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INSTITUTE PROJECTS The World Policy Institute at The New School is a research and education policy center that seeks innovative solutions to critical problems facing the United States and the world. WPI has been a source of informed policy leadership for close to 40 years. It is renowned for its cutting-edge analysis on managing the global market economy, constructing a workable system for collective security and fostering civil society. The Institute focuses broadly on the preservation of democratic values; the protection of civil rights; the advancement of tolerance, fairness, and the rule of law; and the support of a capitalism tempered by social justice. A roster of more than 30 senior fellows and programs staff, who are among the nation Ěs most accomplished analysts, journalists and writers in the public policy field, ensures the Institute a distinctive voice in national and international affairs. In addition to its policy research, the Institute publishes World Policy Journal, a leading quarterly devoted to international affairs, and conducts an extensive program of lectures and other policy forums to broaden understanding of our complex geopolitical and geo-economic landscape. WPI was founded in 1948 in Washington D. C. , as the Association for Education in World Government. In 1952, it changed its name to the Institute for International Government. In 1954, it was renamed the Institute for International Order. It was reconstituted in 1973 as the Institute for World Order, an independent nonprofit educational organization focusing on global affairs. In 1982, it became the World Policy Institute. A part of The New School since 1991, WPI is the university 's premier policy and research center for international affairs. Current WPI projects include:
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