Pew Research Center

The Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan American think tank (referring to itself as a "fact tank") based in Washington, D.C. It provides information on social issues, public opinion, and demographic trends shaping the United States and the world.[1] It also conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis, and other empirical social science research. The Pew Research Center does not take policy positions, and is a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts.[3][4]

Pew Research Center
Established2004 (2004)
ChairmanMichael X. Delli Carpini
PresidentMichael Dimock
Staff160+[1]
BudgetRevenue: $44,409,611
Expenses: $35,069,976
(FYE June 2016)[2]
Address1615 L Street, NW Suite 800
Washington, D.C.
Location
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Websitewww.pewresearch.org

History

In 1990, the Times Mirror Company founded the Times Mirror Center for the People & the Press as a research project, tasked with conducting polls on politics and policy. Andrew Kohut became its director in 1993, and The Pew Charitable Trusts became its primary sponsor in 1996, when it was renamed the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press.[5]

In 2004, the trust established the Pew Research Center in Washington, D.C. In 2013, Kohut stepped down as president and became founding director, and Alan Murray became the second president of the center.[6] In October 2014, Michael Dimock, a 14-year veteran of the Pew Research Center, was named president.[7]

Funding

The Pew Research Center is a nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization and a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts, its primary funder.[4][8] For its studies focusing on demographics of religions in the world, the Pew Research Center has been jointly funded by the Templeton Foundation.[9][10]

Research areas

The Center's research is divided into nine areas:[1]

  • U.S. Politics & Policy
  • Journalism & Media
  • Internet & Technology
  • Science & Society
  • Religion & Public Life
  • Hispanic Trends
  • Global Attitudes & Trends
  • Social & Demographic Trends
  • Research Methodology

Reports

Researchers at the Pew Research Center annually comb through publicly available sources of information and publications. Each annual report looks at events that took place about 18 months to two years before its publication.

The Pew Research Center released its 10th annual report on Global Restrictions on Religion as part of the Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures project, funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts and the John Templeton Foundation. While the previous reports focused on year-over-year change, this report provides a broader look at the trend in particular regions and in 198 countries and territories. The report documents how government restrictions on religion and social hostilities involving religion have changed and increased, from 2007 to 2017. It said 52 governments impose high levels of restrictions on religion, up from 40 in 2007, while 56 countries experienced the highest levels of social hostilities involving religion, up from 38 in 2007. According to the report, laws and policies restricting religious freedom and government favoritism of religious groups are the two types of restrictions that have been the most prevalent. The trends suggest that religious restrictions have been rising around the world but not so evenly across all geographic regions or all kinds of restrictions.[11][12]

References
  1. "About Pew Research Center". Pew Research Center. Retrieved March 26, 2014.
  2. "Pew Research Center" (PDF). Foundation Center. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  3. Lesley, Alison (May 18, 2015). "Pew Research Finds Jews & Hindus are More Educated & Richer". World Religion News. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  4. "Company Overview of The Pew Charitable Trusts". Bloomberg L.P. December 29, 2015. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
  5. "Our History". Pew Research Center. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
  6. Memmott, Mark (November 2, 2012). "Alan Murray Of 'The Wall Street Journal' Named Pew Research Center's President". National Public Radio. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  7. Massella, Nick (October 14, 2014). "Michael Dimock Named President of Pew Research Center". FishbowlDC. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  8. "Company Overview of The Pew Charitable Trusts". 501c3Lookup.org. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
  9. "The Global Religious Landscape: A Report on the Size and Distribution of the World's Major Religious Groups as of 2010" (PDF). Pew Research Center. December 2012. p. 7. This effort is part of the Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures project, which analyzes religious change and its impact on societies around the world. The project is jointly and generously funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts and the John Templeton Foundation
  10. "Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures Project". Pew Research Center.
  11. "Religion restrictions increase". The Columbian. July 20, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  12. "How Religious Restrictions Have Risen Around the World". Pew Research Center. July 15, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
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