Hoover Institution

Socialism and Free Market Capitalism: The Human Prosperity Project

Over the last century, free-market capitalism and socialism have provided the dominant interpretations, and conflicting visions, of political and economic freedom.

Technology Policy Accelerator

Seeks to understand the drivers and dynamics of technological innovation in the 21st century, assess opportunities and risks that breakthrough technologies are creating, and develop governance approaches that maximize the benefits and mitigate the risks.

Good American Citizenship Working Group

The Working Group on Good American Citizenship seeks to address the country’s dual crises of civic ignorance and irresponsible citizenship via research, communication, and advocacy, building toward the nation’s 250th birthday in 2026.

Understanding Public Opinion

The Hoover Institution conducts two bi-annual polls that measure the political attitudes of voters, their reactions to their leader’s policy decisions, and their beliefs about the direction of America.

Tech Track 2

TT2 seeks to break down barriers between the government, industry, and academia, and inspire partnerships that reinforce US advantages critical to protecting liberal Democratic values, fostering prosperity, and preserving peace worldwide.

Taiwan in the Indo-Pacific Region

Supports research and public dialogue about Taiwan’s democracy and society and the pivotal position Taiwan occupies in a vast, strategic, and increasingly integrated swath of the world.

Strengthening US-India Relations

The goal of the US-India Program at Hoover is to generate, identify, and advance policy-relevant scholarship and connections that will deepen the relationship between the world’s oldest democracy and the world’s largest democracy.

State and Local Governance Initiative

This key focus area centers on empowering state and local governance through research and policy recommendations.

Renewing Indigenous Economies Project

Dedicated to understanding how the rich history of governance, entrepreneurship, and trade allowed indigenous peoples to thrive before colonization and how restoring these traditions can help rebuild indigenous economies, cultures, and communities.

China’s Global Sharp Power

The China’s Global Sharp Power Project delivers data-driven analysis and actionable solutions that equip decisionmakers to strike more resilient, balanced, and vigilant relationships with the People’s Republic of China.

Herbert and Jane Dwight Working Group on the Middle East and the Islamic World

Research into the Middle East--"to support changes that enhance economic and political freedom, and foster personal liberty and rule of law—developments that are critical to the very order of the international system."

2023-24 U.S. National Election Panel Project

This project is designed to measure the related dynamics of a close general election, contested primaries, trials of Donald Trump, an economy that will contradict at least some expectations, and major international conflicts.

Improving American Elections Project

The Improving American Elections Initiative brings together election officials, academic experts and political practitioners to study American elections and develop initiatives to improve Americans’ confidence in their reliability.

Center for Revitalizing American Institutions

This emerging center within the Hoover Institution focuses on studying and proposing reforms to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of American institutions, such as government agencies, public services, and regulatory bodies.

Hoover Institution

Seeking to improve the human condition by advancing ideas that promote economic opportunity and prosperity while securing and safeguarding peace for America and all mankind.