Institute for Communitarian Policy Studies

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The Institute for Communitarian Policy Studies at the George Washington University is the nation's leading center for communitarian policy research and is a research institute dedicated to finding constructive solutions to social problems through morally informed policy analysis and moral dialogue. We seek to bring the best scholarship and analysis to bear on policy issues affecting family, schools, the community, and the moral climate of society as a whole.

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Our Latest Research and Writing

The King’s Speech: “Do not strive after a broader I but after a bigger we”

June 05, 2018

By Paul van Seters

Theoretical Implications of “High Rent”

June 05, 2018

Evidence indicates that when a party pays lobbyists to secure special benefits for that party, in terms of resource allocations by the government, that party gains a very high return on its outlays

Panel led by Amitai Etzioni on the Future of Race Relations in the US

May 31, 2018

Should we aspire to a society that is color blind? One in which each group is respected and fairly treated? Should we focus on class rather than race issues?