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    The institutional profiles below provide contact information, program descriptions, and research and publication highlights for current members of the Network. Most institutions provide more detailed information, including full texts of selected publications, on their own Web sites. Unless otherwise noted, all Network member Web sites listed herein contain information in English.

    Asia and the Pacific


    Academy of Political Education
    Contact: Damba Ganbat, executive director
    P.O Box 337
    Ulaanbaatar 210620
    Mongolia
    Phone: +976-11-312761; +976-11-312763
    Fax: +976-11 - 312753
    anaraa@academy.org.mn
    www.academy.org.mn
    Mission:
    The Academy of Political Education is a nonprofit, nongovernmental organization whose primary objective is to support and strengthen a social order based on solidarity, rule of law, and a democratic state that respects individual human rights and liberties. The Academy's goals include spreading the ideas of human rights and liberties, creating an open society based on pluralism, implementing the democratic rule of law, encouraging parliamentarism and a multiparty system, and supporting good governance and the decentralization of power.

    Activities include:
    • organizing and providing informal educational programs in democracy, human rights, civic education, and the media
    • conducting independent and joint research projects in political science, economics, and law and justice, including those that involve both domestic and international organizations, institutions, and individuals
    • publishing periodicals, brochures, and textbooks
    • participating as a country partner in the East Asia Barometer research project

    Publication Information: Please visit the Academy's Web site for a list of publications.



    Centre for Policy Alternatives
    Contact: Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu, executive director
    24/2, 28th Lane, Off Flower Road
    Colombo 7
    Sri Lanka
    Phone: +94-11-2565306
    +94-11-5552746 Ext. 102
    Fax: 94-11-4714460
    sara@cpalanka.org
    www.cpalanka.org
    Mission:
    The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA), founded in 1996, is an independent, nonpartisan public-policy research and advocacy organization that focuses on issues of governance and conflict resolution in Sri Lanka. The Centre seeks not only to contribute its own inputs to the policy-making process but to strengthen the role of other civil-society actors in policy development and implementation. CPA receives support from international and bilateral funding agencies and foundations. Its research programs include units on legal and constitutional studies, conflict and peace analysis, media monitoring, opinion polling, and monitoring election violence.

    Activities include:
    • conducting policy research and disseminating the findings through publications, seminars, conferences, and the print and electronic media
    • advocating constructive policy alternatives, lobbying decision makers, and shaping public opinion to strengthen and safeguard democracy, pluralism, the rule of law, human rights, and social justice
    • monitoring the executive, legislature, and judicial branches of government, as well as the media and other public institutions
    • provision of consultancy services to political parties and other organizations involved in the field of public policy and engaging them in dialogue on the issues identified above
    • forging linkages with local and foreign institutions with similar aims and objectives

    Publication Information: For a list of publications visit www.cpalanka.org/publications.html.



    Centre for Democratic Institutions (CDI)
    Contact: Benjamin Reilly, director
    Centre for Democratic Institutions
    Sir Roland Wilson Buildinging 120
    Australian National University
    Canberra ACT 0200, Australia
    Phone: +61-2-6125-0605
    Fax: +61-2-6125-9726
    cdi@anu.edu.au
    www.cdi.anu.edu.au
    Mission:
    The Centre for Democratic Institutions (CDI) is a government-funded body that supports the efforts of new democracies in the Asia-Pacific region to democratically reform their political systems.

    It provides training, technical assistance and peer support for parliamentarians and emerging leaders, with a focus on the Southeast Asian and the South Pacific states.

    The Australian Government established CDI in 1998. It is funded primarily by the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID).

    CDI works to promote democracy by strengthening parliamentary governance and political parties. The Centre focusses on parliamentary and political party development, and conducts flagship training courses and policy-relevant research on these subjects.



    Activities include:
    • strengthening parliaments
    • judicial training
    • NGO leadership courses
    • support for ombudsmen and their staff
    • media courses for journalists and editors
    • anticorruption courses
    • support for the implementation of human rights treaties
    • technical assistance in the fields of good governance and civil society

    Publication Information: To view CDI's publications, please visit www.cdi.anu.edu.au.



    Centre for Policy Research (CPR)
    Contact: Pratap Bhanu Mehta, president and chief executive;
    Charan Wadhva, research professor
    Centre For Policy Research
    Dharma Marg, Chanakyapuri
    New Delhi - 110 021
    India
    Phone: +91-11-2611-5273
    Fax: +91-11-2687-2746
    cprindia@vsnl.com
    www.cprindia.org/
    Mission:
    The Centre for Policy Research (CPR) is an independent think tank established in 1973 to conduct research on the major policy issues confronting India. The CPR helps to develop a body of knowledge about policy making and to suggest alternative policy options. CPR scholars interact regularly with policy makers, academic researchers, the media, and others involved in the policy process.

    The Centre's research agenda focuses on five areas: political issues and governance, foreign policy, external and internal security, economic policy, and social issues. It currently sponsors work on reform of the Indian political system, accountability in parliament, constitutional reform, self-governance in northeast India, and managing the metropolis.

    Activities include:
    • developing substantive policy options for the improvement of policy making and management
    • promoting national development through the study of various sectors of the polity, economy, and society
    • providing advisory services to government, public bodies, and other institutions on such issues as performance and the optimum use of national resources for social and economic development
    • disseminating information through the publication of books, journals, reports, and research papers

    Publication Information: A list of CPR's publications is available at www.cprindia.org/publication.htm.



    Civic Exchange
    Contact: Christine Loh, chief executive officer
    Room 701, Hoseinee House
    69 Wyndham Street
    Central, Hong Kong
    Phone: +852-2893-0213
    cloh@civic-exchange.org
    www.civic-exchange.org
    Mission:
    Civic Exchange is an independent policy-research center that was founded in 2000. Its mission is to promote civic education by conducting and publicizing research on the most important political, social, economic, and environmental issues facing Hong Kong. The center seeks to shape public debate by contributing well-founded and reasoned arguments, supported by careful policy analysis. Civic Exchange was designed to be a new type of organization in Hong Kong: a cooperative social enterprise that develops a network of people working together to meet the needs of the community.

    Activities include:
    • providing clear thinking on complex issues and helping to generate better solutions to social problems, including finding worldwide solutions that may be adapted to local and regional conditions
    • cultivating long-term relationships with public-sector officials, politicians, business leaders, NGOs, educators, and decision makers in other fields, and communicating ideas directly to them
    • creating dialogue with multiple stakeholders on such issues as transportation, urban design, conservation, sustainable development, telecommunications, energy, and corporate governance

    Publication Information: For a list of publications, please visit www.civic-exchange.org/n_publications.htm.



    Asian Barometer
    Contact: Professor Yu-tzung Chang, project manager
    Asian Barometer
    Department of Political Science
    National Taiwan University
    21 Hsu-chow Road
    Taipei, Taiwan, 100
    Phone: 886 22 357 0427
    Fax: 886 22 357 0420
    yutzung@ntu.edu.tw
    www.asianbarometer.org
    Mission:
    The Asian Barometer is a systematic comparative survey of attitudes and values toward politics, governance, democracy, reform, and citizens' activities in East Asia, covering nine political systems—Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Mongolia, the People's Republic of China, the Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand.

    The purpose of the Barometer is to assess levels of popular support for democratic government and belief in its legitimacy. The research is designed to make theoretical and substantive advances in our understanding of how variation in the macro-level properties of a political system impact on value changes, affect democratic value-orientations and democratic legitimacy, constrain political behavior, and shape the way citizens evaluate the political system and processes.

    Activities include:
    • performing systematic comparative public-opinion surveys in a number of East Asian countries
    • encouraging and engaging in public debates about democracy and democratization, particularly in East Asia
    • developing a regional intellectual community for democracy research based on opinion surveys of ordinary citizens

    Publication Information: Please visit www.asianbarometer.org for a list of publications.



    East Asia Institute
    Contact: Dr. Kim Byung-Kook, director
    #909 Sampoong B/D
    310-68 Euljiro 4-ga, Jung-gu
    Seoul 100-786 Korea
    Phone: +82-2-2277-1683
    Fax: +82-2-2277-1684
    eai@eai.or.kr
    www.eai.or.kr
    Mission:
    Founded in May 2002 under the initiative of former prime minister Lee Hong-Koo, chairman Hong Seok-Hyun of Joongang Daily Newspaper, and Dr. Kim Byung-Kook of Korea University, the East Asia Institute strives to transform East Asia into a society of nations based on liberal democracy, market economy, open society, and peace. To this end, the East Asia Institute works to propagate liberal values and ideas including diversity, tolerance, accountability, and transparency through research, education, international exchange, and civic activism.

    Activities include:
    • The EAI builds wide and dense networks among scholars, NGOs, and practitioners by inviting individuals to establish research centers within its broad umbrella, with considerable autonomy in setting research priority, raising and disbursing funds, as well as in deciding personnel policy. The institute currently houses six research centers on "Policy Development," "Legislative and Party Politics," "Elections," "Open Society," "Presidential Studies," and "Economic Catch-Up." The EAI will add on more centers as more individuals join its cause in the political, economic, and social realms.
    • The EAI has set up two task forces to reshape Korea's national political agenda, to alter its discourse for reform, and to advance liberal ideas in 2002—one on "Redefining Presidential Roles and Restructuring Presidential Powers" and another on "Generational Change, Ideological Transformation, and New Electoral Politics." The two task forces plan to publish their findings in 2002 and 2003.

    Publication Information: Please visit the Institute's Web site for a list of publications.



    Institute for National Policy Research (INPR)
    Contact: Chih-cheng Lo, executive director
    5F, 238 Sungjiang Road
    Taipei, Taiwan
    Phone: + 886-2-2511-5009
    Fax: + 886-2-2560-5536
    inprpd@ms8.hinet.net
    http://www.inpr.org.tw/
    Mission:
    Founded in 1989 under the initiative of Evergreen Group Chairman Chang Yung-fa, the INPR was created to contribute a nongovernmental but professional analytic perspective on Taiwan's democratic transition. It has four major goals: the advancement of democratic constitutionalism, the promotion of a liberal and equitable economic system, the re-establishment of social ethics and morality, and the raising of Taiwan's international status. To this end, INPR's research program is subdivided into seven major topics: democratization and constitutional reform, society and culture, economic policy and public finance, national defense policy, cross-strait relations and mainland policy, Asia-Pacific affairs, and Taiwan's international role.

    Activities include:
    • conducting research on the full implementation of the constitution of the Republic of China, environment and ecology, land rezoning, social welfare, culture, and ethical reform, as well as on Taiwan's economic status in the world, its reparticipation in international organizations, relations between Taiwan and mainland China, and Taiwan's integration into the political and economic community in Southeast Asia
    • hosting regular conferences, seminars, and press conferences to publicize its research findings
    • publishing a regular periodical and a book series

    Publication Information: For a list of publications, please visit the Institute's Web site.



    King Prajadhipok's Institute (KPI)
    Contact: Thawilwade Bureekul, director and research specialist
    47/101 Moo 4 , Tiwanon Road,
    Taladkwan Subdistrict, Muang District
    Nonthaburi
    Thailand
    11000
    Muang District
    Nonthaburi 11000, Thailand
    Phone: +66-2-527-7830
    Fax: +66-2-527-7826; +66-2-527-7828
    anocha@kpi.ac.th
    http://el.kpi.ac.th/kpien/
    Mission:
    King Prajadhipok's Institute is an independent organization that was established in 1994 to promote democracy through research, education, and training in the areas of politics and governance. It receives funding from the Thai government and external sources to conduct research, publish papers, host conferences, and conduct training workshops for parliamentarians, civil servants, business leaders, nongovernmental organizations, and other groups on such topics as democratization and Thai legislative and governmental development.

    Activities include:
    • conducting research on the promotion of democracy and peace
    • providing academic training to public and private sector leaders to deepen their understanding of democracy and peace
    • supporting parliamentary academic work
    • disseminating information about politics, administration, and democracy
    • coordinating academic exchanges with domestic and foreign institutions engaged in the study of democratic principles
    • archiving and displaying historical materials related to King Prajadhipok in the King Prajadhipok Museum

    Publication Information: For a list of KPI's publications, please visit the Institute's Web site.



    Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency (PILDAT)
    Contact: Aasiya Riaz, joint director
    #7, 9th Avenue, F-8/1
    Islamabad 44000
    Pakistan
    Phone: +92-51-111-123-345
    Fax: +92-51-226-3078
    info@pildat.org
    www.pildat.org
    Mission:
    PILDAT is an independent, non-partisan and not-for-profit indigenous research and training institution with the mission to strengthen democracy and democratic institutions in Pakistan. PILDAT has been actively engaged with building the capabilities of elected legislators towards a better discharge of their functions of legislation, representation and oversight. PILDAT regularly conducts training/briefing workshops and sessions for legislators belonging to the National and Provincial Assemblies as well as the Senate. As a non-partisan political research institution, PILDAT regularly prepares well-researched briefing/background papers and Case Studies for Pakistani Parliamentarians, parliamentary staff and politicians on crucial policy issues. The PILDAT State of Democracy Report, the flagship publication of PILDAT in its democracy watch program, carries an in depth yet concise quarterly review of democratic development for the local and international audience. PILDAT facilitates the formulation of issue based caucuses across parties in the Legislatures. PILDAT also sensitises the civil society organisations to lobby effectively with legislators on policy related issues, while the e-democracy programme of PILDAT looks at ways and means to build better network between the public and parliamentarians.

    Activities include:
    • conducts training/briefing workshops for Pakistani Parliamentarians.
    • prepares briefing/background papers and case studies for Pakistani Parliamentarians, parliamentary staff and politicians on crucial policy issues
    • publishes the State of Democracy Report, a quarterly review of democratic development for local and international audiences.

    Publication Information: Please visit www.pildat.org/publications.asp for a list of recent publications.



    The Sejong Institute
    Contact: Kie-Duck Park, president
    400 Daewang Pangyo-ro
    Sujeong-gu, Seongnam
    Kyeonggi Province
    Republic of Korea
    Phone: +82-31-750-7500
    Fax: +82-31-723-8800
    kdpark@sejong.org
    www.sejong.org
    Mission:
    The Sejong Institute was founded in 1986 to contribute to Korea's development by conducting research on national security, unification, and international relations. Since its inception, the Institute has organized numerous international conferences, symposiums, and seminars to foster exchanges of views and ideas on regional and global issues relevant to Korea's development. It also sponsors joint research projects with other organizations, both domestic and foreign, and conducts educational and training programs for high-level government officials and managers from the private sector.

    Activities include:
    • conducting research in four main program areas: security studies, inter-Korean relations, regional studies, and international political economy
    • administering a visiting research fellow program
    • sponsoring and organizing joint research projects, international academic conferences, domestic academic conferences, colloquia, seminars, and a series of Sejong Luncheons and Lectures

    Publication Information: A list of publications is available on the Institute's Web site.

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