History and Public Policy Program explained

History and Public Policy Program
Type:INGO
Purpose:Research organization focusing on the relationship between history and policy making
Headquarters:Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade CenterOne Woodrow Wilson Plaza1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NWWashington, DC 20004-3027
Location:Washington, DC
Language:English
Leader Title:Director
Leader Name:Christian F. Ostermann
Parent Organization:Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

The History and Public Policy Program (HAPP) is a program at the Woodrow Wilson Center.

Overview

The HAPP strives to make public the primary source record of 20th and 21st century international history from repositories around the world, to facilitate scholarship based on those records, and to use these materials to provide context for classroom, public, and policy debates on global affairs.[1] [2]

Projects

The HAPP builds on the pioneering work of the Cold War International History Project in the archives of the former communist world, but seeks to move beyond integrating historical documents into the scholarly discourse. [3]

The HAPP coordinates advanced research on diplomatic history (through the work of the Cold War International History Project); regional security issues (through its North Korea International Documentation Project); nuclear history (through its Nuclear Proliferation International History Project); and global military and security issues such as its work on the history of the Warsaw Pact and European Security (with European Studies at the Wilson Center).

Archive

The HAPP's Digital Archive contains once-secret documents from governments all across the globe, uncovering new sources and providing fresh insights into the history of international relations and diplomacy.[4]

Cooperation

The HAPP operates in partnership with governmental and non-governmental institutions and partners in the US and throughout the world to foster openness, transparency, and dialogue. In cooperation with the American Historical Association's National History Center,[5] the HAPP hosts the Washington History Seminar, a weekly in-depth discussion of important new historical research and perspectives in international and national affairs.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: History and Public Policy Program Wilson Center . 2023-06-08 . www.wilsoncenter.org . en.
  2. Web site: About Wilson Center . 2023-06-08 . www.wilsoncenter.org . en.
  3. Web site: Cold War International History Project Wilson Center . 2023-06-08 . www.wilsoncenter.org . en.
  4. Web site: Wilson Center Digital Archive . Digitalarchive.wilsoncenter.org . 2017-03-11.
  5. Web site: Washington History Seminar . National History Center . 2017-03-11 . 2017-03-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170312061819/http://nationalhistorycenter.org/category/washington-history-seminar/ . dead .
  6. Web site: Washington History Seminar | Wilson Center . www.wilsoncenter.org . 14 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120607044239/http://www.wilsoncenter.org/collection/washington-history-seminar . 7 June 2012 . dead.