodicals | Note | |||
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Think tanks based in Albania | |||||||||
Instituti Liberal Shqiptar (ILSH) (English: Albanian Liberal Institute) | Tirana[1] | 2003[1] | www.alblib.org | Albanian Liberal Institute is a classical liberal organization. It is the only free market organization in Albania.[1] | |||||
Think tanks based in Australia | |||||||||
Australian Libertarian Society (ALS) | Mooloolah[2] | 2000[2] | John Humphreys[2] | australianlibertarian.wordpress.com | ALS members have a variety of views which include minarchism, anarchism, objectivism and classical liberalism.[2] | ||||
Think tanks based in Austria | |||||||||
Friedrich August v. Hayek Institut (also described as Hayek Institute) | Vienna[3] | 1993[4] | www.hayek-institut.at | ||||||
Think tanks based in Bahamas | |||||||||
The Nassau Institute (NI) | Nassau[5] | 1995[6][7] | www.nassauinstitute.org | ||||||
Think tanks based in Bangladesh | |||||||||
Making Our Economy Right (MOER) | Dhaka[8] | 1991[9] | Nizam Ahmad[10] | N/A | MOER is the only free market think tank in Bangladesh.[9] | ||||
Think tanks based in Canada | |||||||||
Fraser Institute | 1770 Burrard Street, Vancouver, British Columbia | 1974[11] | Michael Walker[12] | www.fraserinstitute.org | Magazines: Fraser Forum, Canadian Student Review, Perspectives[13] | Though it is headquartered in Canada, it has office in the United States also.[14] | |||
Montreal Economic Institute (MEI) | Montreal, Quebec[15] | 1999[16] | www.iedm.org | ||||||
Think tanks based in France | |||||||||
Institute for Economic Studies (IES) | Paris | 1989[17] | www.ies-europe.org | Institute for Economic Studies is a classical liberal think tank.[17] | |||||
Think tanks based in Italy | |||||||||
Istituto Bruno Leoni (IBL) (English: Bruno Leoni Institute) | Turin | 2003[18] | www.brunoleoni.it | Istituto Bruno Leoni is named after Italian classical liberal philosopher Bruno Leoni.[19] | |||||
Think tanks based in the Netherlands | |||||||||
Frédéric Bastiat Stichting (English: Frédéric Bastiat Foundation) | Amsterdam[20] | 2003[21] | www.bastiatstichting.nl | Frédéric Bastiat Stichting is named after French classical liberal theorist Frédéric Bastiat.[22] | |||||
Think tanks based in Pakistan | |||||||||
Alternate Solutions Institute (ASI) | Lahore[23] | 2003[24] | Khalil Ahmad[25] | asinstitute.org | Newsletter: Free Pakistan[26] | Alternate Solutions Institute is the first free market think tank in Pakistan.[24] | |||
Think tanks based in Poland | |||||||||
Centrum im. Adama Smith (English: Adam Smith Research Centre - ASRC) | Warsaw[27] | 1989[28] | www.smith.org.pl/pl | Centrum im. Adama Smith is a classical liberal organization. It is the first such think tanks in Poland and in Eastern Europe.[9] | |||||
Think tanks based in Sweden | |||||||||
Timbro | Stockholm[29] | 1978[30] | Timbro was founded by an association of Swedish companies and business organizations, The Swedish Free Enterprise Foundation.[31] | www.timbro.se | |||||
Think tanks based in Switzerland | |||||||||
Avenir Suisse | www.avenir-suisse.ch | According to the website of the instittue, "Avenir Suisse follows a liberal agenda and represents a market oriented position".[32] Avenir Suisse is a classical liberal institute. | |||||||
Institut Constant de Rebecque | Lausanne | www.institutconstant.ch | Institut Constant de Rebecque is a classical liberal think tank. | ||||||
Liberales Institut | Zurich | www.libinst.ch | Liberales Institut is a classical liberal think tank. | ||||||
Mont Pelerin Society | www.montpelerin.org | Mont Pelerin Society is a classical liberal think tank. | |||||||
Think tanks based in the UK | |||||||||
Adam Smith Institute | London | www.adamsmith.org | Adam Smith Institute is a classical liberal organization. | ||||||
Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) | London | www.iea.org.uk | Journals: Economic Affairs | ||||||
Libertarian Alliance (LA) | London | www.libertarian.co.uk | There are two institutes in the UK with the same name Libertarian Alliance. The website of this think tank is www.libertarian.co.uk and it has a president and a director. | ||||||
Libertarian Alliance (LA) | www.la-articles.org.uk | There are two institutes in the UK with the same name Libertarian Alliance. The website of this think tank is www.la-articles.org.uk and it does not have any kind of official leader. | |||||||
Think tanks based in the US | |||||||||
Cascade Policy Institute | Portland, Oregon[33] | 1991[34] | www.cascadepolicy.org | Newsletter: Cascade Update | Cascade Policy Institute focuses on state and local issues in Oregon.[34] | ||||
Cato Institute | Washington, D.C.[35] | 1977[36] | Edward H. Crane[36] | www.cato.org | Magazines: Regulation, Journals: Cato Journal, Newsletter: Cato Policy Report, Other periodicals: Cato's Letter, Cato Supreme Court Review | Cato Institute is the largest libertarian think tank in the world.[37] | |||
Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) | Washington, D.C.[38] | 1984[39] | Fred L. Smith, Jr.[39] | cei.org | Newsletters: C:\Spin, CEI Planet, CEI Weekly, Cooler Heads Digest, Daily Update, EnviroWire, The Financial Reporter, Legal Update.[40] | Bureaucrash is an activist project of the Competitive Enterprise Institute.[41] | |||
Foundation for Economic Education (FEE) | Irvington-on-Hudson, New York[42] | 1946[43] | Leonard E. Read[43] | fee.org | Journal: The Freeman, Newsletters: Notes from FEE, Daily news digest: In brief. | Foundation for Economic Education is the first libertarian think tank in the United States.[44] | |||
Institute for Humane Studies (IHS) | Arlington County, Virginia[45] | 1961[45] | F. A. "Baldy" Harper[45] | www.theihs.org | Institute for Humane Studies is located at George Mason University. Its main focus is to assist students to study libertarianism.[45] | ||||
Institute for Justice (IJ) | Arlington, Virginia | www.ij.org | Newsletter: Liberty & Law, Other publications: HANews | IJ is a libertarian public interest law firm and its area of activity is restricted to public-interest law.[46] | |||||
Ludwig von Mises Institute (LvMI) | Auburn, Alabama[47] | 1982[47] | Llewellyn Harrison Rockwell, Jr.[47] | www.mises.org | Journals: The Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics, Austrian Economics Newsletter, Libertarian Papers, Newsletters: The Free Market, The Mises Memo | Ludwig von Mises Institute is an anarcho-capitalist-leaning organization. | |||
Reason Foundation | Los Angeles[48] | 1978[49] | reason.org | Magazine: Reason | |||||
The Future of Freedom Foundation (FFF) | Fairfax, Virginia[50] | 1989[51] | Richard M. Ebeling and Jacob G. Hornberger[51] | www.fff.org | Magazine: Freedom Daily | ||||
The Independent Institute | Oakland, California[52] | 1986[53] | David J. Theroux[53] | www.independent.org | Journal: The Independent Review, Newsletters: The Lighthouse, The Independent | ||||
The Federalist Foundation | Denton, Texas | 2016 | Lance R. Haynie & Larry L. Johnson, Jr., PMP | www.federalistfoundation.org |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Rreth nesh Instituti Liberal Shqiptar
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Australian Libertarian Society
- ↑ Legal Notice Friedrich August v. Hayek Institut
- ↑ Mission Statement Friedrich August v. Hayek Institut
- ↑ Contact Us The Nassau Institute
- ↑ About The Nassau Institute The Nassau Institute
- ↑ The Nassau Institute NIRA's World Directory of Think Tanks
- ↑ New Translations Highlights, Winter 2000, pp 2, Atlas Economic Research Foundation
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Member Institutes Economic Freedom Network
- ↑ Teaching Free Markets in Bangladesh Highlights, Spring 2001, pp1, Atlas Economic Research Foundation
- ↑ Who We Are: History Fraser Institute
- ↑ 35 YEARS OF IDEAS AND IMPACT Fraser Forum
- ↑ Magazines Fraser Institute
- ↑ Who We Are Fraser Institute
- ↑ Contact Us: Postal Address Montreal Economic Institute
- ↑ Who Are We? Montreal Economic Institute
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Mission Institute for Economic Studies
- ↑ Who we are and what we want Istituto Bruno Leoni
- ↑ Bruno Leoni Istituto Bruno Leoni
- ↑ Donaties Frédéric Bastiat Stichting
- ↑ Welkom op de website van de Frédéric Bastiat Stichting Frédéric Bastiat Stichting
- ↑ Waarom hebben we onze stichting naar Frédéric Bastiat vernoemd? Frédéric Bastiat Stichting
- ↑ Contact Alternate Solutions Institute
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 About Alternate Solutions Institute Alternate Solutions Institute
- ↑ Khalil Ahmad, American Contradiction The Korea Times
- ↑ Newsletters Alternate Solutions Institute
- ↑ Contact Centrum im. Adama Smith
- ↑ About the Center Centrum im. Adama Smith
- ↑ Contact Timbro
- ↑ About Timbro Timbro
- ↑ Learning from Timbro Highlights, Spring 2002, pp 6, Atlas Economic Research Foundation
- ↑ About us - Organisation and purpose Avenir Suisse
- ↑ Contact Cascade Cascade Policy Institute
- ↑ 34.0 34.1 Overview Cascade Policy Institute
- ↑ Cato Institute Homepage
- ↑ 36.0 36.1 About Cato Cato Institute
- ↑ About the Author Cato Institute
- ↑ Contact Us Competitive Enterprise Institute
- ↑ 39.0 39.1 About CEI Competitive Enterprise Institute
- ↑ Newsletter Signup Competitive Enterprise Institute
- ↑ Bureaucrash Launches "Crash Across America" Competitive Enterprise Institute
- ↑ Donate By Mail Foundation for Economic Education
- ↑ 43.0 43.1 About Foundation for Economic Education
- ↑ FEE president, Florida House Speaker headline RLC convention Republican Liberty Caucus
- ↑ 45.0 45.1 45.2 45.3 About IHS Institute for Humane Studies
- ↑ Directory of libertarian Organizations Mondo Politico
- ↑ 47.0 47.1 47.2 About Us Ludwig von Mises Institute
- ↑ Where are Reason's headquarters? Reason Foundation
- ↑ When was Reason created? Reason Foundation
- ↑ Contact Us The Future of Freedom Foundation
- ↑ 51.0 51.1 The History of The Future of Freedom of Freedom Foundation The Future of Freedom Foundation
- ↑ Contact Information The Independent Institute
- ↑ 53.0 53.1 David J. Theroux, Preface The Independent Review, Volume 1 Number 1, Summer 1996