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James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy

"Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy", also known as the "Baker Institute", 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.[2][3]

Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy
Secretary Kerry walks with Rice University historian Brinkley across Rice's campus in Houston
Formation1993; 31 years ago (1993)
TypePublic policy think tank
Location
Director
David M. Satterfield
Budget
$6.76 million (2012)[1]
Websitebakerinstitute.org

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 Mexico Center. Other programs include Biomedical Research, China Studies, Domestic Health Policy Analysis, Drug Policy, Global Health, International Economics, the Latin America Initiative, Presidential Elections, Religion & Public Policy, Science & Technology Policy, Space Policy, and Women's Rights in the Middle East. The University of Pennsylvania's Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program ranked the Baker Institute third among university-affiliated think tanks from 2017 to 2018.[4]

Alongside the institute's focus on research, it provides 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.

History edit

The Baker Institute was founded in 1993. The idea for a public policy institute on campus came from Rice University Political Science professor Richard Stoll. James Baker stated a wish for the institute to bring together “statesmen, scholars, and students” and to be “a bridge between the world of ideas and the world of action.”[5] In 1994, a ceremony to honor the groundbreaking 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.[6]

In 1994, Ambassador Djerejian was selected as the institute's founding director.

Research programs edit

Center for the Middle East edit

The Baker Institute 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 as it relates 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.[7]

Staff in the Center for the Middle East include Ambassador Edward P. Djerejian and Yair Hirschfeld.

Center for Energy Studies edit

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 2017 and 2018, the CES was ranked the No. 1 energy- and resource-based think tank according to the University of Pennsylvania's Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program's Global Go To Think Tank Index [8]

China Studies edit

The Transnational China Project studies contemporary China and the changes that the nation is undergoing.[9] The Transnational China project is also working 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.

Drug Policy edit

The Drug Policy Program focuses on implications of the War on Drugs and “pursues research and open debate on local and national drug policies based on common sense, driven by human rights interests, and focused on reducing the death, disease, crime. and suffering associated with drug use.”[10]

Center for Health and Biosciences edit

The Center for Health and Biosciences (CHB) focuses on developing health policy recommendations. It combines researchers from Rice University and the Texas Medical Center, who are intended to address four major research themes: U.S. health care, global health, public health, and the future of medicine.[11]

Staff include Vivian Ho and Peter Hotez.

International Economics edit

The International Economics Program focuses particularly on emerging markets, but also on debt, China's economic growth, and governing the global economy. Policy recommendations are produced on “how global economic trends are developing, and what policies can optimally address the challenges that arise.”[12]

Latin America Initiative edit

The Latin America Initiative has two main projects, the Americas Project and the Vecinos Lecture Series. The initiative focuses on the challenges and opportunities that face the region and “brings together leading stakeholders from government, the private sector, academia, and civil society to exchange their views on pressing issues confronting the region.”[13]

McNair Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation edit

The McNair Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation aims to provide policymakers, scholars and the general public with comprehensive analyses of the issues that affect entrepreneurship and innovation at three levels: federal and state policy, municipal ecosystems, and academic entrepreneurship and innovation. The center was founded with a gift of $8 million from Robert McNair and his wife Janice, through the Robert and Janice McNair Foundation.[14]

Mexico Center edit

The Mexico Center works to create policy research on issues that affect the Mexico and the United States. The center's research agenda currently focuses on eight major issues: trade, energy, telecommunications, health care, infrastructure, education, human mobility, and the administration of justice/security.[15]

Politics and Elections edit

The Presidential Elections program focuses on nonpartisan analysis of presidential elections.[16]

Staff include John P. Williams and Mark P. Jones.

Religion and Public Policy edit

The Religion Policy Program studies the effects of religion on politics in America and around the world on several topics, including voting patterns, the role of faith-based organizations, conflict resolution, and religious fundamentalism in the Middle East.[17]

Space Policy edit

The International Space Medicine Summit brings together “leading physicians, space biomedical scientists, engineers, astronauts and cosmonauts from the space-faring nations for high-level discussions about the research needed to prevent and/or mitigate the medical and biomedical challenges spacefarers experience in long-duration spaceflight.”[18]

Staff include George W. S. Abbey and Neal F. Lane.

Science and Technology edit

The Science and Technology Program focuses on issues that include “space, health, medicine, energy and the environment, national and domestic security, science education, and the public’s understanding and trust of science.”[19]

Notable staff include Robert Bazell, Neal F. Lane, Kristin R.W. Matthews, and Robert Curl.

Major Publications edit

The Iraq Study Group was supported by the Baker Institute and co-chaired by Secretary Baker. It was a bipartisan panel with the mandate to "conduct a forward-looking, independent assessment of the current and prospective situation on the ground in Iraq, its impact on the surrounding region, and consequences for U.S. interests."[20] The group produced the Iraq Study Group Report in 2006.

Student involvement edit

Jesse Jones Summer Leadership Center edit

Students secure their internships independently of the institute, but get support from experts and staff members. The mission of the program is to "offer Rice University undergraduate students hands-on experience in the world of public policy research and analysis in our nation's capital."[21] The program was founded in 2004 and since its inception, the program has funded 141 students to work in Washington, D.C. for the summer.[21]

Moscow Summer Intern Program edit

Undergraduates from Rice and other U.S. universities can apply for a two-week summer space policy program which "combines visits to Russian space facilities with tours of cultural and historical sites in and around the Moscow Oblast region" as well as working in teams "to develop simulated interplanetary space missions" with students from Bauman Moscow State Technical University.[22]

Baker Institute Student Forum edit

In 2002, a group of students began the Baker Institute Student Forum, with the goal of "increasing students’ interest in exploring and contributing to the resolution of pressing policy issues." Alongside the forum’s usual activities and events, BISF holds an annual student policy competition, in which students analyze policy issues and offer recommendations according to a specified topic.[3] The Baker Institute also publishes BISF's "undergraduate journal of scholarship in domestic and international public policy," the Rice Journal of Public Policy.[23]

Graduate programs edit

The Master of Global Affairs Program is a two-year professional master of arts degree developed by the Baker Institute for Public Policy and Rice's School of Social Sciences. The program faculty come from both the School of Social Sciences and the Baker Institute.[24]

The Master of Energy Economics Program is a 12-month professional master's program in energy economics, developed by the Baker Institute for Public Policy and the Rice Economics Department.[25]

References edit

  1. ^ (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 19, 2012. Retrieved October 23, 2012.
  2. ^ "People". Baker Institute. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
  3. ^ a b "2018 Annual Report" (PDF). Baker Institute for Public Policy. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Think Tanks". University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  5. ^ "The History of the Baker Institute | Rice University's Baker Institute". Bakerinstitute.org. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
  6. ^ "All Former U.S. Presidents to Participate in Baker Institute Groundbreaking". news.rice.edu.
  7. ^ "About The Center for the Middle East". Baker Institute. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
  8. ^ Falk, Jeff (31 January 2019). "Rice's Baker Institute and its Center for Energy Studies continue to be highly ranked in global think tank survey". Rice News. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  9. ^ "About China Studies | Rice University's Baker Institute". Bakerinstitute.org. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
  10. ^ "About The Drug Policy Program | Rice University's Baker Institute". Bakerinstitute.org. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
  11. ^ "About the Center for Health and Biosciences". Baker Institute for Public Policy. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  12. ^ "About The International Economics Program | Rice University's Baker Institute". Bakerinstitute.org. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
  13. ^ "About The Latin America Initiative | Rice University's Baker Institute". Bakerinstitute.org. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
  14. ^ "The McNair Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Rice University's Baker Institute". Bakerinstitute.org. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
  15. ^ "About the Mexico Center | Rice University's Baker Institute". Bakerinstitute.org. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
  16. ^ "Presidential Elections Program". Baker Institute for Public Policy. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  17. ^ "About The Religion Policy Program | Rice University's Baker Institute". Bakerinstitute.org. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
  18. ^ "About The Space Policy Program | Rice University's Baker Institute". Bakerinstitute.org. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
  19. ^ "About The Science & Technology Program | Rice University's Baker Institute". Bakerinstitute.org. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
  20. ^ . United States Institute of Peace. Archived from the original on 2017-03-10. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  21. ^ a b "Jesse Jones Leadership Center Summer In D.C. Policy Research Internship Program | Rice University's Baker Institute". Bakerinstitute.org. 2016-01-31. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
  22. ^ "Moscow Summer Intern Program". Baker Institute for Public Policy. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  23. ^ "About". Baker Institute Student Forum. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  24. ^ "Faculty Directory". Master of Global Affairs. Rice University. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  25. ^ "About the Program". Rice Economics. Rice University. Retrieved 17 June 2019.

External links edit

  • Official website

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Rice University s Baker Institute for Public Policy also known as the Baker Institute 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 2 3 Rice University s Baker Institute for Public PolicySecretary Kerry walks with Rice University historian Brinkley across Rice s campus in HoustonFormation1993 31 years ago 1993 TypePublic policy think tankLocationRice University Houston Texas U S DirectorDavid M SatterfieldBudget 6 76 million 2012 1 Websitebakerinstitute wbr orgThe 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 Mexico Center Other programs include Biomedical Research China Studies Domestic Health Policy Analysis Drug Policy Global Health International Economics the Latin America Initiative Presidential Elections Religion amp Public Policy Science amp Technology Policy Space Policy and Women s Rights in the Middle East The University of Pennsylvania s Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program ranked the Baker Institute third among university affiliated think tanks from 2017 to 2018 4 Alongside the institute s focus on research it provides 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 Contents 1 History 2 Research programs 2 1 Center for the Middle East 2 2 Center for Energy Studies 2 3 China Studies 2 4 Drug Policy 2 5 Center for Health and Biosciences 2 6 International Economics 2 7 Latin America Initiative 2 8 McNair Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation 2 9 Mexico Center 2 10 Politics and Elections 2 11 Religion and Public Policy 2 12 Space Policy 2 13 Science and Technology 3 Major Publications 4 Student involvement 4 1 Jesse Jones Summer Leadership Center 4 2 Moscow Summer Intern Program 4 3 Baker Institute Student Forum 4 4 Graduate programs 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe Baker Institute was founded in 1993 The idea for a public policy institute on campus came from Rice University Political Science professor Richard Stoll James Baker stated a wish for the institute to bring together statesmen scholars and students and to be a bridge between the world of ideas and the world of action 5 In 1994 a ceremony to honor the groundbreaking 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 6 In 1994 Ambassador Djerejian was selected as the institute s founding director Research programs editCenter for the Middle East edit The Baker Institute 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 as it relates 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 7 Staff in the Center for the Middle East include Ambassador Edward P Djerejian and Yair Hirschfeld Center for Energy Studies edit 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 2017 and 2018 the CES was ranked the No 1 energy and resource based think tank according to the University of Pennsylvania s Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program s Global Go To Think Tank Index 8 China Studies edit The Transnational China Project studies contemporary China and the changes that the nation is undergoing 9 The Transnational China project is also working 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 Drug Policy edit The Drug Policy Program focuses on implications of the War on Drugs and pursues research and open debate on local and national drug policies based on common sense driven by human rights interests and focused on reducing the death disease crime and suffering associated with drug use 10 Center for Health and Biosciences edit The Center for Health and Biosciences CHB focuses on developing health policy recommendations It combines researchers from Rice University and the Texas Medical Center who are intended to address four major research themes U S health care global health public health and the future of medicine 11 Staff include Vivian Ho and Peter Hotez International Economics edit The International Economics Program focuses particularly on emerging markets but also on debt China s economic growth and governing the global economy Policy recommendations are produced on how global economic trends are developing and what policies can optimally address the challenges that arise 12 Latin America Initiative edit The Latin America Initiative has two main projects the Americas Project and the Vecinos Lecture Series The initiative focuses on the challenges and opportunities that face the region and brings together leading stakeholders from government the private sector academia and civil society to exchange their views on pressing issues confronting the region 13 McNair Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation edit The McNair Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation aims to provide policymakers scholars and the general public with comprehensive analyses of the issues that affect entrepreneurship and innovation at three levels federal and state policy municipal ecosystems and academic entrepreneurship and innovation The center was founded with a gift of 8 million from Robert McNair and his wife Janice through the Robert and Janice McNair Foundation 14 Mexico Center edit The Mexico Center works to create policy research on issues that affect the Mexico and the United States The center s research agenda currently focuses on eight major issues trade energy telecommunications health care infrastructure education human mobility and the administration of justice security 15 Politics and Elections edit The Presidential Elections program focuses on nonpartisan analysis of presidential elections 16 Staff include John P Williams and Mark P Jones Religion and Public Policy edit The Religion Policy Program studies the effects of religion on politics in America and around the world on several topics including voting patterns the role of faith based organizations conflict resolution and religious fundamentalism in the Middle East 17 Space Policy edit The International Space Medicine Summit brings together leading physicians space biomedical scientists engineers astronauts and cosmonauts from the space faring nations for high level discussions about the research needed to prevent and or mitigate the medical and biomedical challenges spacefarers experience in long duration spaceflight 18 Staff include George W S Abbey and Neal F Lane Science and Technology edit The Science and Technology Program focuses on issues that include space health medicine energy and the environment national and domestic security science education and the public s understanding and trust of science 19 Notable staff include Robert Bazell Neal F Lane Kristin R W Matthews and Robert Curl Major Publications editThe Iraq Study Group was supported by the Baker Institute and co chaired by Secretary Baker It was a bipartisan panel with the mandate to conduct a forward looking independent assessment of the current and prospective situation on the ground in Iraq its impact on the surrounding region and consequences for U S interests 20 The group produced the Iraq Study Group Report in 2006 Student involvement editJesse Jones Summer Leadership Center edit Students secure their internships independently of the institute but get support from experts and staff members The mission of the program is to offer Rice University undergraduate students hands on experience in the world of public policy research and analysis in our nation s capital 21 The program was founded in 2004 and since its inception the program has funded 141 students to work in Washington D C for the summer 21 Moscow Summer Intern Program edit Undergraduates from Rice and other U S universities can apply for a two week summer space policy program which combines visits to Russian space facilities with tours of cultural and historical sites in and around the Moscow Oblast region as well as working in teams to develop simulated interplanetary space missions with students from Bauman Moscow State Technical University 22 Baker Institute Student Forum edit In 2002 a group of students began the Baker Institute Student Forum with the goal of increasing students interest in exploring and contributing to the resolution of pressing policy issues Alongside the forum s usual activities and events BISF holds an annual student policy competition in which students analyze policy issues and offer recommendations according to a specified topic 3 The Baker Institute also publishes BISF s undergraduate journal of scholarship in domestic and international public policy the Rice Journal of Public Policy 23 Graduate programs edit The Master of Global Affairs Program is a two year professional master of arts degree developed by the Baker Institute for Public Policy and Rice s School of Social Sciences The program faculty come from both the School of Social Sciences and the Baker Institute 24 The Master of Energy Economics Program is a 12 month professional master s program in energy economics developed by the Baker Institute for Public Policy and the Rice Economics Department 25 References edit James A Baker III Institute for Public Policy 2012 Annual Report PDF Archived from the original PDF on October 19 2012 Retrieved October 23 2012 People Baker Institute Retrieved 2023 06 08 a b 2018 Annual Report PDF Baker Institute for Public Policy Retrieved 17 June 2019 Think Tanks University of Pennsylvania Retrieved 17 June 2019 The History of the Baker Institute Rice University s Baker Institute Bakerinstitute org Retrieved 2016 06 10 All Former U S Presidents to Participate in Baker Institute Groundbreaking news rice edu About The Center for the Middle East Baker Institute Retrieved 2016 06 10 Falk Jeff 31 January 2019 Rice s Baker Institute and its Center for Energy Studies continue to be highly ranked in global think tank survey Rice News Retrieved 17 June 2019 About China Studies Rice University s Baker Institute Bakerinstitute org Retrieved 2016 06 10 About The Drug Policy Program Rice University s Baker Institute Bakerinstitute org Retrieved 2016 06 10 About the Center for Health and Biosciences Baker Institute for Public Policy Retrieved 17 June 2019 About The International Economics Program Rice University s Baker Institute Bakerinstitute org Retrieved 2016 06 10 About The Latin America Initiative Rice University s Baker Institute Bakerinstitute org Retrieved 2016 06 10 The McNair Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Rice University s Baker Institute Bakerinstitute org Retrieved 2016 09 02 About the Mexico Center Rice University s Baker Institute Bakerinstitute org Retrieved 2016 06 10 Presidential Elections Program Baker Institute for Public Policy Retrieved 17 June 2019 About The Religion Policy Program Rice University s Baker Institute Bakerinstitute org Retrieved 2016 06 10 About The Space Policy Program Rice University s Baker Institute Bakerinstitute org Retrieved 2016 06 10 About The Science amp Technology Program Rice University s Baker Institute Bakerinstitute org Retrieved 2016 06 10 Iraq Study Group United States Institute of Peace Archived from the original on 2017 03 10 Retrieved 17 June 2019 a b Jesse Jones Leadership Center Summer In D C Policy Research Internship Program Rice University s Baker Institute Bakerinstitute org 2016 01 31 Retrieved 2016 06 10 Moscow Summer Intern Program Baker Institute for Public Policy Retrieved 17 June 2019 About Baker Institute Student Forum Retrieved 17 June 2019 Faculty Directory Master of Global Affairs Rice University Retrieved 17 June 2019 About the Program Rice Economics Rice University Retrieved 17 June 2019 External links editOfficial website29 43 00 N 95 24 10 W 29 7166 N 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