Rockridge Institute to close April 30
The Rockridge Institute, a Berekely based progressive think-tank formed to combat its better funded conservative counterparts, is closing its doors due to lack of money.
The institute was founded by UC Berkeley linguist professor and author George Lakoff, who gained fame after Democrats tapped into his “framing” concept in the book, “Don’t Think of An Elephant.” Framing is the study of how individual worldview affects thought.
Here’s what the institute sent out this morning in an e-mail announcement:
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Posted on Monday, April 21st, 2008
Under: Books, Democratic politics, Political studies, Think tanks | 4 Comments »