Key Resources
The Institute for Public Policy and Social Research is involved
in several ongoing programs and projects. Many projects are outreach
methods to provide legislators and others involved in the policy
process with expert research and analysis. Links to key resources,
arranged by type, are provided below. For more information, contact
IPPSR's Public Policy
Issues and Education staff.
Publications
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Publication Search
The IPPSR Publication Search engine allows quick searches by author,
title, keyword, description and abstract. Searches can be organized
by publication date, author or title.
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IPPSR Policy Brief
IPPSR Policy Brief is produced as needed to bring the latest research
to the state-level policymaking community. It is an executive-style
briefing and often features the most policy-relevant findings from
the Applied Public Policy Research Program.
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Applied Public Policy Research
Papers
Through the Applied Public Policy Research Program, the Institute
for Public Policy and Social Research (IPPSR) distributes grants
to MSU faculty to develop expertise for Michigan's policymaking
community. IPPSR manages the development of the projects, and disseminates
the findings through dollars allocated by the State of Michigan.
The online listing of grants includes summaries and final reports
of research findings. Topics of grants include the following: Children,
Youth, and Families; Criminal Justice; Health Policy; and Urban
Policy.
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Inside IPPSR
Inside IPPSR is a quarterly publication of the Institute for Public
Policy and Social Research. It provides a brief update on current
policy and survey research news and an update on IPPSR events and
publications.
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Health Policy Papers
IPPSR partnered with MSU's Institute for Health Care Studies (IHCS)
to develop seven health policy white papers for use in the 2002
state and local elections. The series, entitled Informing the
Debate: Health Policy Options for Michigan Policymakers, was
released on June 4, 2002 before over one-hundred legislators, candidates,
department officials, and others involved in the policy process.
Complete papers and executive summaries are now available online.
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Urban Policy Papers
IPPSR is also partnering with the Urban Affairs Programs
(UAP) to eight urban affairs policy white papers. These papers are
also being developed for use in the 2002 state and local elections.
They present balanced and thoughtful information on truly salient
issues. Abstracts of the papers are available online.
 Events
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Political Leadership Program Annual Fundraising Events
The Michigan Political Leadership Program MPLP) annual fundraising
events provide a significant portion of the funding necessary for
the program's twenty-four leadership fellowships. The gala events
feature nationally known speakers from both sides of the political
aisle. They are annually the largest multi-partisan events in Michigan.
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at the Millennium
The Michigan at the Millennium Colloquium Series provides an opportunity
for broad interaction and an exchange of perspectives and outlooks
on the Michigan economy. The series is sponsored by Michigan State
University’s Institute
for Public Policy and Social Research, University of Michigan’s
Center for Local, State,
and Urban Policy in the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy,
and Wayne State University’s
State Policy Center.
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Political Leadership Program Public Policy Briefings
A new offering of the Institute is the MPLP Public Policy Briefing
series. Funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the events are meant
to provide a lively and informative series on critical public policy
issues. They supplement the MPLP curriculum for the twenty-four
individuals who are annually selected for the fellowship but are
also open to the general public. Postcard invitations are now available
for groups or individuals.
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Policy Forum Events & Prior
Forum Resources
The Institute for Public Policy and Social Research (IPPSR) Policy
Forum Series is an interactive series of meetings that offer a format
for active debate of critical issues. With audiences comprised of
legislators, key staff members, scholars and other community leaders,
the series events provide an environment in which public policy
solutions are cultivated. An archive of past events includes many
resources such as: event webcasts, biographical sketches of speakers,
and PowerPoint Slideshows.
Survey Research
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State of the State Survey
Initiated in October 1994, Michigan State University's State of
the State Survey (SOSS) is the only survey conducted in Michigan
designed to provide a regular systematic monitoring of the public
mood on important issues in major regions of the state. SOSS is
administered by the Institute for Public Policy & Social Research
(IPPSR) at MSU.
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Civil Liberties
Versus Safety and Security Survey Results
In 2002 IPPSR's Office for Survey Research conducted a nationwide
study on America's response to the terrorist attacks of September
11, 2001. The survey principal investigators are Darren Davis and
Brian Silver, faculty members in the Department of Political Science.
Provided online are results of the study including an executive
summary, a Slideshow presentation, news release, and questionnaire.
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Office for Survey Research Current
& Pending Projects
OSR provides survey and data services for public, nonprofit, and
private sector organizations, including the university community.
More than 30,000 telephone interviews and self-administered mail
questionnaires are conducted annually. A listing of projects is
maintained online.
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