Research

1. American Institutes for Research  (site info) An independent, not-for-profit corporation which performs basic and applied research, provides technical support, and conducts analyses in the behavioral and social sciences for government and the private sector. http://www.air-dc.org/ 2. Manchester Institute for Popular Culture  (site info) Research institute based within Manchester Metropolitan University, UK, undertaking academic and policy related research into the cultural industries, urban regeneration and public space, football and popular music. http://www.mmu.ac.uk/h-ss/mipc 3. The Research Value Mapping Program  (site info) Maps the career paths of researchers against the features of the research projects they worked it. Information on people, history, papers, and current research. http://www.rvm.gatech.edu/ 4. Social Science Research Network  (site info) SSRN is devoted to the rapid worldwide dissemination of social science research. Site consists of an Abstract Database containing abstracts on over 9,000+ scholarly working papers and forthcoming papers; and an Electronic Paper Collection currently containing over 2,00+ downloadable electronic documents in Adobe Acrobat pdf format. http://www.ssrn.com/ 1-4 of 4.