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Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy
The Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy (formerly known as the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy) is an American think tank housed on the campus of Rice University in Houston, Texas. Founded in 1993, it functions as a center for public policy research. It is named for James A. Baker, III, former United States secretary of state, secretary of the treasury, and White House chief of staff. It is directed by Ambassador David M. Satterfield and funded mainly by donor contributions, endowments, and research grants.
The institute employs scholars and researchers from a variety of backgrounds. Its current research includes centers for different areas: the Center for Energy Studies, the Center for Health and Biosciences, the Center for the Middle East, the Center for Public Finance, the McNair Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, and the Center for the U.S. and Mexico. The institute also houses programs on biomedical research, China studies, U.S. health systems transformation, drug policy, global health, international economics, Latin America, presidential elections, religion and public policy, science and technology, space, and the rights of women and refugees. The University of Pennsylvania's Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program ranked the Baker Institute No. 1 among university-affiliated think tanks in 2020.
In addition to its research, the institute offers programs for undergraduate and graduate students to engage with the world of policy and organizes events in which political, diplomatic, and community leaders speak on Rice's campus.
The Baker Institute was founded in 1993. James Baker envisioned a public policy institute where “statesmen and scholars work[ed] in an atmosphere of intellectual excellence and strict nonpartisanship to develop fresh, informed approaches to policy,” while the idea for a public policy institute on campus came from Rice University political science professor Richard Stoll. In 1994, a ceremony to honor the ground-breaking for the new building brought together four U.S. presidents: Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, and George H.W. Bush. Bush and Ford were present, while Carter and Reagan contributed video messages.
In 1994, Ambassador Edward P. Djerejian was selected as the institute's founding director.
The Baker Institute Edward P. Djerejian Center for the Middle East has been involved in conflict resolution projects. The focus of the Center includes the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, the Levant, and women and human rights in the Middle East. Research has focused on the civil war in Syria, security in Afghanistan, U.S. relations in the region, energy in relation to the Middle East, and analysis of the Iran nuclear deal. The program brings together well-known speakers and researchers to offer their insights into the complex challenges facing the Middle East.
The Center for Energy Studies was founded in October 2012 and provides policymakers, corporate leaders, and the public with “data-driven analysis of issues that influence energy markets.” In 2020, the center was ranked the No. 1 energy and resource think tank for the third year in a row by the University of Pennsylvania's Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program's Global Go To Think Tank Index.
The China Studies Program examines the landscape of contemporary China. The program worked on transcribing public service announcements from various cities in China. The transcripts are available at the Center for Digital Scholarship at Fondren Library at Rice University.
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Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy
The Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy (formerly known as the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy) is an American think tank housed on the campus of Rice University in Houston, Texas. Founded in 1993, it functions as a center for public policy research. It is named for James A. Baker, III, former United States secretary of state, secretary of the treasury, and White House chief of staff. It is directed by Ambassador David M. Satterfield and funded mainly by donor contributions, endowments, and research grants.
The institute employs scholars and researchers from a variety of backgrounds. Its current research includes centers for different areas: the Center for Energy Studies, the Center for Health and Biosciences, the Center for the Middle East, the Center for Public Finance, the McNair Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, and the Center for the U.S. and Mexico. The institute also houses programs on biomedical research, China studies, U.S. health systems transformation, drug policy, global health, international economics, Latin America, presidential elections, religion and public policy, science and technology, space, and the rights of women and refugees. The University of Pennsylvania's Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program ranked the Baker Institute No. 1 among university-affiliated think tanks in 2020.
In addition to its research, the institute offers programs for undergraduate and graduate students to engage with the world of policy and organizes events in which political, diplomatic, and community leaders speak on Rice's campus.
The Baker Institute was founded in 1993. James Baker envisioned a public policy institute where “statesmen and scholars work[ed] in an atmosphere of intellectual excellence and strict nonpartisanship to develop fresh, informed approaches to policy,” while the idea for a public policy institute on campus came from Rice University political science professor Richard Stoll. In 1994, a ceremony to honor the ground-breaking for the new building brought together four U.S. presidents: Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, and George H.W. Bush. Bush and Ford were present, while Carter and Reagan contributed video messages.
In 1994, Ambassador Edward P. Djerejian was selected as the institute's founding director.
The Baker Institute Edward P. Djerejian Center for the Middle East has been involved in conflict resolution projects. The focus of the Center includes the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, the Levant, and women and human rights in the Middle East. Research has focused on the civil war in Syria, security in Afghanistan, U.S. relations in the region, energy in relation to the Middle East, and analysis of the Iran nuclear deal. The program brings together well-known speakers and researchers to offer their insights into the complex challenges facing the Middle East.
The Center for Energy Studies was founded in October 2012 and provides policymakers, corporate leaders, and the public with “data-driven analysis of issues that influence energy markets.” In 2020, the center was ranked the No. 1 energy and resource think tank for the third year in a row by the University of Pennsylvania's Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program's Global Go To Think Tank Index.
The China Studies Program examines the landscape of contemporary China. The program worked on transcribing public service announcements from various cities in China. The transcripts are available at the Center for Digital Scholarship at Fondren Library at Rice University.