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| Center for the Study of Public Policy (CEPP) | |
|---|---|
| Name | Center for the Study of Public Policy |
| Abbreviation | CEPP |
| Formation | 20th century |
| Type | Research institute |
| Headquarters | University campus |
| Leader title | Director |
Center for the Study of Public Policy (CEPP) The Center for the Study of Public Policy (CEPP) is a research institute associated with a university that conducts applied analysis on policy issues. It engages scholars and practitioners linked to institutions such as Harvard University, Stanford University, University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, London School of Economics and collaborates with agencies including United Nations, European Commission, World Bank, International Monetary Fund and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. CEPP convenes conferences attended by figures from United States Department of State, United Kingdom Foreign and Commonwealth Office, European Parliament, African Union Commission and ministries in countries such as France, Germany, Japan, India.
CEPP originated during a period of institutional expansion influenced by think tanks like Brookings Institution, Chatham House, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Hoover Institution and research centres at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Yale University. Early collaborations linked CEPP scholars to projects funded by foundations such as the Ford Foundation, Carnegie Corporation of New York, Rockefeller Foundation and the Gates Foundation. Its formative years saw engagement with international agreements and events including the Treaty of Maastricht, Rio Earth Summit, Paris Agreement, Good Friday Agreement and post-conflict reconstruction work following the Bosnian War and Kosovo War. Senior fellows brought experience from institutions like United Nations Development Programme, World Health Organization, Pan American Health Organization and courts such as the International Court of Justice.
CEPP’s mission emphasizes evidence-based analysis in areas linked to public policy debates involving actors such as United States Congress, House of Commons of the United Kingdom, German Bundestag, Indian Parliament and European Court of Human Rights. Objectives include producing briefs for decision-makers in bodies like the United Nations Security Council, advising executive offices such as the Office of the President of the United States, informing commissions like the Dien Bien Phu Commission and supporting legislative reform in jurisdictions including Brazil, South Africa, Canada and Australia. The center aims to bridge scholarship represented by journals such as The Lancet, Nature, Science and American Political Science Review with policy processes embodied by entities like NATO, ASEAN, OPEC and G7.
CEPP runs programs that span policy domains where stakeholders include World Trade Organization, International Labour Organization, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNICEF, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Food and Agriculture Organization. Research strands address topics informed by events and instruments like the Kyoto Protocol, Sustainable Development Goals, European Green Deal, Affordable Care Act, Dodd–Frank Act and Basel Accords. Programmatic clusters collaborate with laboratories and centres such as MIT Media Lab, Stanford Internet Observatory, Oxford Martin School, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and RAND Corporation, and convene panels including members from Apple Inc., Google LLC, Microsoft Corporation, Amazon (company) and Tesla, Inc. on technology policy.
CEPP’s governance model mirrors structures at institutions like Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, Regents of the University of California, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and academic departments at Princeton University, Brown University and Cornell University. Leadership comprises directors and chairs with backgrounds in agencies including Central Intelligence Agency, Federal Bureau of Investigation, MI6 and ministries such as Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom), alongside academics formerly at University of Chicago, University of Pennsylvania, Johns Hopkins University and Duke University. Advisory boards include representatives from corporations like Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan Chase, Citigroup and NGOs such as Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Greenpeace and Oxfam International.
CEPP issues working papers, policy briefs and reports cited by outlets including The New York Times, The Guardian, The Washington Post, Financial Times, The Economist and journals like Foreign Affairs, Nature Climate Change, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management and International Organization. Notable report topics have aligned with inquiries such as the Leveson Inquiry, investigations into the Financial crisis of 2007–2008, analyses concurrent with the Iraq War and assessments relating to the Global Financial Crisis. Publications are disseminated at forums including World Economic Forum, Davos, Munich Security Conference and policy workshops hosted by Council on Foreign Relations and Aspen Institute.
CEPP secures funding from a mix of foundations and agencies such as the European Research Council, National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, Wellcome Trust and corporate sponsors including BP, Shell plc, Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson and Siemens. Collaborative grants involve partners like Royal Society, Academy of Social Sciences (United Kingdom), American Academy of Arts and Sciences, International Crisis Group and universities including University of California, Berkeley, Columbia University, Imperial College London and McGill University. It also works with multilateral lenders such as the Asian Development Bank, Inter-American Development Bank and African Development Bank.
CEPP’s influence is visible in policy adjustments referenced by officials from White House, 10 Downing Street, Élysée Palace, Chancellery of Germany and parliamentary inquiries in Italy and Spain. Critics have raised concerns paralleling debates about think tanks such as Heritage Foundation, Cato Institute, Center for American Progress and American Enterprise Institute regarding funding transparency, conflicts cited in cases like Enron scandal and perceived industry capture similar to critiques of Tobacco industry lobbying and energy sector influence during disputes over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Academic critiques compare CEPP’s methods with standards upheld by publishers like Oxford University Press and Cambridge University Press and call for peer review practices akin to those at Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and The BMJ.
Category:Research institutes