The Rockridge Institute is an American non-profit research and educational think tank located in Berkeley, California. Its stated goal is to articulate the system of American values and ideas to reframe public debate. Originally founded by a team of professors from the University of California, Berkeley, Rockridge Institute's team of scholars and researchers works under the direction of George Lakoff, a cognitive linguist.

The institute's current main project is the Rockridge Manual for Progressives, the first installment of which is an introductory handbook due out in early summer 2006.

As a non-partisan organization, the Rockridge Institute does not oppose or endorse any political candidate or party. The institute relies on donations from many generous foundations and individuals, among them Wallace Global Fund and Open Society Institute.

See also

• George Lakoff

External links

• Rockridge Institute website

Political and economic think tanks