Public Agenda is a national, nonprofit, nonpartisan research and public engagement organization dedicated to strengthening democracy and expanding opportunity for all Americans. Over the years, it has focused on many issues of concern to the public, most notably K-12 education, higher education and health care, as well as criminal justice reform, immigration, energy and other issues.
Based in New York City, the organization was founded in 1975 by social scientist
Daniel Yankelovich
Daniel Yankelovich (December 29, 1924 – September 22, 2017) was a public opinion analyst and social scientist.
Education
After attending Boston Latin School, Yankelovich graduated from Harvard University in 1946 and 1950 before completing postgr ...
and
Cyrus Vance, who served as United States Secretary of State from 1977 to 1980.
According to Caroline L. Gilson of
DePauw University
DePauw University is a private liberal arts university in Greencastle, Indiana. It has an enrollment of 1,972 students. The school has a Methodist heritage and was originally known as Indiana Asbury University. DePauw is a member of both the ...
, "The audience for Public Agenda Online is wide-ranging: from researchers and policy-makers to concerned citizens and activists. For an academic audience, this site serves as a starting point for students exploring a topic who want to understand how the public weighs in on key issues".
Recent work
Recent initiatives includes "Hidden Common Ground", which seeks to discover and amplify common ground among the public on solutions to politically polarized issues, and "Next-Generation Community Engagement", which offers communities tools, training and other supports that enhance local democracy and civic engagement.
Controversy
Bloggers have sometimes criticized the organization for right or left-leaning research.
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External links
Official web page
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Non-profit organizations based in New York City
Nonpartisan organizations in the United States