Our Mission

The Catholic University of America’s Institute for Policy Research and Catholic Studies [IPR] is an interdisciplinary policy research center whose Fellows, scholars, and students provide timely analysis of policy issues relevant to the life of the Church, the University, legislators, scholars, professionals, and concerned citizens, including the media.

IPR provides a forum that welcomes and encourages participation and active collaboration among scholars, professionals and experts from a variety of disciplines, institutions, and faith traditions. IPR proudly shares our research with the public, the Church, policymakers, media, and interested scholars.

IPR organizes, facilitates, and sponsors policy analysis, empirical research, and publications focused on the policies that govern the public and private sectors.

Since our founding in 1974, our Fellows and scholars have organized hundreds of symposia, conferences, round-tables, debates, lectures, and publications, each of which was carefully designed to bring rigorous academic research to bear on contemporary questions that lie at the intersection of law, religion, and policy.

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What’s Happening Now in IPR?

Find out more about what the Institute is doing by visiting the OUR EVENTS and OUR WORK pages on our website.

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