Centers of Social Analysis

(Listed in alphabetical order by University, then independent centers)

Creighton University

Center for Health Policy and Ethics (CHPE)
Among other issues, the CHPE examines disparity of health care issues and also innovative technologies to deliver health care in underserved countries.

Institute for Latin American Concerns (ILAC)
Primary health care education, research and delivery. This collaborative learning center directly applies health care principles and services (medical, dental, and even specialized care) in rural, underserved areas of the Dominican Republic. Programs have also developed for law students.

Justice and Peace Studies Program
While not an officially designated Center, this interdisciplinary program offers an undergraduate major in Justice and Society. Director Roger Bergman is also generating research for a book on Catholic Social Learning and hosts an annual public forum The Markoe-DePorres lecture.

Kripke Center for Religion and Society
Primary research, public forums on issues related to religion, society and inter-religious harmony. The Center is a member of the Council of Centers on Jewish-Christian relations.

Fordham University

Crowley Program in International Human Rights
Aims to increase awareness of human rights abuses at home and abroad and to prepare future lawyers to addresses these abuses over the course of their careers.

Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service (New York, NY)

Bertram M. Beck Institute
A multi-faith organization whose mission is to serve as an information and education resource to religious leaders and their congregations for faith-based engagement on public and private social policies that will reduce poverty in the United States.

Fordham University School of Law

Feerick Center for Social Justice and Dispute Resolution
The Center works with diverse groups to frame concrete and achievable solutions to the endemic problems plaguing the urban poor.

Georgetown University

Woodstock Theological Center
The Woodstock Theological Center engages in theological and ethical reflection on topics of social, economic, business, scientific, cultural, religious, and political importance. The Center does research, conducts conferences and seminars, and publishes books and articles. Drawing on the Roman Catholic tradition, the Woodstock Center is ecumenically open, multi-disciplinary, and collaborative with, among others, the business community, government, religious groups, universities, other research centers, and the media. The Woodstock Center aims to be attentive to Scripture's concern for solidarity with those most in need. Its work is a particular instance of the contemporary mission of the Society of Jesus: the service of faith through the promotion of justice.

LeMoyne University (Syracuse, NY)

Loyola New Orleans

Marquette University

Restorative Justice Initiative
This Center is located in the law school and recently hosted an international RJI conference regarding victims of political violence. Founder Justice Janine Geske also teaches and practices restorative justice principles in area prisons bringing together victims and offenders.

Les Aspin Center for Government
This Marquette Center is based in DC and lists its mission to “promote mutual understanding between the United States and other countries.” In addition to providing study and internships for US student leaders interested in public policy, the Center has trained and educated over 300 leaders from Kenya, Ghana, Tanzania, Uganda, Mali, and Nigeria since 1995.

University of San Francisco

Lane Center on Catholic Social Thought (San Francisco, CA)
The Joan and Ralph Lane Center for Catholic Studies and Social Thought advances the scholarship and application of the Catholic intellectual tradition in the Church and society with an emphasis on social concerns.  We sponsor academic programs, research and public praxis to promote and engage Catholic social thought especially in response to contemporary issues in order to fashion a more just and humane world.  

Indiana

Heartland Center (Northwest Indiana)
Since 1987, Heartland Center has served the people of Northwest Indiana through research on social issues, educational programs, leadership training, and community coalition building. Its mission is to work in solidarity with all segments of society, especially the poor, to construct a more just and human society. Since its founding, Heartland Center has produced a number of major studies and briefs designed to provide churches, community groups, governments, and businesses with quality social analysis on significant regional issues that enables them to work towards sound social policy and action.

District of Columbia

Center of Concern (Washington, DC) 
Since 1971, the Center of Concern has offered moral vision and provided effective leadership in the struggle to end hunger, poverty, environmental decline, and injustice in the United States and around the world. Our goal is to provide individuals and organizations with basic tools to address these universal questions: What are the root causes of human suffering in the world today? How can we change the system to increase social justice and offer hope? We provide reliable information and analysis on development issues, practical alternatives to current development policies and practical suggestions for personal action, and faith reflections on this work for justice.